Snake River (Nome, Alaska)

Snake River is a waterway on the Seward Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska. Flowing southerly, it discharges into Norton Sound, Bering Sea, at Nome, with its mouth lying between the city's downtown area and its main airport. The river is 20 miles (32 km) long.^[1]

Snake River
Mouth of the Snake River at Nome
Location of the mouth of the Snake River in Alaska
Location
Country	United States
State	Alaska
District	Nome Census Area
Physical characteristics
Source	Seward Peninsula
• location	Confluence of Goldbottom Creek and North Fork Snake River
• coordinates	64°42′05″N 165°24′25″W[1]
• elevation	193 ft (59 m)[2]
Mouth	Norton Sound, Bering Sea
• location	Nome
• coordinates	64°29′55″N 165°24′47″W[1]
• elevation	13 ft (4.0 m)[1]
Length	20 mi (32 km)[1]

Gallery

• 
  Boats and tents at the mouth of the Snake River in Nome, ca. 1900
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  Snake River Bridge and post-storm destruction in Nome (October 1902) by Eric A. Hegg
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  A small boat navigates the Snake River in Nome September 29, 1909

See also

• List of rivers of Alaska

References

• Winter Sport on Snake River, Nome (1903) at IMDb

1. "Snake River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
2. Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.

External links

• Media related to Snake River (Nome, Alaska) at Wikimedia Commons
• Alaska Fishing and Hunting Guides Directory
• Inactive Snake Hydrological Station
• Photos