Feather River (Alaska) Explained

Feather River
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Pushpin Map:USA Alaska
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the Feather River in Alaska
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Alaska
Subdivision Type4:District
Subdivision Name4:Nome Census Area
Length:17miles
Source1:Seward Peninsula
Source1 Location:Kigluaik Mountains
Source1 Coordinates:64.8811°N -165.9067°W
Source1 Elevation:2113feet[1]
Mouth:Bering Sea
Mouth Location:38miles northwest of Nome
Mouth Coordinates:64.8389°N -166.3897°W[2]
Mouth Elevation:0feet

Feather River is a stream, 17miles long, on the Seward Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska.[2] Flowing west[2] in the Nome mining district, it debouches a little north of Cape Woolley on the Bering Sea. Its creeks include Livingston, from the east; Thistle and Wills, from the north; and Johnston, from the east.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  2. Web site: Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey . March 31, 1981. [{{gnis3|1402019}} Feather River]. September 22, 2013.
  3. Book: Baker, Marcus. Geographic dictionary of Alaska. 31 March 2013. Public domain. 1906. Government Printing Office. 253, 337, 410, 623, 675–.