| Selawik River | |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Alaska |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of the Selawik River in Alaska |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Alaska |
| Subdivision Type4: | District |
| Subdivision Name4: | Yukon - Koyukuk Census Area, Northwest Arctic Borough |
| Length: | 140miles[1] |
| Source1: | Purcell Mountains |
| Source1 Location: | Yukon - Koyukuk Census Area |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 66.2811°N -156.8475°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 1825feet[2] |
| Mouth: | Selawik Lake |
| Mouth Location: | 8miles north of Selawik, Northwest Arctic Borough |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 66.6017°N -160.3297°W[3] |
| Mouth Elevation: | 0feet |
The Selawik River (Iñupiaq: Siiḷivium Kuuŋa; Koyukon: Nozaatne) is a stream, 140miles long, in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] Originating in the Purcell Mountains near the Zane Hills, it flows generally west through the Selawik National Wildlife Refuge to Selawik Lake, which empties into the Kotzebue Sound in the Chukchi Sea.[4] The river is approximately at the latitude of the Arctic Circle.[4]
The village of Selawik is along the river near its mouth.[4] The river is used for subsistence fishing by residents and for rafting and sport fishing by tourists.