Snake River (Nome, Alaska) Explained

Snake River
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Alaska
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the Snake 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:20miles
Source1:Seward Peninsula
Source1 Location:Confluence of Goldbottom Creek and North Fork Snake River
Source1 Coordinates:64.7014°N -165.4069°W
Source1 Elevation:193feet[1]
Mouth:Norton Sound, Bering Sea
Mouth Location:Nome
Mouth Coordinates:64.4986°N -165.4131°W[2]
Mouth Elevation:13feet

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 long.[2]

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  1. Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  2. Web site: Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey . March 31, 1981. [{{gnis3|1409806}} Snake River]. September 22, 2013.