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]