Feather River (Alaska)
| Feather River | |
|---|---|
Location of the mouth of the Feather River in Alaska | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| District | Nome Census Area |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Seward Peninsula |
| • location | Kigluaik Mountains |
| • coordinates | 64°52′52″N 165°54′24″W / 64.88111°N 165.90667°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,113 ft (644 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Bering Sea |
• location | 38 miles (61 km) northwest of Nome |
• coordinates | 64°50′20″N 166°23′23″W / 64.83889°N 166.38972°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
| Length | 17 mi (27 km)[1] |
Feather River is a stream, 17 miles (27 km) long, on the Seward Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] Flowing west[1] in the Nome mining district, it debouches a little north of Cape Woolley on the Bering Sea.[3] Its creeks include Livingston, from the east; Thistle and Wills, from the north; and Johnston, from the east.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Feather River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
- ^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
- ^ a b Baker, Marcus (1906). Geographic dictionary of Alaska (Public domain ed.). Government Printing Office. pp. 253, 337, 410, 623, 675–. Retrieved 31 March 2013.