Feather River (Alaska) facts for kids
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Location of the mouth of the Feather River in Alaska
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Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
District | Nome Census Area |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | Seward Peninsula Kigluaik Mountains 2,113 ft (644 m) 64°52′52″N 165°54′24″W / 64.88111°N 165.90667°W |
River mouth | Bering Sea 38 miles (61 km) northwest of Nome 0 ft (0 m) 64°50′20″N 166°23′23″W / 64.83889°N 166.38972°W |
Length | 17 mi (27 km) |
Feather River is a stream, 17 miles (27 km) long, on the Seward Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska. Flowing west 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.
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