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Snake River
Nome Alaska aerial 2006.jpg
Mouth of the Snake River at Nome
Snake River (Nome, Alaska) is located in Alaska
Snake River (Nome, Alaska)
Location of the mouth of the Snake River in Alaska
Country United States
State Alaska
District Nome Census Area
Physical characteristics
Main source Seward Peninsula
Confluence of Goldbottom Creek and North Fork Snake River
193 ft (59 m)
64°42′05″N 165°24′25″W / 64.70139°N 165.40694°W / 64.70139; -165.40694
River mouth Norton Sound, Bering Sea
Nome
13 ft (4.0 m)
64°29′55″N 165°24′47″W / 64.49861°N 165.41306°W / 64.49861; -165.41306
Length 20 mi (32 km)

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 20 miles (32 km) long.

Gallery

  • Boats and tents at the mouth of the Snake River, Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HEGG 571)

    Boats and tents at the mouth of the Snake River in Nome, ca. 1900

  • Snake River Bridge and destruction caused by a storm, Nome, Alaska, October 1902 (HEGG 15)

    Snake River Bridge and post-storm destruction in Nome (October 1902) by Eric A. Hegg

  • Small boat navigating the Snake River, Nome, Alaska, September 29, 1900 (HEGG 242)

    A small boat navigates the Snake River in Nome September 29, 1909

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