| Nome River | |
|---|---|
 Nome River Valley | |
  Location of the mouth of the Nome River in Alaska | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| District | Nome Census Area |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Seward Peninsula |
| • location | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west of Salmon Lake |
| • coordinates | 64°53′06″N 165°14′05″W / 64.88500°N 165.23472°W[1] |
| • elevation | 781 ft (238 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Norton Sound, Bering Sea |
• location | 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Nome |
• coordinates | 64°28′58″N 165°18′18″W / 64.48278°N 165.30500°W[1] |
• elevation | 7 ft (2.1 m)[1] |
| Length | 40 mi (64 km)[3] |
Nome River is a waterway on the Seward Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska. It has its source in a narrow valley in the southern margin of the Kigluaik Mountains, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west of Salmon Lake.
- ^ a b c "Nome River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
- ^ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
- ^ Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (PDF). University of Alaska Fairbanks. p. 694. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
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