Selawik_River

Selawik River

Selawik River

River in Alaska, United States

The Selawik River (Iñupiaq: Siiḷivium Kuuŋa; Koyukon: Nozaatne) is a stream, 140 miles (230 km) long, in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Alaska.[3] Originating in the Purcell Mountains near the Zane Hills, it flows generally west through the Selawik National Wildlife Refuge to Selawik Lake, which empties into the Kotzebue Sound in the Chukchi Sea.[5] The river is approximately at the latitude of the Arctic Circle.[5]

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The village of Selawik is along the river near its mouth.[5] The river is used for subsistence fishing by residents and for rafting and sport fishing by tourists.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Selawik River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 23, 2001. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  2. [2]
    Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  3. [3]
    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. 852. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2013. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
  4. [4]
    "National Wild and Scenic Rivers System". rivers.gov. National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  5. [5]
    Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2010. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-89933-289-5.


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