Information About

Salmon Lake

Quick Facts

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Location

64 ° 53' 51.616" N,
165 ° 1' 13.98" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Nome

Tributaries

Fox Creek,

Elevation

443 ft (135.03 m)

Salmon Lake in Detail.

About

at head of Pilgrim River, 29 mi. NW of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High.

History

Local name reported in 1900 by E. C. Barnard (in Brooks, 1901, pl. 17), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Barnard also noted the Eskimo name is "Nahwazuk" meaning "salmon."