Information About

Arctic River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Arctic River on The Map

Location

66 ° 6' 15.998" N,
165 ° 41' 22.999" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Shishmaref

Tributaries

Fox Creek,

Arctic River in Detail.

About

heads in lake, flows NE to Shishmaref Inlet, 15 mi. SE of Shishmaref, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low. 33 miles long.

History

Prospectors' name reported in 1901 by T. G. Gerdine, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).