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."

Topo Maps

Nome (1950), Nome (1950), Nome (1950), Nome (1950), Nome (1950), Nome D-1 (1950), Nome D-1 (1950), Nome D-1 (1950), Nome (1951), Nome (1951), Nome (1957), Nome D-1 (1972), Nome D-1 NE (2017),
Places Near Salmon Lake
Lakes:

Salmon Lake,

Mountains:

Copper Mountain,

Mountain Ranges:

Nome Mountains,

Rivers:

Grand Central River,

Streams:

Alfield Creek, Aurora Creek, Badger Creek, Bell Creek, Boldrin Creek, Bonanza Creek, Butterfly Creek, Carl Creek, Christian Creek, Clara Creek, Copper Creek, Crater Creek, Dahl Creek, Dane Creek, Dorothy Creek, Flickinger Creek, Florence Creek, Fox Creek, Fox Creek, Gassman Creek, Gold Run, Goldengate Creek, Hazel Creek, Jasper Creek, Jett Creek, La Spray Creek, Madeira Creek, Matson Creek, Monte Cristo Creek, Moonlight Creek, Morning Call Creek, Mulligan Creek, Myrtle Creek, Nevada Creek, North Fork Fox Creek, Nugget Creek, Paso Robles Creek, Pass Creek, Paystreak Creek, Pennsylvania Creek, Rainbow Creek, Rock Creek, Rock Creek, Rocky Mountain Creek, San Francisco Creek, San Jose Creek, Slate Creek, Star Creek, Sulphur Creek, Summit Creek, Tee Pee Creek, Thompson Creek, Triple Creek, Tumit Creek, Venetia Creek, Warren Creek, Washington Creek, Willow Creek, Willow Creek,

Valleys:

Isabella Gulch, July Gulch, Little Gulch, Marion Gulch,

Cities:

Pilgrim Springs,