Information About

Fish River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Fish River on The Map

Location

64 ° 35' 10" N,
163 ° 21' 0" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

White Mountain

Tributary to

Golovnin Lagoon

Tributaries

Niukluk River,

Tributaries

Glacier Creek,

Fish River in Detail.

About

Rising in the Bendeleben Mountains, flows S to Golovnin Lagoon, emptying into Golofnin Sound, 35 mi. E of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High. 47 miles long.

History

Eskimo name reported in 1838 as "Ikalikhvik" meaning "fish (or fish place" by Kashevarof. Various spellings were reported by Western Union Telegraph Expedition 1865-67. Dall (1870, p. 284) appears to be the first to have applied the name "Fish River" when he wrote: "Golofnina Bay is connected with a large lagoon which opens in Grantley Harbor by the extremely winding channel of the Fish River, which has one principal tributary, the Kavi-ava-zak." Dall's application heads the Fish River on what is now the Niukluk River.

Fish River Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Fish River.

Topo Maps

Solomon C-3 (1950), Solomon C-3 (1950), Solomon C-3 (1950), Solomon (1950), Solomon (1950), Solomon (1950), Solomon (1950), Solomon (1950), Solomon (1951), Solomon (1951), Solomon (1951),
Places Near Fish River
Cities:

Akpaliut,

Bays:

Golovnin Lagoon,

Capes:

Icknetuk Point, Rocky Point,

Cities:

White Mountain,

Lakes:

Telephone Slough,

Mountains:

Iknutak Mountain,

Rivers:

Fish River, Fox River, Klokerblok River, Mudyutok River, Yuonglik River,

Streams:

Steamboat Slough,

Streams:

Colorado Creek, Eldorado Creek, Morris Creek, Puff Creek, Shamrock Creek,