Information About

Kwiniuk River

Quick Facts

Region:

Nome (CA)

Nearest City:

Elim

Tributary to:

Norton Bay

Tributaries :

Bear Creek,

About

flows NE to Norton Bay at Moses Point, 72 mi. NE of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High.

History of Kwiniuk River

Eskimo name reported as "Quinnehuk" on the 1900 "Map of Nome Peninsula" by J. M. Davidson and B. D. Blakeslee. Davidson and Blakeslee applied "Quinnehuk" to a stream to the southwest and applied "Oweruk" to this stream.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Solomon C-1 (1950), Solomon C-1 (1950), Solomon C-1 (1950), Solomon C-1 (1950), Solomon (1950), Solomon (1950), Solomon (1950), Solomon (1950), Solomon (1950), Solomon (1951), Solomon (1951), Solomon (1951), Solomon C-1 NE (2014),

Places Near Kwiniuk River

Bays:

Kwiniuk Inlet, Norton Bay,

Rivers:

Kwiniuk River, Tubutulik River,

Streams:

Bear Creek, Clear Creek, Iron Creek,

Cities:

Moses Point, Moses Point Fishing Village,