Information About

Pinnell River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Pinnell River on The Map

Location

65 ° 52' 57" N,
163 ° 4' 31.001" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Deering

Elevation

207 ft (63.09 m)

Pinnell River in Detail.

About

Heads 5 mi NE of Imuruk Lake and flows to the Inmachuk River, 20 mi. N of Imuruk Lake, 17 mi SW of the village of Deerling, Seward Peninsula High.

History

Named for Jess Pinnell, a miner from Nome (AK-T1/p759), reported in 1901 by USCS (Collier, 1902, pl. 12). Published as "Pannell" by reaburn (in Mendenhall, 1902, pl. 4a), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).