Snake River (Nortonsund)

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Snake River
Mouth of the Snake River at Nome

Mouth of the Snake River at Nome

Data
Water code US :  1409806
location Alaska (USA)
River system Snake River
Confluence of North Fork Snake River and Goldbottom Creek
64 ° 42 ′ 1 ″  N , 165 ° 24 ′ 28 ″  W.
Source height 55  m
muzzle Nortonsund coordinates: 64 ° 29 ′ 59 "  N , 165 ° 25 ′ 42"  W 64 ° 29 ′ 59 "  N , 165 ° 25 ′ 42"  W.
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference 55 m
Bottom slope approx. 1.1 ‰
length approx. 50 km
Catchment area approx. 340 km²
Discharge at gauge Nome
A Eo : 223 km²
Location: 20 km above the mouth 		MQ 1966/1991
Mq 1966/1991
 		5.3 m³ / s
23.8 l / (s km²)
Communities Nome

The Snake River is an approximately 50 km long tributary of Nortonsund in the far west of Alaska .

The Snake River arises at the confluence of the North Fork Snake River and Goldbottom Creek in the southwest of the Seward Peninsula 22 km north of Nome . It flows in a southerly direction and only turns to the east in the coastal plain. After another 7.5 kilometers, it finally flows into Nortonsund at Nome. The river has numerous bends . This fact gave the river its name. At the mouth of the river is the port of Nome. The river drains an area of ​​approx. 340 km². The mean discharge 20 km above the mouth at the bridge of the Bob Blodgett Highway is 5.3 m³ / s. The highest runoffs usually occur in June during the snowmelt.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ North Fork Snake River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  2. ^ A b Snake River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  3. ↑ a b c USGS 15621000 SNAKE R NR NOME AK