Alaska Gazetteer
Niukluk River is a physical feature (stream) in Nome (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Niukluk River places it within the 99739 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Niukluk River |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | heads 5 mi. NE of Mount Bendeleben flows SW then SE to Fish River, 34 mi. NE of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High. |
| History: | "This stream was considered the main fork of the Fish River and a route of travel between Golovnin Bay and Grantley Harbor until gold prospectors arrived in 1899 and detailed maps were constructed. Schrader and Brooks (1900, map 3), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), reported the ""Neukluk"" as tributary to the Fish River in 1899. The following year E. C. Barnard (in Brooks, 1901, pl. 17), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), reported and established the present spelling." |
| Borough: | Nome (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 64.8094406128 |
| Longitude: | -163.442504883 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Niukluk River: Niukluk River.
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