Alaska Gazetteer
Snake River is a physical feature (stream) in Nome (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Snake River places it within the 99762 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Snake River |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | formed by junction of Goldbottom Creek and North Fork Snake River, flows SW 15 mi., then SE 5 mi. to Norton Sound at Nome, Seward Peninsula High. |
| History: | Local name reported in 1899 by D. C. Witherspoon, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); published in 1900 on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Chart 9380 and by Schrader and Brooks (1900, map 2). So named in 1898 because of its serpentine-like course by the three men who found gold in the area: John Brynteson, E. O. Lindblom, and Jafet Lindeberg (Rickard, 1909, p. 332). |
| Borough: | Nome (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 64.4986114502 |
| Longitude: | -165.41305542 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Snake River: Snake River.
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