Feather River (Alaska)
Feather River is a stream, 17 miles (27 km) long, on the Seward Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska. Flowing west in the Nome mining district, it debouches a little north of Cape Woolley on the Bering Sea. Its creeks include Livingston, from the east; Thistle and Wills, from the north; and Johnston, from the east.
| Feather River | |
|---|---|
Location of the mouth of the Feather River in Alaska | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| District | Nome Census Area |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Seward Peninsula |
| • location | Kigluaik Mountains |
| • coordinates | 64°52′52″N 165°54′24″W |
| • elevation | 2,113 ft (644 m) |
| Mouth | Bering Sea |
• location | 38 miles (61 km) northwest of Nome |
• coordinates | 64°50′20″N 166°23′23″W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 17 mi (27 km) |
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