Fish River (Alaska)
| Fish River (Alaska) (Ikalikhvik) | |
 River basin east of Nome
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| Name origin: Inuit people | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Alaska |
| Region | Nome Census Area |
| Source | Bendeleben Mountains |
| - elevation | 2,384 ft (727 m) |
| - coordinates | 65°19′00″N 163°05′32″W / 65.31667°N 163.09222°W |
| Mouth | Golovnin Bay |
| - location | 35 miles (56 km) east of Solomon |
| - elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| - coordinates | 64°55′10″N 163°21′00″W / 64.91944°N 163.35000°WCoordinates: 64°55′10″N 163°21′00″W / 64.91944°N 163.35000°W |
| Length | 47 mi (76 km) |
 Location of the mouth of the Fish River in Alaska
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The Fish River is a waterway in the U.S. state of Alaska. The 47-mile-long (76 km) river rises in the Bendeleben Mountains and flows south to Golovnin Lagoon, before emptying into Golovnin Bay, Norton Sound, and the Bering Sea. The basin formed by the Fish River is known for its placer gold deposits, and in particular, the Niukluk River and its tributaries; production from this tributary valley is reported to be more than from any other place in the region. A galena mine existed 40 miles (64 km) from the sea, worked on occasion by a San Francisco corporation with a few hundred tons of ore taken to the city for smelting and refining for silver.Walter Curran Mendenhall found obscure fossils on Fish River at White Mountain.
Its Inuit name was reported in 1838 as Ikalikhvik meaning "fish (or fish place)" by Aleksandr Filippovich Kashevarov. Various spellings were reported by Western Union Telegraph Expedition in 1865–67. Dall appears to be the first to have applied the name "Fish River" in 1870 when he wrote: "Golofnina Bay is connected with a large lagoon which opens in Grantley Harbor by the extremely winding channel of the Fish River, which has one principal tributary, the Kavi-ava-zak." Dall's application heads the Fish River on what is now the Niukluk River.
Fish River is one of the streams emanating from the northern part of the Bendeleben Mountains, along with others such as Tubutulik River. The area is accessible from Nome via a small airstrip at White Mountain.
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