Feather River (Alaska)

Feather River
Location of the mouth of the Feather River in Alaska
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
DistrictNome Census Area
Physical characteristics
SourceSeward Peninsula
  locationKigluaik Mountains
  coordinates64°52′52″N 165°54′24″W / 64.88111°N 165.90667°W / 64.88111; -165.90667
  elevation2,113 ft (644 m)
MouthBering Sea
  location
38 miles (61 km) northwest of Nome
  coordinates
64°50′20″N 166°23′23″W / 64.83889°N 166.38972°W / 64.83889; -166.38972
  elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Length17 mi (27 km)

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.