Information About

Salmon Lake

Salmon Lake

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Nome (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 443 ft (135.03 m)
Tributaries:
About

at head of Pilgrim River, 29 mi. NW of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High.

History of Salmon Lake

Local name reported in 1900 by E. C. Barnard (in Brooks, 1901, pl. 17), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Barnard also noted the Eskimo name is "Nahwazuk" meaning "salmon."