Selawik River, River in Alaska, United States

The Selawik River is a 140-mile (230 km) stream in northwestern Alaska, rising in the Purcell Mountains near the Zane Hills and flowing west through the Selawik National Wildlife Refuge into Selawik Lake, which drains to Kotzebue Sound in the Chukchi Sea. The village of Selawik stands near its mouth, close to the Arctic Circle.

The Selawik River rises in the Purcell Mountains near the Zane Hills and runs about 140 miles west through the Selawik National Wildlife Refuge to Selawik Lake, which drains into Kotzebue Sound in the Chukchi Sea. The village of Selawik lies along the river near its mouth. Its main tributaries are the Kugarak, about 58 miles long, and the Tagagawik, about 85 miles long.

The river's Iñupiaq name is Siiḷivium Kuuŋa, and the Koyukon name is Nozaatne. The village of Selawik sits along the river near its mouth, and residents use the water for subsistence fishing. Tourists come for rafting and sport fishing.

The Selawik River runs about 140 miles (230 km) west from the Purcell Mountains near the Zane Hills, through Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, to Selawik Lake and Kotzebue Sound. The village of Selawik sits near the mouth, and the river lies at the latitude of the Arctic Circle. Residents fish here for subsistence; visitors come for rafting and sport fishing.

The Selawik River rises in the Purcell Mountains near the Zane Hills and runs about 140 miles (230 km) west to Selawik Lake, which drains into Kotzebue Sound in the Chukchi Sea. It lies roughly at the latitude of the Arctic Circle, and the village of Selawik sits near its mouth.