Selawik River

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The Selawik River is a river in northwestern Alaska. It is about 270 km (168 miles) long. It runs from its origin in the Purcell Mountains through the Selawik National Wildlife Refuge and empties into Selawik Lake, which empties into the Kotzebue Sound. The river is approximately at the latitude of the arctic circle.

The village of Selawik is on the river. The river is used for subsistence fishing by residents and for rafting and sport fishing by tourists.

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