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In the Fish River valley, its longest tributary, Niukluk, has produced more gold than the rest of the region. This region was named the
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to its west and the mountain range to its north (starting with Cape Darby in an arc from). It has many tributaries that rise at low elevations, and most of them are of equal length and have almost equal flow rates. The northwest of the river basin is bounded by the hills, which rise to a height of
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about 3,000 feet (910 m). Two stream originate from here, flow in torrents for some initial reach in the hills and then enters into flatter terrain where the river meanders forming sandbars. All the streams join in the gorge section itself before entering flatter terrain. It is met by the
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similar to the type found in the Placer region. In the
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Fish River is also known for its rich stock of fishing resources which attracted establishing of a number of fishing camps. The fish species reported from the river are:
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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
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The catchment area of the river is about 2,000 square miles (5,200 km). It is bounded by
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and its tributaries; production from this tributary valley is reported to be more than from any other place in the region. A
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