The Fish River is a 47 mi. long river arising in the Bendeleben Mountains of the U.S. state of Alaska and flowing south to Golovnin Lagoon, then emptying into Golovnin Bay, Norton Sound, and the Bering Sea.[1]
Its Inuit name was reported in 1838 as "Ikalikhvik" meaning "fish (or fish place)" by Kashevarof.
Various spellings were reported by Western Union Telegraph Expedition 1865-67. Dall (1870, p. 284) appears to be the first to have applied the name "Fish River" when he wrote: "Golofnina Bay is connected with a large lagoon which opens in Grantley Harbor 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 Niukluk River.