Information About

Little Salcha River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Little Salcha River on The Map

Location

64 ° 31' 43" N,
146 ° 59' 57.001" W

Region

Fairbanks North Star

Nearest City

North Pole

Tributary to

Tanana River

Length

17 mi (27.36 km)

Elevation

610 ft (185.93 m)

Little Salcha River in Detail.

About

flows SW to Tanana River, 44 mi. NW of Big Delta, Tanana Low.

History

Named by prospectors; published in 1906 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as "Little Salchaket River." Present name reported in local usage in 1907 by Prindle (1908, pl. 4), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Big Delta C-6 (1949), Big Delta C-6 (1949), Big Delta C-6 (1949), Big Delta C-6 (1949), Big Delta C-6 (1949), Big Delta C-6 (1949), Big Delta (1950), Big Delta (1950), Big Delta (1951), Big Delta (1951), Big Delta (1951), Big Delta (1951), Big Delta C-6 (1952), Big Delta C-6 (1952), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta C-6 SW (1992), Big Delta C-6 SW (2016),
Places Near Little Salcha River
Cliffs:

Salcha Bluff,

Hills:

Moose Creek Bluff,

Lakes:

Bathing Beauty Pond, Bear Lake, Birch Lake, Grayling Lake, Harding Lake, Hartman Lake, Hidden Lake, Little Harding Lake, Little Lake, Manchu Lake, Moose Lake, Polaris Lake, Stringer Road Pond,

Mountains:

Flag Hill,

Parks:

Harding Lake State Recreation Area, Salcha River State Recreation Site,

Rivers:

Little Salcha River, Salcha River,

Streams:

Salcha Slough, Twentythree Mile Slough,

Streams:

French Creek, Garrison Slough,

Cities:

Aurora Lodge, Bluff, Harding Lake, Moose Creek,