Information About

Salcha River

Salcha River

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Fairbanks North Star
Nearest City:
Tributary to:
Length:
  • 125 mi (201.17 km)
Elevation:
  • 640 ft (195.07 m)
About

Heads at 650500N, 1435500W, flows WSW tothe Tanana River, 33 mi SE of Fairbanks, Tanana Low. 201 kilometers long.

History of Salcha River

Indian name reported in 1898 as "Salchaket," i.e. "mouth of the Salcha," by Brooks (1900, map 23), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). . H. Geoghegan in 1904 recorded the Indian name as "Saltshatsheg."