Information About

Salcha River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Salcha River on The Map

Location

64 ° 28' 0.001" N,
146 ° 58' 44" W

Region

Fairbanks North Star

Nearest City

North Pole

Tributary to

Tanana River

Tributaries

North Fork Salcha River,

Tributaries

Koepke Slough,

Length

125 mi (201.17 km)

Elevation

640 ft (195.07 m)

Salcha River in Detail.

About

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

History

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."

Topo Maps

Big Delta B-6 (1949), Big Delta B-6 (1949), Big Delta B-6 (1949), Big Delta B-6 (1949), Big Delta B-6 (1949), Big Delta B-6 (1949), Big Delta (1950), Big Delta (1950), Big Delta (1951), Big Delta (1951), Big Delta (1951), Big Delta (1951), Big Delta B-6 (1952), Big Delta B-6 (1952), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta (1958), Big Delta B-6 NW (1992), Big Delta B-6 NW (2013),
Places Near Salcha River
Cliffs:

Salcha Bluff,

Lakes:

Birch Lake, Grayling Lake, Harding Lake, Hartman Lake, Little Harding Lake, Little Lake, Moose 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,

Cities:

Aurora Lodge, Harding Lake,