Information About

Salmon River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Salmon River on The Map

Location

58 ° 51' 43.999" N,
161 ° 46' 9.001" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Platinum

Salmon River in Detail.

About

flows SW to Kuskokwim Bay, 21 mi. NE of Cape Newenham, Kilbuck- Kuskokwim Mts.

History

Local name published in 1933 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The valley of this river and its tributaries has been the site of much mining activity since platinum was discovered on Fox Gulch in 1926.