Information About

Salmon River

Quick Facts

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Location

67 ° 9' 15.998" N,
159 ° 27' 19.001" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Selawik

Elevation

52 ft (15.85 m)

Salmon River in Detail.

About

in Baird Mts., flows S to Kobuk River 2 mi. SW of its junction with Tutksuk River, 24 mi. NE of Kiana, Brooks Range

History

In 1885, Lieutenant Stoney (1900, map), U.S. Navy (USN), reported the name for this stream as "Salmon or Kal-la-gu-nick River," (Eskimo, probably meaning "salmon.")

Topo Maps

Baird Mountains (1951), Baird Mountains (1951), Baird Mountains (1951), Baird Mountains A-1 (1955), Baird Mountains A-1 (1955), Baird Mountains A-1 (1955), Baird Mountains (1956), Baird Mountains (1956), Baird Mountains (1956), Baird Mountains (1956), Baird Mountains (1956), Baird Mountains (1956), Baird Mountains (1956), Baird Mountains (1965), Baird Mountains A-1 NW (2015),

Places Near Salmon River

Rivers:

Kaliguricheark River, Kitlik River, Salmon River, Tutuksuk River,

Streams:

Nigeruk Creek,