Salmon River
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United States
There are as many as 17 Salmon Rivers in the United States, the largest of which is:- Salmon River (Idaho)Salmon River (Idaho)The Salmon River is located in Idaho in the northwestern United States. The Salmon is also known as The River of No Return. It flows for through central Idaho, draining and dropping more than between its headwaters, near Galena Summit above the Sawtooth Valley in the Sawtooth National...
, known as the River of No Return
Others include:
- Salmon River (Portland Canal), Hyder, Alaska
- Salmon River (California)Salmon River (California)The Salmon River is a tributary to the Klamath River in western Siskiyou County, California.The river has its origins in the high mountains of the Trinity Alps, Russian Mountains, and Marble Mountains...
- Salmon River (Connecticut)Salmon River (Connecticut)The Salmon River is formed at the confluence of the Blackledge and Jeremy rivers about one mile west of North Westchester, Connecticut. It runs for to Salmon Cove near Moodus where it flows into the Connecticut River....
- Salmon River (New York)Salmon River (New York)The Salmon River arises in north central New York State on the Tug Hill Plateau to the east of Lake Ontario. It flows westward off the plateau and there is a hydroelectric dam near Little America to create the Salmon River Reservoir. Both the Salmon River and Salmon River Reservoir are heavily...
, tributary of Lake Ontario - Salmon River (Clackamas County, Oregon)Salmon River (Clackamas County, Oregon)The Salmon River is a 33.9 mile river in Oregon's Cascade Range and drains a portion of southwestern Mount Hood.The entire length of the river is protected National Wild and Scenic River, the only such river in the contiguous 48 states....
- Salmon River (Lincoln County, Oregon)Salmon River (Lincoln County, Oregon)The Salmon River flows from the Central Oregon Coast Range to the Pacific Ocean coast of northwest Oregon in the United States. About long, it begins and ends in Lincoln County but also flows briefly through western Polk and southern Tillamook counties....
- Salmon River (Washington)Salmon River (Washington)The Salmon River is a tributary of the Queets River in US state of Washington.The river flows roughly from east to south, with the North Fork Salmon River, Middle Fork Salmon River, South Fork Salmon River, combining to form the Salmon River, which empties into the Queets River. The river's length,...
Canada
- Six rivers in British Columbia:
- Salmon River (Portland Canal) in northwestern British Columbia
- Salmon River (Fraser River)Salmon River (Fraser River)The Salmon River is a tributary of the Fraser River in the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada, flowing southeast to meet that river to the west of Eaglet Lake, to the north of the city of Prince George. The community of Salmon Valley is located in its basin.The nearby McGregor River was...
in the Central Interior of British Columbia - Salmon River (Vancouver Island) near Kelsey Bay, British Columbia
- Salmon River (Langley) in the Lower Fraser Valley of British Columbia
- Salmon River (Shuswap Lake)Salmon River (Shuswap Lake)The Salmon River is a river in the Shuswap region of British Columbia, Canada.The river arises in the mountains between Kamloops and Kelowna. It flows west to Salmon Lake, then issues northeastward and descends into a broad valley near Westwold...
near Salmon Arm, British Columbia - Salmon River (Queen Charlottes) on Moresby Island, British Columbia
- The Salmo RiverSalmo RiverThe Salmo River is a tributary of the Pend d'Oreille River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The Salmo River is part of the Columbia River drainage basin, being a tributary of the Pend d'Oreille River, which flows into the Columbia River....
, also known historically as the Salmon River - Salmon River (New Brunswick)
- Salmon River, Nova Scotia (disambiguation)
- Salmon River (Nova Scotia)Salmon River (Nova Scotia)The Salmon River is a Canadian river in central Nova Scotia's Colchester County.Rising in the Cobequid Hills in the central-northeastern part of the county, the river descends through a broad glacial valley at the head of Cobequid Bay, the eastern extremity of the Bay of Fundy...
, a river in Colchester County, Nova Scotia - Salmon River, Colchester County, Nova ScotiaSalmon River, Colchester County, Nova ScotiaSalmon River is an unincorporated Canadian suburban community in central Nova Scotia's Colchester County.A suburb of the town of Truro, Salmon River is located on the south side of the Salmon River, from which it derives its name....
- Salmon River, Digby County, Nova ScotiaSalmon River, Digby County, Nova ScotiaSalmon River is a small Canadian rural community in Digby County, located on the southwest coast of Nova Scotia....
- Salmon River, Richmond, Nova ScotiaSalmon River, Richmond, Nova ScotiaSalmon River is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Richmond County.-References:*...
- Salmon River (Nova Scotia)
- Salmon River (Ontario)Salmon River (Ontario)The Salmon River is a river in Ontario, Canada. The river flows south from Kennebec Lake near the community of Arden, part of Central Frontenac, Frontenac County, through a chain of small lakes and through part of Lennox and Addington County to the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario near the community...