Salt River
The Salt River is a 150-mile-long river in the U.S. state of Kentucky that drains 2,920 square miles. It begins near Parksville, Kentucky, rising from the north slope of Persimmon Knob south of KY 300 between Alum Springs and Wilsonville, and ends at the Ohio River near West Point. Taylorsville Lake is formed from the Salt River, and Guist Creek Lake is also in its drainage basin.- Type: Stream
- Description: Ohio River tributary in Kentucky, United States
- Also known as: “Hughes River”, “Pleasant River”, and “ソルトリバー”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Fort Duffield.
Fort Duffield
Park
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Point and Evans Landing.
Evans Landing
Hamlet
Evans Landing was an unincorporated community… Evans Landing is situated 2 miles west of Salt River.
Stites
Hamlet
Stites is an unincorporated community located in Bullitt County, Kentucky, United States. Stites is situated 2½ miles northeast of Salt River.
Salt River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Jefferson, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.00229° or 38° 0′ 8″ north
Longitude
-85.94469° or 85° 56′ 41″ west
Elevation
381 feet (116 metres)
Open location code
86CP2324+W4
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Salt River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Salt”
- Catalan: “Salt”
- Cebuano: “Salt River”
- Chinese: “索尔特河 (肯塔基州)”
- Chinese: “索尔特河”
- Chinese: “索爾特河 (肯塔基州)”
- Irish: “Abhainn Salt”
- Japanese: “ソルト川”
- Persian: “سالت ریور (کنتاکی)”
- Persian: “سالت ریور”
- Polish: “Salt River”
- Russian: “Солт”
- Tajik: “Солат рюр (Кентуккӣ)”
- Tajik: “Солт”
- Venetian: “Salt”
- Welsh: “Afon Salt”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Katharyn and Howard.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Fort Duffield and Fort Hill City Park.
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Worth a closer look: Frankfort and Louisville.
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