Salt River

The Salt River is a formerly navigable hanging channel of the Eel River which flowed about 9 miles from near Fortuna and Waddington, California, to the estuary at the Pacific Ocean, until siltation from logging and agricultural practices essentially closed the channel.

Photo: Ellin Beltz, Public domain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Kenyon and Arlynda Corners.

Port Kenyon

Hamlet

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Port Kenyon is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California, United States. It is located 1.5 miles northwest of Ferndale, at an elevation of 13 feet. Port Kenyon is situated 3½ miles southeast of Salt River.

Arlynda Corners

Hamlet

Photo: Ellin Beltz, Public domain.

Arlynda Corners is a locality in Humboldt County, California. It lies at an elevation of 13 feet. The name "Arlynda" was selected in 1882. Arlynda Corners was a cross-roads village between Ferndale and Port Kenyon, California. Arlynda Corners is situated 4½ miles southeast of Salt River.

Loleta

Village

Photo: NoeHill, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Loleta is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California, United States. Loleta is located 5.5 miles south of Fields Landing, and 15 miles south of Eureka at an elevation of 46 feet. Loleta is situated 4½ miles east of Salt River.

Salt River

Type: Stream
Description: formerly navigable hanging channel of the Eel River in the U.S. state of California
Categories: river and body of water
Location: Humboldt County, North Coast, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.63791° or 40° 38′ 17″ north

Longitude

-124.31311° or 124° 18′ 47″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

84GQJMQP+5Q

GeoNames ID

5570784

Wikidata ID

Q7405924

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Salt River” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Salt”
Cebuano: “Salt River (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, California)”
Cebuano: “Salt River”
Esperanto: “Salrivero”
Irish: “Abhainn Salt”
Venetian: “Salt”
Welsh: “Afon Salt”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Eel River and Crab Park.

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