Salcha River

The Salcha River is a 125-mile tributary of the in the U.S. state of . Rising in the eastern part of the east of Fort Wainwright, it flows generally west-southwest to meet the larger river at Aurora Lodge, 33 miles southeast of .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: stream in Alaska
  • Also known as: East Fork Salcha River”, “Middle Fork Salcha River”, “Salchacket River”, “Salchakaket River”, “Salchaket River”, “Salt Jacket River”, and “Saltshatsheg River

Salcha River

Latitude
64.46667° or 64° 28′ north
Longitude
-146.97889° or 146° 58′ 44″ west
Elevation
640 feet (195 metres)
Open location code
93PMF28C+MC
Geo­Names ID
5873231
Wiki­data ID
Q3469654
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Salcha River” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Salcha
  • Cebuano: Salcha River
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر سالشا
  • French: Salcha
  • German: Salcha River
  • Irish: Abhainn Salcha
  • Russian: Салча
  • Venetian: Salcha
  • Welsh: Afon Salcha

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