Alaska Gazetteer
Salcha River is a physical feature (stream) in Fairbanks North Star Borough. The primary coordinates for Salcha River places it within the AK 99714 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Salcha River |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heads at 650500N, 1435500W, flows WSW tothe Tanana River, 33 mi SE of Fairbanks, Tanana Low. 201 kilometers long. |
| History: | "Indian name reported in 1898 as ""Salchaket,"" i.e. ""mouth of the Salcha,"" by Brooks (1900, map 23), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). . H. Geoghegan in 1904 recorded the Indian name as ""Saltshatsheg.""" |
| Borough: | Fairbanks North Star Borough |
| Latitude: | 64.4666671753 |
| Longitude: | -146.978881836 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Salcha River: Salcha River.
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Salcha, AK
(4.7 miles NNE) Harding-Birch Lakes, AK (13.1 miles ESE) |
Eielson AFB, AK
(14.5 miles N) Moose Creek, AK (17.5 miles NNW) |
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Aurora Lodge, AK
(1.4 miles ENE) Harding Lake, AK (5.8 miles ESE) |
Bluff, AK
(18.2 miles NNW) |
