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Salt River
Location
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and Northwest Territories
Physical characteristics
Source	McNeil Lake
• location	Alberta
• coordinates	59°32′33.9″N 112°27′38.7″W / 59.542750°N 112.460750°W / 59.542750; -112.460750
Mouth	Slave River
• location	Salt River settlement, Northwest Territories
• coordinates	60°06′39.2″N 112°13′54″W / 60.110889°N 112.23167°W / 60.110889; -112.23167

Salt River is a river in Canada whose source is McNeil Lake in Wood Buffalo National Park in northern Alberta. It enters the Slave River north of Fort Smith, Northwest Territories.

The main tributaries are Brine Creek (mouth coordinates 59°56′46.7″N 112°16′14.7″W / 59.946306°N 112.270750°W / 59.946306; -112.270750) and Loop Creek (mouth coordinates 59°39′31.2″N 111°55′14.5″W / 59.658667°N 111.920694°W / 59.658667; -111.920694).

Salt River settlement

At the mouth of the river is a village known as Salt River. It was settled in the latter part of the 18th century. Francois Beaulieu (1771–1872) was its most notable resident. A Roman Catholic mission was in the village from 1850 until 1876 when it moved to Fort Smith.

Salt deposits were collected from the banks during the fur trade era.

See also

• List of rivers of Alberta
• List of rivers of the Northwest Territories

References

1. ^ "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Salt River)". Retrieved 2014-08-29.
2. ^ "Atlas of Canada Toporama". Retrieved 2014-08-29.
3. "Northwest Territory Métis Nation". Retrieved 2013-03-11.

External links

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• The Salt Plains (Wood Buffalo National Park)
• Salt River (Wood Buffalo National Park)

• Rivers of Alberta
• Rivers of the Northwest Territories