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The Salmon River, also known as " The River of No Return ", is a river located in the U.S. state of Idaho in the western United States. It flows for 425 miles (685 km) through central Idaho, draining a rugged, thinly populated watershed of 14,000 square miles (36,000 km 2). The river drops more than 7,000 feet (2,100 m) from its headwaters ...
The Salmon River is a small river north of Syracuse in Upstate New York, the United States. [2] It is a popular and economically important sportfishing destination, and the most heavily fished of New York's Lake Ontario tributaries. [3] From its headwaters in the Tug Hill region of New York, it flows 44 miles (71 km) westward through two ...
The Salmon River Mountains are a major mountain range in the western United States, covering most of the central part of Idaho. The range exceeds 120 miles (190 km) in length and its boundaries are usually defined by the Salmon River and its large tributary forks. Part of the central Rocky Mountains, the entire range lies west of the ...
Salmon River (Clackamas County, Oregon) The Salmon River is a 33.5-mile (53.9 km) river in the Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Oregon that drains part of southwestern Mount Hood. The entire length of the river is a protected National Wild and Scenic River. [4] Several portions are in protected wilderness.
Salmon is a popular food fish. Classified as an oily fish, [108] salmon is considered to be healthy due to the fish's high protein, high omega-3 fatty acids, and high vitamin D [109] content. Salmon is also a source of cholesterol, with a range of 23–214 mg/100 g depending on the species. [110]
The Middle Fork of the Salmon River is a 104-mile-long (167 km) river in central Idaho in the northwestern United States. [1] It is a tributary to the Salmon River, and lies in the center of the 2.5-million-acre (3,900 sq mi; 10,000 km 2) Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Area.
16-71650. GNIS feature ID. 0398084. Website. www.cityofsalmon.com. Salmon is a city in Lemhi County, Idaho. The population was 3,112 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Lemhi County.
The Copper River Delta, which extends for 700,000 acres (2,800 km 2), is the largest contiguous wetlands along the Pacific coast of North America. [13][15] It is used annually by 16 million shorebirds, including the world's entire population of western sandpipers and the pacific flyway population of dunlins. [29]