Salt River (Canada)

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
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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.^[1]

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).^[2]

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^[3] until 1876 when it moved to Fort Smith.

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

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

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