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Salt River (Canada)

Field	Value
name	Salt River
image	Salt River (5414569749).jpg
subdivision_type1	Country
subdivision_name1	Canada
subdivision_type2	Provinces
subdivision_name2	Alberta and Northwest Territories
source1	McNeil Lake
source1_location	Alberta
source1_coordinates
mouth	Slave River
mouth_location	Salt River settlement, Northwest Territories
mouth_coordinates
extra	{{cite web
title	Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Salt River)
url	http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/LAUVV
accessdate	2014-08-29}}{{cite web
title	Atlas of Canada Toporama
url	http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/toporama/index.html
accessdate	2014-08-29}}

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 ) and Loop Creek (mouth coordinates ).

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{{cite web

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

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