The Salmon River arises in the Baird Mountains of the Brooks Range and flows south to join the Kobuk River southwest of its junction with the Tutksuk River. It is part of the

National Wild and Scenic Rivers System The National Wild and Scenic Rivers System was created by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-542), enacted by the U.S. Congress to preserve certain rivers with outstanding natural, cultural, and recreational values in a free- ...

and lies entirely within the Kobuk Valley National Park in Alaska.

References

* Orth, Donald (1967
''Dictionary of Alaska Place Names''
Geological Survey professional paper, Volume 567. USGS. Government Printing Office, Washington.
Officially Designated Rivers of the National Wild and Scenic River System in Alaska
Alaska Public Lands Information Center. Kobuk Valley National Park Rivers of Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska Wild and Scenic Rivers of the United States Rivers of Alaska {{Alaska-river-stub