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| Middle Fork Salmon River | |
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 Middle Fork Salmon River | |
 Map of the Middle Fork Salmon River, its watershed boundary, and main tributaries. | |
  Location in the United States | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 44°26′57″N 115°13′51″W / 44.44917°N 115.23083°W |
| Mouth | Salmon River |
• coordinates | 45°17′50″N 114°35′36″W / 45.29722°N 114.59333°W |
• elevation | 3,015 ft (919 m) |
| Type | Wild, Scenic |
| Designated | October 2, 1968 |
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 km2) Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Area.
The middle fork is an exceptionally popular and difficult whitewater rafting and kayaking destination.[2] Given Federal protection in 1980, the wilderness area it lies within is part of the largest roadless tract left in the lower 48 states.[3][4]
- ^ "Middle Fork of the Salmon River". Salmon-Challis National Forest. US Forest Service. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ Middle Fork of the Salmon River, USDA Forest Service
- ^ "Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness". Salmon-Challis National Forest. US Forest Service. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Middle Fork Salmon River. Retrieved April 4, 2008.