Little Salmon River (Lake Ontario)

Little Salmon River
Little Salmon River (Lake Ontario) is located in New York
Little Salmon River (Lake Ontario)
Location of the mouth of the Little Salmon River in New York State
Little Salmon River (Lake Ontario) is located in the United States
Little Salmon River (Lake Ontario)
Little Salmon River (Lake Ontario) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyOswego County
Physical characteristics
SourceNorth Branch Little Salmon R.
 • locationTown of Albion
 • coordinates43°28′08″N 75°58′32″W / 43.46889°N 75.97556°W / 43.46889; -75.97556[2]
2nd sourceSouth Branch Little Salmon R.
 • locationTown of Amboy
 • coordinates43°22′26″N 75°56′47″W / 43.37389°N 75.94639°W / 43.37389; -75.94639[3]
Source confluence 
 • locationTown of Mexico
 • coordinates43°24′07″N 76°09′21″W / 43.40194°N 76.15583°W / 43.40194; -76.15583[1]
MouthLake Ontario
 • location
Town of Mexico
 • coordinates
43°31′27″N 76°15′31″W / 43.52417°N 76.25861°W / 43.52417; -76.25861[1]
Basin size85 sq mi (220 km2)[4]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftNorth Branch Little Salmon R.
 • rightSouth Branch Little Salmon R.

The Little Salmon River is a tributary of Lake Ontario located in Oswego County, New York.[1] The river enters Lake Ontario approximately four miles (6.4 km) southwest from the mouth of the Salmon River.

The river was known by the Iroquois as Cas-son-ta-che-go-na, translated as "river of great bark" or "large pieces of bark lying down, ready for building".[5] In addition to its current name, the stream was historically known as Salmon Creek or Little Salmon Creek. The current name was officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names in 1905.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "Little Salmon River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "North Branch Little Salmon River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "South Branch Little Salmon River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "Little Salmon River Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitat Rating Form" (PDF). New York State Department of State. October 15, 1987. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  5. ^ Beauchamp, William Martin (1907). Aboriginal Place Names of New York (New York State Museum Bulletin, Volume 108). New York State Education Department. pp. 168–169. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  6. ^ "Decision Card: Little Salmon River". United States Board on Geographic Names. April 5, 1905. Retrieved May 8, 2016.