Little Salmon River (Lake Ontario)
| Little Salmon River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Oswego County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | North Branch Little Salmon R. |
| • location | Town of Albion |
| • coordinates | 43°28′08″N 75°58′32″W / 43.46889°N 75.97556°W |
| 2nd source | South Branch Little Salmon R. |
| • location | Town of Amboy |
| • coordinates | 43°22′26″N 75°56′47″W / 43.37389°N 75.94639°W |
| Source confluence | |
| • location | Town of Mexico |
| • coordinates | 43°24′07″N 76°09′21″W / 43.40194°N 76.15583°W |
| Mouth | Lake Ontario |
• location | Town of Mexico |
• coordinates | 43°31′27″N 76°15′31″W / 43.52417°N 76.25861°W |
| Basin size | 85 sq mi (220 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | North Branch Little Salmon R. |
| • right | South Branch Little Salmon R. |
The Little Salmon River is a tributary of Lake Ontario located in Oswego County, New York. 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". 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.