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Definition of salt river

salt river

Plural:salt rivers
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1

American A major river in central Arizona, United States, that flows westward to join the Gila River and serves as a crucial water and hydroelectric power source for the Phoenix metropolitan area.


2

A generic geographical term for a natural stream of water that has a significantly high concentration of dissolved salts, often flowing through arid regions or acting as a tidal estuary.

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