Salmon Falls
Ghost town · United States
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 38.758, -121.058
Why it was abandoned
🌊 Flooded
Detected automatically from the text: It was flooded by Folsom Lake.
History
Salmon Falls is a former settlement in El Dorado County, California, United States. It was located on the South Fork of the American River, 5.5 miles (9 km) south-southwest of Pilot Hill, at an elevation of 469 feet. It was flooded by Folsom Lake. Nearby were waterfalls from which the place got its name. The site is now registered as California Historical Landmark #571.