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Lake Fork River
The Lake Fork River is a river in Duchesne County, Utah in the United States. It flows for U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed 2016-05-13 from Mount Lovenia in the Uinta Mountains, in a southeasterly direction, receiving the Yellowstone River above Mountain Home, to join the Duchesne River near Myton. The river is dammed near its headwaters to form Moon Lake, formerly a smaller natural lake. See also * List of rivers of Utah * List of tributaries of the Colorado River The principal tributaries of the Colorado River of North America are the Gila River, the San Juan River, the Green River, and the Gunnison River. Tributary tree The following is a tree demonstrating the points at which the major and minor trib ... References Rivers of Utah Rivers of Duchesne County, Utah {{Utah-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duchesne River Basin Map
Duchesne is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Joseph Duchesne (c. 1544–1609), French physician and chemist. Physician-in-ordinary to King Henry IV *André Duchesne (1584–1640), French historian *François Duchesne (1616–1693), French historian, son of André *Antoine Nicolas Duchesne (1747–1827) French botanist and strawberry breeder *Rose Philippine Duchesne (1769–1852), Catholic nun and French saint * Henri Gabriel Duchesne (1793–1822), French naturalist *Abbé Louis Duchesne (1843–1922), French priest, philologist, teacher and church historian *Ernest Duchesne (1874–1912), French physician *Roger Duchesne (1906–1996), French film actor * André Duchesne (musician) (1949–), Canadian musician *Christiane Duchesne (1949–), Canadian researcher, educator, illustrator, translator and writer *Ricardo Duchesne, Canadian historical sociologist * Gaétan Duchesne (1962–2007), French ice hockey player *Steve Duchesne (1965–), French ice hockey p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duchesne County
Duchesne County ( ) is a county in the northeast part of the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 18,607. Its county seat is Duchesne, and the largest city is Roosevelt. History Much of Duchesne County was part of the Uintah Reservation, created 1861 by US President Abraham Lincoln as a permanent home of the Uintah and White River Utes. Later the Uncompahgre Utes were moved to the Uintah and newly created Uncompahgre Indian reservations from western Colorado. At the turn of the century, under the Dawes Act, both Indian reservations were thrown open to homesteaders. This was done after allotments of land were made to Indians of the three tribes. The homesteading process was opened on the Uintah on August 27, 1905. Unlike much of the rest of Utah Territory, settlement of the future Duchesne County area did not occur due to LDS Church pressures. It was settled by individuals who obtained 160 acres under the federal Homestead Act. Homesteaders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utah
Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to its west by Nevada. Utah also touches a corner of New Mexico in the southeast. Of the fifty U.S. states, Utah is the 13th-largest by area; with a population over three million, it is the 30th-most-populous and 11th-least-densely populated. Urban development is mostly concentrated in two areas: the Wasatch Front in the north-central part of the state, which is home to roughly two-thirds of the population and includes the capital city, Salt Lake City; and Washington County in the southwest, with more than 180,000 residents. Most of the western half of Utah lies in the Great Basin. Utah has been inhabited for thousands of years by various indigenous groups such as the ancient Puebloans, Navajo and Ute. The Spanish were the first Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Lovenia
Mount Lovenia is a mountain summit located on the common border that Duchesne County, Utah, Duchesne County shares with Summit County, Utah, Summit County in the U.S. state of Utah. Description Mount Lovenia is set within the High Uintas Wilderness on land managed by Ashley National Forest. It is situated along the crest of the Uinta Mountains which are a subset of the Rocky Mountains, and it ranks as the 10th-highest summit in Utah, and 51st-highest in the United States if a 400-foot Topographic prominence, clean prominence cutoff is considered as criteria. Topographic relief is significant as the west face rises in less than one-half mile and the north face rises in one-half mile. Neighbors include Wasatch Peak two miles to the north-northwest, and Dead Horse Peak is five miles to the west-southwest. Precipitation Surface runoff, runoff from this mountain drains north to the Blacks Fork and south into headwaters of the Lake Fork River. Etymology The landform's toponym has b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uinta Mountains
The Uinta Mountains ( ) are an east-west trending chain of mountains in northeastern Utah extending slightly into southern Wyoming in the United States. As a subrange of the Rocky Mountains, they are unusual for being the highest range in the contiguous United States running east to west, and lie approximately east of Salt Lake City. The range has peaks ranging from , with the highest point being Kings Peak, also the highest point in Utah. The Mirror Lake Highway crosses the western half of the Uintas on its way to Wyoming. Etymology The name "Uinta" derives from the Ute word ''Yoov-we-teuh'', meaning "pine forest" or "pine tree". Geology The Uinta Mountains are Laramide uplifted metasedimentary rocks deposited in an intracratonic basin in southwest Laurentia during the time of the breakup of the supercontinent Rodinia. The marine and fluvial metasedimentary rocks in the core of the Uinta Mountains are of Neoproterozoic age (between about 700 million and 760 million years old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yellowstone River (Utah)
The Yellowstone River is a river in Duchesne County, Utah in the United States. It flows south from the crest of the Uinta Mountains for U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed 2016-05-13 to join the Lake Fork River about north of Mountain Home. See also *List of rivers of Utah *List of tributaries of the Colorado River The principal tributaries of the Colorado River of North America are the Gila River, the San Juan River, the Green River, and the Gunnison River. Tributary tree The following is a tree demonstrating the points at which the major and minor trib ... References Rivers of Utah Rivers of Duchesne County, Utah {{Utah-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain Home, Utah
Mountain Home is an unincorporated community in central Duchesne County, Utah, United States, adjacent to the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation. Description The community lies along local roads north of State Route 87, north of the city of Duchesne, the county seat of Duchesne County. Its elevation is . Mountain Home was originally settled in 1905 as part of the Moon Lake Ward of the LDS Church. Mountain Home is situated in a fertile valley that is mainly used to raise range cattle. It is known as "The Gateway to the High Uintas". Mountain Home's most notable old families include the Farnsworths, the Thaynes and the Mileses. Its most notable attractions include the Rock Creek Store and Bed and Breakfast, as well as the 7-11 Ranch. The Rock Creek Store and Bed & Breakfast is the original building that contained the Moon Lake First Ward church. Mountain Home is also the birthplace of Evan Mecham, who served as Governor of Arizona. Although Mountain Home is unincorporated, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duchesne River
The Duchesne River ( ), located in the Uintah Basin region of Utah in the western United States, is a tributary of the Green River (Colorado River), Green River. The watershed of the river covers the Northeastern corner of Utah. The Duchesne River is long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed 2016-05-13 and drains a total land area of . Geography The Duchesne River begins in the Uinta Mountains in northern Utah. It first flows southeast, then turns east at the confluence of the Strawberry River (Utah), Strawberry River, which enters from the west. It picks up the Lake Fork River from the north near Myton, Utah, Myton and the Uinta River from the north at Randlett, Utah, Randlett. Below Randlett it turns southeast, emptying into the Green River at Ouray, Utah, Ouray. The Duchesne River proper flows through Duchesne County, Utah, Duchesne and Uintah County, Utah, Uintah counties, although some of its watershed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myton, Utah
Myton is a city in Duchesne County, Utah, United States. Established in 1905, Myton had a population of 569 at the 2010 census. Geography Myton is located in eastern Duchesne County along U.S. Routes 40 and 191. Duchesne, the county seat, is to the west, and Roosevelt, the largest city by population in Duchesne County, is to the northeast. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Myton is on the south side of the Duchesne River, an east-flowing tributary of the Green River. Climate According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Myton has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated ''BSk'' on climate maps. In 1974, Myton recorded a mere of precipitation for the entire year, the record lowest for a calendar year in Utah, and the second-lowest figure ever recorded in the US outside the southwestern deserts. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 539 people, 163 households, and 131 families residing in the city. The p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moon Lake (Utah)
Moon Lake is a high mountain reservoir on the south slope of the High Uintas in Duchesne County, Utah. Recreation management is under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Forest Service, as the lake is part of the Ashley National Forest. In 1938, the United States Bureau of Reclamation completed the earthen Moon Lake Dam on the Lake Fork River to expand the size of the existing natural lake for irrigation. The dam has a height of 98 feet, and the expanded reservoir a capacity of 49,500 acre-feet The acre-foot is a non- SI unit of volume equal to about commonly used in the United States in reference to large-scale water resources, such as reservoirs, aqueducts, canals, sewer flow capacity, irrigation water, and river flows. An acre-f .... See also * Uinta Indian Irrigation Project References Reservoirs in Utah Lakes of Duchesne County, Utah Tourist attractions in Duchesne County, Utah Dams in Utah United States Bureau of Reclamation dams Dams completed in 1938 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of Utah
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Utah in the United States, sorted by drainage basin, watershed. Colorado River The Colorado River is a major river in the Western United States, emptying into the Gulf of California. Rivers are listed upstream by the point they empty into the Colorado. * Meadow Valley Wash (located entirely in Nevada, but its watershed has several extremely small portions in Utah) * Virgin River ** Beaver Dam Wash ** Santa Clara River (Utah), Santa Clara River ** Ash Creek (Utah), Ash Creek ** Fort Pearce Wash ** East Fork Virgin River ** North Fork Virgin River * Kanab Creek * Paria River ** Buckskin Gulch * San Juan River (Colorado River tributary), San Juan River ** Chinle Creek ** Montezuma Creek (Utah), Montezuma Creek ** McElmo Creek * Escalante River ** Coyote Gulch * Dirty Devil River ** Fremont River (Utah), Fremont River *** Sulphur Creek (Fremont River), Sulphur Creek **** Sand Creek (Wayne County, Utah), Sand Creek ** Muddy Creek (Utah), M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Tributaries Of The Colorado River
The principal tributaries of the Colorado River of North America are the Gila River, the San Juan River, the Green River, and the Gunnison River. Tributary tree The following is a tree demonstrating the points at which the major and minor tributaries of the Colorado River branch off from the main river and from each other. *(Source-upstream) ** Fraser River ** Muddy Creek ** Blue River *** Snake River *** Tenmile Creek ** Piney River ** Eagle River *** Gore Creek **Roaring Fork River *** Fryingpan River *** Crystal River ** Plateau Creek **Gunnison River ***East River **** Slate River *** Taylor River *** Tomichi Creek **** Cochetopa Creek **** Quartz Creek ***Lake Fork Gunnison River **** Henson Creek ***Uncompahgre River *** Smith Fork ***North Fork Gunnison River ** Little Dolores River **Dolores River *** West Dolores River *** San Miguel River **Green River *** Big Sandy River *** Blacks Fork *** Henry's Fork ***Sheep Creek *** Carter Creek *** Cart Creek *** Crouse Creek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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