Denmark Wash is a stream and a canyon in eastern

Millard County Millard County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 12,503. Its county seat is Fillmore, and the largest city is Delta. History The Utah Territory legislature created the county o ...

and north-central Sevier County,

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The wash rises in the foothills on the south end of the Round Valley in eastern Millard County and then runs east to the Millard‑Sevier

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. It then continues alongside U.S. Route 50 as it runs east‑southeast along the southern edge of the

Valley Mountains The Valley Mountains are a longUtah DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer, pp. 34-35, 42-43. mountain range located on the southwest border of Sanpete County, Utah, with the northeast border of Millard County. The north of the range is in Juab County; the s ...

before emptying into the

Sevier River The Sevier River (pronounced "severe") is a -long river in the Great Basin of southwestern Utah in the United States. Originating west of Bryce Canyon National Park, the river flows north through a chain of high farming valleys and steep canyons ...

in southwestern Sevier Valley. A large share of the early settlers being natives of

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caused the name to be selected.

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Rivers of Utah Valleys of Utah Rivers of Millard County, Utah Rivers of Sevier County, Utah Valleys of Millard County, Utah Landforms of Sevier County, Utah {{Utah-geo-stub

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