The Malad River is a
tributary of the
Bear River in southeastern
Idaho
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and northern
Utah
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in the western United States.
Description
The river flows southward, beginning northwest of
Malad City, Idaho
Malad City (also commonly known as Malad) is the only city in Oneida County, Idaho, Oneida County, Idaho, United States. Its population was 2,095 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, down from 2,158 in 2000.[Portage, Utah
Portage is a town in Box Elder County, Utah, Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 245 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. The town received its name from Mormon apostle Lorenzo Snow. He named it Portage after his bir ...]
, flows through
Tremonton, and empties into the Bear River just south of
Bear River City.
Malad River was so named on account of the river making pioneers sick, ''malade'' meaning "sick" in French.
See also
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List of rivers of Idaho
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Idaho.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Pacific Ocean
*''Columbia River (WA)''
**Snake River
***Palouse ...
*
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 list ...
*
List of longest streams of Idaho
A total of seventy streams that are at least long flow through the U.S. state of Idaho. All of these streams originate in the United States except the Kootenai River (third-longest) and the Moyie River (thirty-first-longest), both of which beg ...
References
External links
Bear River (Great Salt Lake)
Rivers of Idaho
Rivers of Utah
Rivers of Oneida County, Idaho
Rivers of Box Elder County, Utah
Great Salt Lake watershed
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