Parowan Valley, originally known as the Little Salt Lake Valley, is a
basin in
Iron County,
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 it ...
, United States.
Description
Its lowest point is at in the
Little Salt Lake
Little Salt Lake (also called Parowan Lake), is a dry lake in east‑central Iron County, Utah, United States.
Description
The lake has an elevation and is located on the southwestern edge of the Parowan Valley at the eastern foot of the Red ...
.
Fremont Wash Fremont Wash sometimes called Fremont Canyon in its upper reach, is a stream and a valley in the north end of Parowan Valley, in Iron County, Utah. Its mouth lies at its confluence with Little Salt Lake at an elevation of 5,686 feet / 1,733 meter ...
,
Red Creek,
Parowan Creek
Parowan Creek, is a stream in the Parowan Valley of Iron County, Utah. It flows north through Parowan, Utah to its mouth at an elevation of at the Little Salt Lake in Parowan Valley. Its source is located at an elevation of 9,980 feet at in Bria ...
and other tributaries all drain into the Little Salt Lake. In times that the lake overflows it is drained through the
Parowan Gap that passes through the
Red Hills into
Jackrabbit Wash, in
Cedar Valley.
See also
*
List of valleys of Utah
This is a list of valleys of Utah. Valleys are ordered alphabetically by county and then for the entire state.
Beaver County, Utah, Beaver County
* Beaver Valley (Utah)
* Hamlin Valley
* Milford Valley
* Pine Valley (Beaver, Millard, Iron coun ...
References
External links
Petroglyph day; interpretations and mysteries of Parowan Gap St. George News, June 16, 2019
Valleys of Iron County, Utah
Valleys of Utah
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