Virgin River
| Virgin River | ||
 Virgin River southwest of Mesquite |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 856418 | |
| location | Utah , Arizona , Nevada (USA) | |
| River system | Colorado River | |
| Drain over | Colorado River → Gulf of California | |
| Confluence of | North Fork and East Fork Virgin River 37 ° 9 ′ 41 ″ N , 113 ° 0 ′ 56 ″ W. |
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| muzzle | near Las Vegas in Lake Mead Coordinates: 36 ° 27 ′ 18 " N , 114 ° 20 ′ 44" W 36 ° 27 ′ 18 " N , 114 ° 20 ′ 44" W |
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| Mouth height |
367 m
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| length | 322 km | |
| Catchment area | 1,121.46 km² | |
| Medium-sized cities | St. George | |
| Small towns | Beaver Dam , Littlefield , Mesquite | |
| National Wild and Scenic River | ||
 River basin and tributaries of the Virgin River |
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| North Fork Virgin River | ||
 North Fork of the Virgin River in Zion National Park |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1443946 | |
| location | Utah (USA) | |
| River system | Colorado River | |
| Drain over | Virgin River → Colorado River → Gulf of California | |
| source | south of Navajo Lake 37 ° 30 ′ 14 ″ N , 112 ° 45 ′ 17 ″ W |
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| Association with | East Fork to Virgin River 37 ° 9 ′ 41 ″ N , 113 ° 0 ′ 56 ″ W
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| length | 64 km | |
| National Wild and Scenic River | ||
| East Fork Virgin River | ||
| Water code | US : 1440823 | |
| location | Utah (USA) | |
| River system | Colorado River | |
| Drain over | Virgin River → Colorado River → Gulf of California | |
| source | at Long Valley Junction 37 ° 28 ′ 58 ″ N , 112 ° 30 ′ 54 ″ W. |
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| Association with | North Fork to Virgin River 37 ° 9 ′ 41 ″ N , 113 ° 0 ′ 56 ″ W
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| length | 80 km | |
| National Wild and Scenic River | ||
The Virgin River is a 322 km long right tributary of the Colorado River in the US states of Utah , Arizona and Nevada .
course
Its two headwaters East Fork Virgin (50 miles) and North Fork Virgin (40 miles) arise in Kane County of southwestern Utah on the watershed to the Great Basin . The spring arms still flow separately through Zion National Park and unite south of it at Springdale in Washington County . There they form the Virgin River.
The river cuts in a southwestern direction in the Arizona Strip through the northwestern part of Arizona, the Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness , then later the Virgin Mountains . At Mesquite , the river reaches Nevada. Its former lower course was dammed for around 50 km and forms the northern arm of Lake Mead . Today it flows into the reservoir about 40 miles east of Las Vegas .
The headwaters were designated as a National Wild and Scenic River in 2009 as the first river in Utah . This is associated with protection against construction . Since the end of 2010, the Zion National Park has been coordinating a program on future nature conservation measures and dealing with recreational use. A report with possible management alternatives was presented in the summer of 2013, and at the beginning of 2014 the National Park Service decided to manage the catchment area of the Virgin River in the park primarily from the point of view of the protection of natural resources and to allow tourist uses where they are nature conservation do not endanger.
Web links
- Virgin River in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
- North America Gazeteer: Virgin River
Individual evidence
- ^ Virgin River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ National Wild & Scenic River: Virgin River
- ↑ National Park Service: Zion National Park Begins River Management Planning , October 21, 2010 press release
- ^ National Park Service: Zion National Park - Virgin River Comprehensive Management Plan / Environmental Assessment , July 2013
- ^ National Park Service: Zion National Park - Finding of no Significant Impact , January 8, 2014