Big water
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| Foundation : | 1983 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Utah | ||
| County : | Kane County | ||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 4 ′ N , 111 ° 40 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) | ||
| Residents : | 400 (status: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 25.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 15.7 km 2 (approx. 6 mi 2 ) of which 15.7 km 2 (approx. 6 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 1252 m | ||
| Postal code : | 84741 | ||
| Area code : | +1 435 | ||
| FIPS : | 49-05534 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1455970 | ||
| Website : | www.bigwatertown.org | ||
Big Water (formerly Glen Canyon City ) is a small town in Kane County of the US state Utah - about 410 km south of Salt Lake City and 330 km northeast of Las Vegas near the federal border with Arizona . The city is on US Highway 89 , a major route to and from the Grand Canyon .
The place was first settled in the 1950s as part of the work on Glen Canyon Dam in nearby Arizona . As a result, originally called "Glen Canyon City", the place was later renamed Big Water and officially registered under this name on December 29, 1983 as a municipality.
Web links
Commons : Big Water - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Official website of the city of Big Water ( English )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gig Water (Utah). Utah State Archives, accessed June 11, 2009 .