The Beaver River watershed drains about 2,466 square miles (6,390 km2),[3] most of it desert. The human population is about 3500, mostly concentrated in the town of Beaver. The river is dammed for irrigation in its upper reaches by Rocky Ford Dam, forming Minersville Reservoir. A total of 84,000 acres (34,000 ha) are farmed in the basin.[7]
^ abcHahl, D.C.; Mundorff, J.C. (1968). "An Appraisal of the Quality of Surface Water in the Beaver River Basin, 1964" (PDF). State of Utah Department of Natural Resources, Technical Publication No. 19. Utah Division of Water Rights. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
^ ab"Boundary Descriptions and Names of Regions, Subregions, Accounting Units and Cataloging Units". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
^"USGS Gage #10234500 on the Beaver River near Beaver, UT" (PDF). National Water Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1915–2013. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
^"USGS Gage #10234500 on the Beaver River near Beaver, UT" (PDF). National Water Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1915–2013. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
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beaver, river, utah, beaver, river, river, western, utah, miles, long, that, drains, sevier, lake, sevier, river, sevier, river, system, including, beaver, riverlocationcountryunited, statesstateutahphysical, characteristicssourceconfluence, south, east, forks. The Beaver River is a river in western Utah 110 miles 180 km long that drains to Sevier Lake via the Sevier River 2 Beaver River Utah Map of the Sevier River system including the Beaver RiverLocationCountryUnited StatesStateUtahPhysical characteristicsSourceConfluence of South and East Forks locationTushar Mountains Beaver County coordinates38 16 57 N 112 26 50 W 38 28250 N 112 44722 W 38 28250 112 44722 1 elevation7 142 ft 2 177 m MouthSevier River locationnear Delta Millard County coordinates39 09 11 N 112 50 06 W 39 15306 N 112 83500 W 39 15306 112 83500 1 elevation4 557 ft 1 389 m Length110 mi 180 km 2 Basin size2 466 sq mi 6 390 km2 3 Discharge locationBeaver 4 minimum7 2 cu ft s 0 20 m3 s average51 5 cu ft s 1 46 m3 s 5 maximum1 080 cu ft s 31 m3 s Basin featuresTributaries leftSouth Fork Beaver River South Creek Beaver River rightEast Fork Beaver River North Creek Beaver River Indian Creek Beaver River Cove Creek Contents 1 Description 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksDescription EditThe river starts in the Tushar Mountains in eastern Beaver County near the town of Beaver and flows for about 30 miles 48 km west as a perennial stream through the Beaver Valley to the Escalante Desert where it turns north The river then continues north for about 80 miles 130 km as an ephemeral wash past Milford into Millard County Once it reaches the Sevier Desert south of Delta it turns west joining the Sevier River and emptying into the intermittent endorheic Sevier Lake 2 6 The Beaver River watershed drains about 2 466 square miles 6 390 km2 3 most of it desert The human population is about 3500 mostly concentrated in the town of Beaver The river is dammed for irrigation in its upper reaches by Rocky Ford Dam forming Minersville Reservoir A total of 84 000 acres 34 000 ha are farmed in the basin 7 See also Edit Rivers portal List of rivers of UtahReferences Edit a b Beaver River Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior 1979 12 31 Retrieved 2015 01 02 a b c Hahl D C Mundorff J C 1968 An Appraisal of the Quality of Surface Water in the Beaver River Basin 1964 PDF State of Utah Department of Natural Resources Technical Publication No 19 Utah Division of Water Rights Retrieved 2015 01 02 a b Boundary Descriptions and Names of Regions Subregions Accounting Units and Cataloging Units United States Geological Survey Retrieved 2015 01 02 USGS Gage 10234500 on the Beaver River near Beaver UT PDF National Water Information System United States Geological Survey 1915 2013 Retrieved 2015 01 02 USGS Gage 10234500 on the Beaver River near Beaver UT PDF National Water Information System United States Geological Survey 1915 2013 Retrieved 2015 01 02 USGS Topo Maps for United States Map Cartography by United States Geological Survey ACME Mapper Retrieved 2015 01 02 Beaver River Watershed PDF Improving Utah s Water Quality Utah State University November 2012 Retrieved 2015 01 02 External links Edit Media related to Beaver River Utah at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beaver River Utah amp oldid 955830169, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
