Huntington Creek is a tributary of the
San Rafael River in northwestern
Emery County,
Utah
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,
United States
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. It rises in the
Electric Lake on the
Wasatch Plateau
The Wasatch Plateau is a plateau located southeast of the southernmost part of the Wasatch Range in central Utah. It is a part of the Colorado Plateau.
Geography
The plateau has an elevation of and includes an area of . Its highest point is So ...
in the
Manti-La Sal National Forest, and flows down to the floor of Castle Valley in Emery County. Electric Lake, created in 1974, regulates its flow to supply water to the Huntington Power Plant at the bottom of the canyon. The creek is an important fishery.
See also
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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 liste ...
References
External links
Rivers of Utah
Rivers of Emery County, Utah
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