The Uinta River (historically also spelled Uintah River) is a tributary of the
Duchesne River
The Duchesne River ( ), located in the Uintah Basin region of Utah in the western United States, is a tributary of the Green River. The watershed of the river covers the Northeastern corner of Utah. The Duchesne River is long,U.S. Geological S ...
flowing through
Duchesne and
Uintah counties in
Utah
Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...
, United States.
Originating in the
Uinta Mountains
The Uinta Mountains ( ) are an east-west trending mountain range in northeastern Utah extending a short distance into northwest Colorado and slightly into southwestern Wyoming in the United States. As a subrange of the Rocky Mountains, they are u ...
, the river flows southeast for about
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
accessed 2016-05-13 to join the Duchesne near
Randlett. The Uinta is an important source of water for local irrigation. Its tributaries include the
Whiterocks River, which joins it near
Whiterocks, and the Dry Gulch Creek near
Fort Duchesne.
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 ...
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List of tributaries of the Colorado River
The principal tributaries of the Colorado River of North America are the Gila River, the San Juan River, the Green River, and the Gunnison River.
Tributary tree
The following is a tree demonstrating the points at which the major and minor trib ...
References
External links
Rivers of Utah
Rivers of Duchesne County, Utah
Rivers of Uintah County, Utah
Tributaries of the Green River (Colorado River tributary)
Tributaries of the Colorado River in Utah
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