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'''Fremont River''' is {{convert|95|mi|km|adj=mid}} long [[river]] in southeastern [[Utah]], United States that flows from the Johnson Valley Reservoir, which is located on the [[Wasatch Plateau]] near [[Fish Lake, Utah|Fish Lake]], southeast through [[Capitol Reef National Park]] to the [[Muddy Creek (Utah)|Muddy Creek]] near [[Hanksville, Utah|Hanksville]] where the two rivers combine to form the [[Dirty Devil River]], a tributary of the [[Colorado River]].<ref name=NHD>{{cite web|url=http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/|title=The National Map|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|accessdate=16 Feb 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66gupqQDM?url=http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/|archivedate=5 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|url=http://waterquality.utah.gov/watersheds/w_colo/images/Fremont/imap.htm|title=Fremont River Watershed: Water Quality Management Plan|website=waterquality.utah.gov|publisher=[[Utah Department of Environmental Quality]]: Division of Water Quality|format=PDF|page=1|date=27 Sep 2002|accessdate=9 Feb 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050318152424/http://waterquality.utah.gov/watersheds/w_colo/images/Fremont/imap.htm|archivedate=18 March 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/media/video/view.htm?id=2777528E-155D-451F-67B33A0D8C954A72|title=Fremont River|website=nps.gov|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|date=25 Feb 2012|accessdate=9 Feb 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite gnis|1441237|Fremont River}}</ref>
The '''Fremont River''' is a {{convert|95|mi|km|adj=mid}} long [[river]] in southeastern [[Utah]], United States that flows from the Johnson Valley Reservoir, which is located on the [[Wasatch Plateau]] near [[Fish Lake, Utah|Fish Lake]], southeast through [[Capitol Reef National Park]] to the [[Muddy Creek (Utah)|Muddy Creek]] near [[Hanksville, Utah|Hanksville]] where the two rivers combine to form the [[Dirty Devil River]], a tributary of the [[Colorado River]].<ref name=NHD>{{cite web|url=http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/|title=The National Map|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|accessdate=16 Feb 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329155652/http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/|archivedate=29 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|url=http://waterquality.utah.gov/watersheds/w_colo/images/Fremont/imap.htm|title=Fremont River Watershed: Water Quality Management Plan|website=waterquality.utah.gov|publisher=[[Utah Department of Environmental Quality]]: Division of Water Quality|format=PDF|page=1|date=27 Sep 2002|accessdate=9 Feb 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050318152424/http://waterquality.utah.gov/watersheds/w_colo/images/Fremont/imap.htm|archivedate=18 March 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/media/video/view.htm?id=2777528E-155D-451F-67B33A0D8C954A72|title=Fremont River|website=nps.gov|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|date=25 Feb 2012|accessdate=9 Feb 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite gnis|1441237|Fremont River}}</ref>


==Course==
==Course==
The Johnson Valley Reservoir is fed by Sevenmile Creek (from the north) and Lake Creek (from the southwest). The Fremont River passes through [[Fremont, Utah|Fremont]], [[Loa, Utah|Loa]], [[Lyman, Utah|Lyman]], [[Bicknell, Utah|Bicknell]], [[Teasdale, Utah|Teasdale]], and [[Torrey, Utah|Torrey]] and provides year round irrigation for the agricultural lands of Rabbit Valley and [[Caineville, Utah|Caineville]]. Then it heads through [[Hanksville, Utah|Hanksville]] and afterwards to its mouth.
The Johnson Valley Reservoir is fed by Sevenmile Creek (from the north) and Lake Creek (from the southwest). The Fremont River passes through [[Fremont, Utah|Fremont]], [[Loa, Utah|Loa]], [[Lyman, Utah|Lyman]], [[Bicknell, Utah|Bicknell]], [[Teasdale, Utah|Teasdale]], and [[Torrey, Utah|Torrey]] and provides year-round irrigation for the agricultural lands of Rabbit Valley and [[Caineville, Utah|Caineville]]. Then it heads through [[Hanksville, Utah|Hanksville]] and afterward to its mouth.


==Miscellaneous==
==Miscellaneous==
The Fremont River has a drainage area of {{convert|751|sqmi|km2}} fed by spring snowmelt off [[Thousand Lake Mountain]], [[Boulder Mountain (Utah)|Boulder Mountain]], and the northern [[Henry Mountains]]. The river is named after [[John Charles Fremont]].<ref name="nps"/> It gives its name to the [[Fremont culture]], a [[Precolumbian]] [[archaeological culture]].
The Fremont River has a drainage area of {{convert|751|sqmi|km2}} fed by spring snowmelt off [[Thousand Lake Mountain]], [[Boulder Mountain (Utah)|Boulder Mountain]], and the northern [[Henry Mountains]]. The river is named after [[John Charles Frémont]].<ref name="nps"/> It gives its name to the [[Fremont culture]], a [[Precolumbian]] [[archaeological culture]].


==Flow==
==Flow==
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==See also==
==See also==
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* [[List of Utah rivers]]
* [[List of Utah rivers]]
* [[List of tributaries of the Colorado River]]
* [[List of tributaries of the Colorado River]]
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Fremont River
Looking south along the Fremont River near Caineville, February 2005
Fremont River is located in Utah
Fremont River
Location of the mouth of the Fremont River in Utah
EtymologyJohn C. Frémont
Standort
LandVereinigte Staaten
StateUtah
RegionSevier and Wayne counties
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationJohnson Valley Reservoir
 • coordinates38°36′32″N 111°37′56″W / 38.60889°N 111.63222°W / 38.60889; -111.63222
 • elevation8,819 ft (2,688 m)
MouthDirty Devil River
 • location
near Hanksville
 • coordinates
38°24′10″N 110°41′35″W / 38.40278°N 110.69306°W / 38.40278; -110.69306
 • elevation
4,250 ft (1,300 m)
Length95 mi (153 km)
Basin size751 sq mi (1,950 km2)
Discharge 
 • locationBicknell[1]
 • average83.9 cu ft/s (2.38 m3/s)[1]
 • minimum18 cu ft/s (0.51 m3/s)
 • maximum1,360 cu ft/s (39 m3/s)

The Fremont River is a 95-mile (153 km) long river in southeastern Utah, United States that flows from the Johnson Valley Reservoir, which is located on the Wasatch Plateau near Fish Lake, southeast through Capitol Reef National Park to the Muddy Creek near Hanksville where the two rivers combine to form the Dirty Devil River, a tributary of the Colorado River.[2][3][4][5]

Course

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The Johnson Valley Reservoir is fed by Sevenmile Creek (from the north) and Lake Creek (from the southwest). The Fremont River passes through Fremont, Loa, Lyman, Bicknell, Teasdale, and Torrey and provides year-round irrigation for the agricultural lands of Rabbit Valley and Caineville. Then it heads through Hanksville and afterward to its mouth.

Miscellaneous

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The Fremont River has a drainage area of 751 square miles (1,950 km2) fed by spring snowmelt off Thousand Lake Mountain, Boulder Mountain, and the northern Henry Mountains. The river is named after John Charles Frémont.[4] It gives its name to the Fremont culture, a Precolumbian archaeological culture.

Flow

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Flow (ft^3/s), by month (1977–2003), at Bicknell gauging station:[1]

Month Mean Min Max
January 85.6 54.1 145.0
February 90.9 59.7 140.0
March 86.6 63.7 133.0
April 89.2 66.1 131.0
May 96.2 70.0 135.0
June 112.0 66.4 243.0
July 119.0 63.3 412.0
August 86.4 58.7 163.0
September 70.7 46.1 174.0
October 67.5 50.7 135.0
November 74.2 46.3 139.0
December 77.0 51.4 119.0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Water-Data Report 2013: 09330000 Fremont River near Bicknell, UT (PDF). water.usgs.gov (Report). United States Geological Survey. 2013. Retrieved 9 Feb 2018.
  2. ^ "The National Map". United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 16 Feb 2011.
  3. ^ Fremont River Watershed: Water Quality Management Plan. waterquality.utah.gov (Report). Utah Department of Environmental Quality: Division of Water Quality. 27 Sep 2002. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2005. Retrieved 9 Feb 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Fremont River". nps.gov. National Park Service. 25 Feb 2012. Retrieved 9 Feb 2018.
  5. ^ "Fremont River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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