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The Johnson Valley Reservoir is fed by Sevenmile Creek (from north) and Lake Creek (from |
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. |
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Revision as of 04:19, 30 November 2010
The Fremont River in Utah flows from the Johnson Valley Reservoir, which is located on the Wasatch Plateau near Fish Lake, southwest 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.
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, 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 afterwards to its mouth.
Miscellaneous
The Fremont River has a drainage area of 751 square miles (1,950 km2) fed by spring snow melt off Thousand Lake Mountain, Boulder Mountain, and the northern Henry Mountains. The river is presumably named after John Charles Fremont, "the Great Pathfinder". It gives its name to the Fremont culture, a Precolumbian archaeological culture.
Flow
Flow (ft^3/s), by month (1977-2003), at Bicknell gauging station:
| 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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