Coal Creek (Iron County, Utah)

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Coal Creek is a stream in eastern Iron County, Utah, United States. [1]

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The creek's mouth was at an elevation of 5,545 feet (1,690 m) in Cedar Valley in 1979, but that location is now a farm field, and its new terminus is located a little further upstream, 4.3 miles (6.9 km) northwest of Cedar City. Its source is at the confluence of Crow Creek [2] and Ashdown Creek, [3] in Cedar Canyon, [4] at the foot of Cedar Mountain [5] at 37°37′49″N112°56′10″W / 37.63028°N 112.93611°W / 37.63028; -112.93611 at an elevation of 7,075 feet (2,156 m). Coal Creek passes through Cedar City on its way to Cedar Valley.

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coal Creek
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crow Creek
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ashdown Creek
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedar Canyon
  5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedar Mountain

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Coordinates: 37°43′51″N113°06′38″W / 37.73083°N 113.11056°W / 37.73083; -113.11056