Curry Canyon (Utah)

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Curry Canyon is a canyon on the eastern edge of Emery County, Utah, United States. [1]

Emery County, Utah County in the United States

Emery County is a county located in east-central Utah, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,976. Its county seat is Castle Dale, and the largest city is Huntington. The county was named for George W. Emery, governor of the Utah Territory in 1875.

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The canyon is a side canyon of Gray Canyon, on the north side of Big Horn Mountain. The mouth of Curry Canyon is on the west bank of the Green River and extends southwest from the Gray Canyon toward Big Horn Mountain. [2]

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Green River (Colorado River tributary) tributary of the Colorado River in the western United States

The Green River, located in the western United States, is the chief tributary of the Colorado River. The watershed of the river, known as the Green River Basin, covers parts of Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado. The Green River is 730 miles (1,170 km) long, beginning in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming and flowing through Wyoming and Utah for most of its course, except for 40 miles (64 km) into western Colorado. Much of the route is through the Colorado Plateau and through some of the most spectacular canyons in the United States. It is only slightly smaller than the Colorado when the two rivers merge, but typically carries a larger load of silt. The average yearly mean flow of the river at Green River, Utah is 6,121 cubic feet (173.3 m3) per second.

Curry Canyon was named for a family of criminals who lived and died near that point. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Curry Canyon". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "MyTopo Maps - Curry Canyon, Utah, USA" (Map). mytopo.com. Trimble Navigation, Ltd. Retrieved 16 Feb 2018.
  3. ↑ Van Cott, John W. (1990). Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: A Compilation. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 99. ISBN   978-0-87480-345-7. OCLC   797284427 . Retrieved 16 Feb 2018.

Coordinates: 39°16′25″N110°04′44″W / 39.2735777°N 110.0787581°W / 39.2735777; -110.0787581

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