Denmark Wash

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Denmark Wash is a stream and a canyon in eastern Millard County and north-central Sevier County, Utah, United States. [1]

Stream A body of surface water flowing down a channel

A stream is a body of water with surface water flowing within the bed and banks of a channel. The stream encompasses surface and groundwater fluxes that respond to geological, geomorphological, hydrological and biotic controls.

Canyon Deep ravine between cliffs

A canyon or gorge is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosive activity of a river over geologic timescales. Rivers have a natural tendency to cut through underlying surfaces, eventually wearing away rock layers as sediments are removed downstream. A river bed will gradually reach a baseline elevation, which is the same elevation as the body of water into which the river drains. The processes of weathering and erosion will form canyons when the river's headwaters and estuary are at significantly different elevations, particularly through regions where softer rock layers are intermingled with harder layers more resistant to weathering.

Millard County, Utah County in the United States

Millard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,503. Its county seat is Fillmore, and the largest city is Delta. The county was created in 1851. The county and its seat were named for Millard Fillmore, thirteenth President of the United States.

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The wash rises in the foothills on the south end of the Round Valley in eastern Millard County and then runs east to the Millard‑Sevier county line. It then continues alongside U.S. Route 50 as it runs east‑southeast along the southern edge of the Valley Mountains before emptying into the Sevier River in southwestern Sevier Valley.

Borders are geographic boundaries of political entities or legal jurisdictions, such as governments, sovereign states, federated states, and other subnational entities. Borders are established through agreements between political or social entities that control those areas; the creation of these agreements is called boundary delimitation.

U.S. Route 50 in Utah section of U.S. Highway in Utah

U.S. Route 50 (US-50) in Utah crosses the center of the state. The highway serves no major population centers in Utah, with the largest city along its path being Delta. Most of the route passes through desolate, remote areas. Through the eastern half of the state the route is concurrent with Interstate 70 (I-70). US-50 both enters and exits Utah concurrent with US-6, however the two routes are separate through the center of the state.

Valley Mountains

The Valley Mountains are a 28-mile (45 km) long mountain range located on the southwest border of Sanpete County, Utah, with the northeast border of Millard County. The north of the range is in Juab County; the south in Sevier County.

A large share of the early settlers being natives of Scandinavia caused the name to be selected. [2]

Scandinavia Region in Northern Europe

Scandinavia is a region in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties. The term Scandinavia in local usage covers the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. The majority national languages of these three, belong to the Scandinavian dialect continuum, and are mutually intelligible North Germanic languages. In English usage, Scandinavia also sometimes refers to the Scandinavian Peninsula, or to the broader region including Finland and Iceland, which is always known locally as the Nordic countries.

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Arroyo (creek) A dry creek or stream bed with flow after rain

An arroyo, also called a wash, is a dry creek, stream bed or gulch that temporarily or seasonally fills and flows after sufficient rain. Flash floods are common in arroyos following thunderstorms.

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References

  1. ↑ "Denmark Wash". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ 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. 108. ISBN   978-0-87480-345-7. OCLC   797284427 . Retrieved 11 Feb 2018.

Coordinates: 38°57′19″N111°53′13″W / 38.95528°N 111.88694°W / 38.95528; -111.88694

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