Huntington Creek (Utah)

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Huntington Creek
Autumn colours in SW Utah - spectacular colours along Huntington Creek on Hwy 31, Utah (15630237506).jpg
Fall colors along Huntington Creek,
October 2014
Country United States
State Utah
County Emery County
Physical characteristics
Main source Emery County
39°38′34″N111°14′09″W / 39.642741°N 111.2357298°W / 39.642741; -111.2357298
River mouth Castle Valley (Carbon, Emery, and Sevier counties, Utah)
5,344 feet (1,629 m)
39°08′57″N110°54′47″W / 39.1491394°N 110.9129440°W / 39.1491394; -110.9129440 Coordinates: 39°08′57″N110°54′47″W / 39.1491394°N 110.9129440°W / 39.1491394; -110.9129440
Basin features
Progression San Rafael River

Huntington Creek is a tributary of the San Rafael River in northwestern Emery County, Utah, United States. [1] It rises in the Electric Lake on the Wasatch Plateau in the Manti-La Sal National Forest, and flows down to the floor of Castle Valley in Emery County. Electric Lake, created in 1974, regulates its flow to supply water to the Huntington Power Plant at the bottom of the canyon. The creek is an important fishery. [2]

San Rafael River river in Emery and Grand counties in Utah, United States

The San Rafael River is a tributary of the Green River, approximately 90 miles (140 km) long, in east central Utah, United States. The river flows across a sparsely populated arid region of the Colorado Plateau, and is known for the isolated, scenic gorge through which it flows.

Emery County, Utah County in the United States

Emery County is a county in east-central Utah, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 10,976. Its county seat is Castle Dale, and the largest city is Huntington.

Utah A state of the United States of America

Utah is a state in the western United States. It became the 45th state admitted to the U.S. on January 4, 1896. Utah is the 13th-largest by area, 31st-most-populous, and 10th-least-densely populated of the 50 United States. Utah has a population of more than 3 million according to the Census estimate for July 1, 2016. Urban development is mostly concentrated in two areas: the Wasatch Front in the north-central part of the state, which contains approximately 2.5 million people; and Washington County in Southern Utah, with over 160,000 residents. Utah is bordered by Colorado to the east, Wyoming to the northeast, Idaho to the north, Arizona to the south, and Nevada to the west. It also touches a corner of New Mexico in the southeast.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Huntington Creek
  2. ↑ "Huntington Creek". wildlife.utah.gov. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources . Retrieved 17 Aug 2018.

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