Bear River (Great Salt Lake)

Bear River
Bear River Canyon in Utah c. 1869
Map of the Bear River watershed.
Native nameBoa Ogoi (Shoshoni)[1]
Location
CountryUnited States
StateUtah, Idaho, Wyoming
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of Hayden Fork and Stillwater Fork
 • locationUinta Mountains, Summit County, Utah
 • coordinates40°52′2″N 110°50′9″W / 40.86722°N 110.83583°W / 40.86722; -110.83583[2]
 • elevation8,510 ft (2,590 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
Great Salt Lake, Box Elder County, Utah
 • coordinates
41°27′30″N 112°17′25″W / 41.45833°N 112.29028°W / 41.45833; -112.29028[2]
 • elevation
4,211 ft (1,284 m)[2]
Length350 mi (560 km)
Basin size7,026 sq mi (18,200 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationCorinne, Utah, 4 miles (6.4 km) from the mouth[4]
 • average2,410 cu ft/s (68 m3/s)[4]
 • minimum25 cu ft/s (0.71 m3/s)
 • maximum10,400 cu ft/s (290 m3/s)

The Bear River is the largest tributary of the Great Salt Lake, draining a mountainous area and farming valleys northeast of the lake and southeast of the Snake River Plain. It flows through northeastern Utah, southwestern Wyoming, southeastern Idaho, and back into northern Utah, in the United States. Approximately 350 miles (560 km) long[5][6] it is the longest river in North America that does not ultimately reach the sea.[7]

  1. ^ Darren Parry (2019). The Bear River Massacre: A Shoshone History. Common Consent Press. ISBN 978-1948218207.
  2. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear River
  3. ^ "USGS Gage #10126000 on the Bear River near Corinne, Utah (Average Annual Discharge)". National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. 1950–2021. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
  4. ^ a b "USGS Gage #10126000 on the Bear River near Corinne, Utah". National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
  5. ^ Hopkins, Daniel J., editor (1997). Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary. (Third Edition). Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, Inc. Publishers. p.123. ISBN 0-87779-546-0
  6. ^ Bridgwater, William & Kurtz, Seymour. editors. The Columbia Encyclopedia. (Third Edition). New York: Columbia University Press, 1963. p. 183.
  7. ^ Davis, Jim. "Glad You Asked: Why Does A River Run Through It? – Utah Geological Survey". Archived from the original on 2019-02-09.

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