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The Duchesne River (/ d uː ˈ ʃ eɪ n / doo-SHAYN), located in the Uintah Basin region of Utah in the western United States, is a tributary of the Green River. The watershed of the river covers the Northeastern corner of Utah. The Duchesne River is 115 miles (185 km) long, [2] and drains a total land area of 3,790 square miles (9,800 km 2).
Duchesne is located just west of the junction of the Strawberry and Duchesne rivers in the Uintah Basin of northeastern Utah. The Duchesne River drains the southwest slope of the Uinta Mountains, and the Strawberry river drains the eastern slopes of the Wasatch Range and is connected to Strawberry Reservoir.
The Uinta River (historically also spelled Uintah River) is a tributary of the Duchesne River flowing through Duchesne and Uintah counties in Utah, United States. [1] Originating in the Uinta Mountains, the river flows southeast for about 60 miles (97 km) [2] to join the Duchesne near Randlett. The Uinta is an important source of water for ...
Duchesne River Formation (Lapoint Member) The Duchesne River Formation is a geologic formation in the Uinta Basin of northeastern Utah.It was originally named the Duchesne Formation by Carnegie Museum paleontologist OA Peterson, [1] and modified to the Duchesne River Formation by Carnegie Museum paleontologist JL Kay [2] because Duschesne Formation was previously used for a Jurassic limestone.
White River; Duchesne River. Uinta River. Whiterocks River; Lake Fork River. Yellowstone River (Utah) Yellowstone Creek; Swift Creek (Utah) Strawberry River; Ashley ...
Weber River. The south and east sides of the range are largely within the Colorado River watershed, including the Blacks Fork and the Duchesne River, which are tributaries of the Green River. The Green is the major tributary of the Colorado River and flows in a tight arc around the eastern side of the range.
Most of the north slope of the Uinta Mountains was transferred to the Wasatch National Forest, while Ashley National Forest received the Rock Creek and Duchesne River drainages. President Lyndon B. Johnson added approximately 120,000 acres (486 km 2 ) to the forest when he established the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area as part of Ashley ...
Map of the Duchesne drainage basin. Lake Fork joins the Duchesne southwest of Roosevelt.. The Lake Fork River is a river in Duchesne County, Utah in the United States. [1] It flows for 54 miles (87 km) [2] from Mount Lovenia in the Uinta Mountains, in a southeasterly direction, receiving the Yellowstone River above Mountain Home, to join the Duchesne River near Myton.