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Beaver River (Utah)

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The Beaver River watershed drains about 2,466 square miles (6,390 km), most of it desert. The human population is about 3500, mostly concentrated in the town of Beaver. The river is dammed for irrigation in its upper reaches by Rocky Ford Dam, forming
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it turns west, joining the Sevier River and emptying into the intermittent,
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State of Utah Department of Natural Resources, Technical Publication No. 19
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Map of the Sevier River system, including the Beaver River
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East Fork Beaver River, North Creek (Beaver River),
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South Fork Beaver River, South Creek (Beaver River)
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Utah Division of Water Rights 474:United States Geological Survey 705:Rivers of Millard County, Utah 647:Improving Utah’s Water Quality 176: • coordinates 94: • coordinates 1: 700:Rivers of Beaver County, Utah 60:Physical characteristics 219:4,557 ft (1,389 m) 215: • elevation 137:7,142 ft (2,177 m) 133: • elevation 16:River in Utah, United States 328:Indian Creek (Beaver River) 253: • location 159: • location 78: • location 721: 285: • maximum 275: • minimum 265: • average 695:Rivers of the Great Basin 293: 239: 227:110 mi (180 km) 141: 64: 26: 640:"Beaver River Watershed" 360:The river starts in the 322: • right 312: • left 617:(Map). Cartography by 442:List of rivers of Utah 392:. Once it reaches the 340:is a river in western 198:39.15306°N 112.83500°W 116:38.28250°N 112.44722°W 677:at Wikimedia Commons 410:Minersville Reservoir 203:39.15306; -112.83500 121:38.28250; -112.44722 675:Beaver River (Utah) 298:Basin features 194: /  112: /  22:Beaver River (Utah) 673:Media related to 368:near the town of 334: 333: 712: 672: 658: 657: 655: 654: 644: 636: 630: 629: 627: 626: 609: 603: 602: 600: 599: 589: 581: 575: 574: 572: 571: 561: 553: 547: 546: 544: 543: 532: 523: 522: 520: 519: 509: 500: 489: 488: 486: 485: 460: 434: 429: 428: 427: 378:Escalante Desert 362:Tushar Mountains 323: 313: 286: 276: 266: 254: 209: 208: 206: 205: 204: 199: 195: 192: 191: 190: 187: 134: 127: 126: 124: 123: 122: 117: 113: 110: 109: 108: 105: 95: 83:Tushar Mountains 79: 31: 19: 720: 719: 715: 714: 713: 711: 710: 709: 680: 679: 666: 661: 652: 650: 642: 638: 637: 633: 624: 622: 611: 610: 606: 597: 595: 587: 583: 582: 578: 569: 567: 559: 555: 554: 550: 541: 539: 534: 533: 526: 517: 515: 507: 502: 501: 492: 483: 481: 462: 461: 454: 450: 438: 437: 430: 425: 423: 418: 358: 321: 311: 284: 274: 264: 252: 216: 202: 200: 196: 193: 188: 185: 183: 181: 180: 177: 160: 132: 120: 118: 114: 111: 106: 103: 101: 99: 98: 93: 77: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 718: 716: 708: 707: 702: 697: 692: 690:Rivers of Utah 682: 681: 665: 664:External links 662: 660: 659: 631: 604: 576: 548: 524: 490: 464:"Beaver River" 451: 449: 446: 445: 444: 436: 435: 420: 419: 417: 414: 390:Millard County 357: 354: 332: 331: 324: 318: 317: 314: 308: 307: 304: 300: 299: 295: 294: 291: 290: 287: 281: 280: 277: 271: 270: 267: 261: 260: 255: 249: 248: 245: 241: 240: 237: 236: 233: 229: 228: 225: 221: 220: 217: 214: 211: 210: 178: 175: 172: 171: 169:Millard County 161: 158: 155: 154: 149: 143: 142: 139: 138: 135: 129: 128: 96: 90: 89: 80: 74: 73: 70: 66: 65: 62: 61: 57: 56: 53: 49: 48: 45: 41: 40: 36: 35: 32: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 717: 706: 703: 701: 698: 696: 693: 691: 688: 687: 685: 678: 676: 671: 663: 648: 641: 635: 632: 621:. 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Tushar Mountains
Beaver County
38°16′57″N 112°26′50″W / 38.28250°N 112.44722°W / 38.28250; -112.44722
Mouth
Sevier River
Delta
Millard County
39°09′11″N 112°50′06″W / 39.15306°N 112.83500°W / 39.15306; -112.83500
Beaver
Indian Creek (Beaver River)
Utah
Sevier Lake
Sevier River
Tushar Mountains
Beaver County
Beaver
Beaver Valley
Escalante Desert
ephemeral
Milford
Millard County
Sevier Desert
Delta
endorheic
Minersville Reservoir
Rivers portal
List of rivers of Utah

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