Weber River Watershed

• 968 miles of perennial streams
• 1354 miles of intermittent streams
• Current population in this watershed is approximately 500,000. It is expected to increase to 1.8-million residents once communities are fully developed.
• This watershed produces 3.5 million acre-feet of water. 68% is used by natural vegetation and 7% is used for agriculture and development. The rest of the water flows into the Great Salt Lake.
• Some major cities include Ogden, Roy, Layton, Kaysville, Morgan, and Farmington.

East Canyon Creek

Weber River
The Weber River is 125 miles long and is named after the fur trapper John Henry Weber. It is primarily used for irrigation. Sport fish found in this river include: Brook trout, Brown trout, Bonneville Cutthroat trout, Rainbow trout, and Mountain Whitefish. 

Chalk Creek
Chalk Creek has the largest documented population of Bonneville Cutthroat Trout.

Land Cover:

• Urban 3%
• Forest 32%
• Rangeland 53%
• Agriculture 7%
• Other 5%

Sub-watersheds​

• Upper Weber
• Lower Weber

Land Ownership

• BLM<1%
• State 6%
• Private 79%
• Forest Service 13%
• Other 2%

Utah Counties in this Watershed​

• Weber
• Morgan
• Davis
• Summit