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  • Outreach
    • Education & Information Ideas
    • Small Acreage Farms
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    • What is nonpoint source pollution?
    • Management of Utah's NPS Pollution
    • Best Management Practices
    • Assessment and Monitoring
    • The Status of Utah's Waterbodies
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    • Bear River Watershed
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    • Utah Lake / Jordan River Watershed
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    • Sevier River Watershed

Lower colorado river watershed
INTERESTING FACTS

Lower Colorado River Watershed
  • The population is over 140,000 and has doubled every decade for the past two decades.
  • It is one of the fastest growing areas in the nation.
  • Major land uses includes agriculture, tribal, recreation, urban, and federal. Zion National Park is a major attraction in this area.
  • Some major cities in the area are St. George, Hurricane, Washington, and Santa Clara.
Virgin River
  • The Virgin River is about 162 miles long and drains into Lake Mead.
  • 165.5 miles of the river and its tributaries were declared as part of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System in 2009, becoming the first declared in Utah.
  • It is the home to the Woundfin and Virgin River Chub, both listed as endangered species of fish. 
  • Check out the tributaries here: www.virginriverprogram.org/the-virgin-river/tributaries/
Sub-watersheds
  • Upper Virgin
  • Lower Virgin (portion)
  • Fort Pearce Wash (northern portion)
  • Kanab (northern portion)
Counties in this Watershed
  • Washington
  • Kane

Utah Division of Water Quality

USU Water Quality Extension

Utah Department of Agriculture and Food

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