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    • 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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Sevier River Watershed

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Overview

The Sevier River Watershed is located in central Utah and drains an area of over 11,200 square miles. It ranges in elevation from 4,540 feet to 12,000 feet. This basin is unique because water never reaches the ocean, but drains into the sometimes non-existent Sevier Lake. The Sevier River, the largest river in the watershed, has origins in southern Utah and flows north and then west into Sevier Lake. Precipitation can vary from 5 to 8 inches per year in the valleys to 35 to 40 inches per year in the higher elevations. Major water bodies in the basin are the Sevier River, San Pitch River, Clear Creek, Salina Creek, Mammoth Creek, Yuba Reservoir, Otter Creek Reservoir, Panguitch Reservoir, and Sevier Lake. Major uses for water are agriculture, municipal uses, recreation, and wildlife. Water quality issues include sediments, erosion, high total phosphorus, and low dissolved oxygen.
Fact Sheets:
Upper Sevier River Watershed
Middle and Lower Sevier Watershed
San Pitch River Watershed
Otter Creek Watershed
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Middle Sevier River, Ut
Other links:
  • Sevier River Water Users Association
  • San Pitch River Watershed Water Quality Management Plan
  • Upper Sevier Watershed Management Plan

Utah Division of Water Quality

USU Water Quality Extension

Utah Department of Agriculture and Food

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