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  • Home
    • Utah Watershed Contact List
    • Utah Watershed Partners
  • Projects
    • Success Stories
    • Funding
  • Media
    • Videos
    • Photo Gallery
  • Data & Reports
    • Final Project Reports
    • Data
  • Outreach
    • Education & Information Ideas
    • Small Acreage Farms
  • NPS Pollution
    • What is nonpoint source pollution?
    • Management of Utah's NPS Pollution
    • Best Management Practices
    • Assessment and Monitoring
    • The Status of Utah's Waterbodies
  • Find Your Watershed
    • Bear River Watershed
    • Uinta Basin Watershed
    • Utah Lake / Jordan River Watershed
    • Great Salt Lake Watershed
    • Western Colorado Watershed
    • Weber River Watershed
    • Cedar/Beaver Watershed
    • Lower Colorado Watershed
    • Southeast Colorado Watershed
    • Sevier River Watershed

Southeast Colorado River watershed

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Overview

The Southeast Colorado River Watershed is located in southeastern Utah. The watershed covers 10,900 square miles and ranged in elevation from 3,700 feet to 12,700 feet. Average annual precipitation is about 8 inches per year. Streams for this area are the San Juan River, Dolores River, Mill Creek, Montezuma Creek, La Sal River, Geyser Creek, North and South Creek, Recapture Creek, and the Colorado River. Federal and Indian reservation land make up 85% of the watershed. Major water uses are agriculture, irrigation, recreation, municipal uses, and wildlife.  Water quality issues include metals such as selenium, total dissolved solids, increased water temperature, and radiation. Pollutant sources include mining, agriculture, and natural occurrences.
Other links:
  • Moab Area Watershed Partnership
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Colorado River near Moab, Ut
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Utah Division of Water Quality

USU Water Quality Extension

Utah Department of Agriculture and Food

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