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    • Utah Watershed Contact List
    • Utah Watershed Partners
  • Projects
    • Success Stories
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  • 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

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Overview

​The West Colorado River Watershed is located in east-central Utah and drains an area of about 16,500 square miles. It ranges in elevation from 3,700 feet to 11,000 feet. Precipitation averages from 30 inches per year in higher elevations to 7 inches per year in the lower regions. Major rivers include the San Rafael River, Green River, Dirty Devil River, Muddy Creek, Escalante River, Fremont River, and Price River, all of which end up draining into the Colorado River and Lake Powell. Other major water bodies include, Panguitch Lake, Fish Creek Reservoir, Fish Lake, Electric Lake, Millsite Reservoir, Huntington Reservoir, and many others. Water use includes irrigation, wildlife, recreation, municipal, and industrial uses. Water quality issues include dissolved solids, pH, dissolved iron, sediments, metals, and salinity.
Fact Sheets:
Fremont River Watershed
Price River Watershed
Scofield Reservoir Watershed
San Rafael River Watershed
Watershed Groups:
​Escalante River Watershed Partnership
Other Links:
  • Escalante River Watershed Water Quality Management Plan
  • Paria River Watershed Water Quality Management
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Mud Creek, Carbon Co, Ut

Utah Division of Water Quality

USU Water Quality Extension

Utah Department of Agriculture and Food

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