Sevier River

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river

The Sevier River is a major river in central Utah that flows through arid valleys and agricultural regions before terminating in the landlocked Sevier Lake within the Great Basin.

Aliases (1)

East Fork Sevier River ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river →
basinCountry	United States →
country	United States →
createsReservoir	Palisade Reservoir → Piute Reservoir → Yuba Reservoir →
crosses	Sevier Desert →
drainageType	endorheic →
ecoregion	intermountain West →
flowsThrough	Delta, Utah area → Garfield County, Utah → Gunnison, Utah area → Juab County, Utah → Millard County, Utah → Piute County, Utah → Richfield, Utah area → Sanpete County, Utah → Sevier County, Utah → agricultural regions → arid valleys →
hasDam	Palisade Dam → Piute Dam → Sevier Bridge Dam →
hasTributary	Beaver River → East Fork Sevier River → Otter Creek NERFINISHED → San Pitch River NERFINISHED →
historicalUse	Mormon pioneer settlement support → Native American habitation support →
length	approximately 383 miles → approximately 616 kilometers →
locatedIn	Great Basin → Utah → central Utah →
mouthLocation	Millard County, Utah → Sevier Lake →
nameEtymology	derived from Spanish "Río Severo" or "Río Severo/Severo" →
partOf	Great Basin hydrologic region →
region	Great Basin Desert →
riverSystem	Great Basin endorheic system →
sourceLocation	Garfield County, Utah → Paunsaugunt Plateau → southwestern Utah →
terminatesIn	Sevier Lake → landlocked basin →
usedFor	agriculture → irrigation →
waterManagement	heavily diverted for irrigation →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Great Basin →	contains
Delta, Utah, United States →	hasNearbyFeature
Sevier River ("East Fork Sevier River") →	hasTributary