Escalante River
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The Escalante River is a remote tributary of the Colorado River in southern Utah, renowned for its deep sandstone canyons, slot canyons, and scenic wilderness within the Grand Staircase–Escalante region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Escalante River canonical | 3 |
| Escalante River arm of Lake Powell | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| approximateLength | about 90 miles ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| discoveredByEuropeans | Domínguez–Escalante expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Garfield County, Utah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kane County, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | semi-arid desert ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | riparian corridor ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature |
narrow slot canyons
ⓘ
natural arches ⓘ sandstone cliffs ⓘ side canyons ⓘ |
| hasHazard | flash floods ⓘ |
| hasMajorTributary |
Boulder Creek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coyote Gulch NERFINISHED ⓘ Death Hollow NERFINISHED ⓘ Harris Wash NERFINISHED ⓘ Pine Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasManagementAuthority |
Bureau of Land Management
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Park Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
cottonwood trees
ⓘ
desert shrubs ⓘ willows ⓘ |
| knownFor |
deep sandstone canyons
ⓘ
remote wilderness ⓘ scenic landscapes ⓘ slot canyons ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado Plateau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Staircase–Escalante region NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea |
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthElevation | approximately 3,700 feet ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
Colorado River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy | Silvestre Vélez de Escalante NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearSettlement |
Boulder, Utah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Escalante, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Colorado River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recreation |
backpacking
ⓘ
canyoneering ⓘ hiking ⓘ packrafting ⓘ photography ⓘ |
| regionType | remote ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Aquarius Plateau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boulder Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Garfield County, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Utah ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Colorado River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Escalante River arm of Lake Powell