Paria River
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The Paria River is a scenic tributary of the Colorado River in southern Utah and northern Arizona, known for its colorful canyons and popular backpacking routes like Paria Canyon and Buckskin Gulch.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
ⓘ
tributary ⓘ |
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Utah–Arizona border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Colorado River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecosystem | desert riparian habitat ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paria Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Vermilion Cliffs National Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geology |
Navajo Sandstone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vermilion Cliffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
flash flood risk
ⓘ
narrow canyons ⓘ sandstone walls ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | “pariah” or “alien” in Spanish usage (disputed etymology) ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Spanish language ⓘ |
| hasTributary | Buckskin Gulch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Buckskin Gulch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paria Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ backpacking routes ⓘ colorful canyons ⓘ slot canyons ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Utah ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
northern Arizona
ⓘ
southern Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managementUnit | Paria Canyon–Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedAt | Lees Ferry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Colorado River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Kanab, Utah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Page, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfProtectedArea | Paria Canyon–Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Bureau of Land Management NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recreationActivity |
backpacking
ⓘ
camping ⓘ canyoneering ⓘ hiking ⓘ |
| requiresPermitFor |
overnight trips in Buckskin Gulch
ⓘ
overnight trips in Paria Canyon ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | southwestern Utah ⓘ |
| state |
Arizona
ⓘ
Utah ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Colorado River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | wilderness recreation ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.