| Beaver River (Utah) | |
| Map: | Sevierrivermap.png |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Utah |
| Length: | 110miles |
| Discharge1 Location: | Beaver[1] |
| Discharge1 Min: | 7.2cuft/s |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 51.5cuft/s[2] |
| Discharge1 Max: | 1080cuft/s |
| Source1: | Confluence of South and East Forks |
| Source1 Location: | Tushar Mountains, Beaver County |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 38.2825°N -112.4472°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 7142feet |
| Mouth: | Sevier River |
| Mouth Location: | near Delta, Millard County |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 39.1531°N -112.835°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 4557feet |
| Basin Size: | 2466sqmi |
| Tributaries Left: | South Fork Beaver River, South Creek (Beaver River) |
| Tributaries Right: | East Fork Beaver River, North Creek (Beaver River), Indian Creek (Beaver River), Cove Creek |
The Beaver River is a river in western Utah, 110miles long, that drains to Sevier Lake via the Sevier River.[4]
The river starts in the Tushar Mountains, in eastern Beaver County near the town of Beaver, and flows for about 30miles west as a perennial stream, through the Beaver Valley to the Escalante Desert, where it turns north. The river then continues north for about 80miles as an ephemeral wash, past Milford into Millard County. Once it reaches the Sevier Desert south of Delta it turns west, joining the Sevier River and emptying into the intermittent, endorheic Sevier Lake.[4] [5]
The Beaver River watershed drains about 2466mi2,[6] most of it desert. The human population is about 3500, mostly concentrated in the town of Beaver. The river is dammed for irrigation in its upper reaches by Rocky Ford Dam, forming Minersville Reservoir. A total of 84000acres are farmed in the basin.[7]