Bear River & the Great Salt Lake
The Bear River, beginning in the alpine valleys of the High Uinta Mountains, flows through Utah, Idaho and Wyoming en route to its terminus in the Great Salt Lake. In addition to providing important riparian habitat throughout the Bear River Basin, the Bear River provides 60% of the surface water inflow to the Great Salt …
Green River
The Green River is the largest and most important tributary of the Colorado River System. It’s watershed, known as the Green River Basin, covers parts of Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado. Originating in the glaciers of the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming and flowing throughout the length of Utah, the 730 mile long Green River accounts …
Red Butte Creek
On June 12, 2010, Chevron’s crude oil pipeline near Red Butte Gardens fractured, dumping over 800 barrels or 35,000 gallons of oil down Red Butte Creek. Oil from the spill contaminated Red Butte Creek, the pond at Liberty Park, the Jordan River and the Great Salt Lake. A second spill occurred from the same pipeline …
SNWA Pipeline Project
The Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) remains committed to mining the ancient waters of the Snake and Spring Valleys to feed Las Vegas lawns. Despite the fact that the proposed water project would drop groundwater levels permanently by as much as 200 ft, Governor Herbert has chosen to side with the SNWA over well being …
Jordan River
URC Fighting for Last Piece of Jordan River Open Space Birdsong and sighing wind are the only sounds to interrupt the solitude as the river flows past. High banks protect uplands and meadows silhouetted by distant mountains. Hawks circle overhead. If you stay still a red fox may come out to hunt. This is a …
Price River Headwaters
The Price River originates in the Wasatch Plateau of Central Utah and flows 137 miles until its confluence with the Green River in Gray Canyon. Normally a small, shallow river, it is normally unnavigable. However, during springtime flows, sections of the river contains Class I to V whitewater and is popular with canoeists and kayakers. …