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| Duchesne River Euwinty | |
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 Map of the Duchesne River watershed | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| Cities | Duchesne, Tabiona, Myton, Randlett, Hanna |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Uinta Mountains |
| • location | Duchesne County, Utah |
| • coordinates | 40°42′31″N 110°52′25″W / 40.70861°N 110.87361°W[1] |
| • elevation | 10,093 ft (3,076 m) |
| Mouth | Green River |
• location | Uintah County, Utah |
• coordinates | 40°05′08″N 109°40′45″W / 40.08556°N 109.67917°W |
• elevation | 4,652 ft (1,418 m) |
| Length | 115 mi (185 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 3,790 sq mi (9,800 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Randlett |
| • average | 522 cu ft/s (14.8 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 0.78 cu ft/s (0.022 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 11,500 cu ft/s (330 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Lake Fork River, Uinta River |
| • right | Strawberry River |
The Duchesne River (/duːˈʃeɪn/ doo-SHAYN), located in the Uintah Basin region of Utah in the western United States, is a tributary of the Green River. The watershed of the river covers the Northeastern corner of Utah. The Duchesne River is 115 miles (185 km) long,[2] and drains a total land area of 3,790 square miles (9,800 km2).
- ^ "Duchesne River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1979-12-31. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2016-05-13