San Pitch River

San Pitch River "SanPitch"
The San Pitch is to the east of the Great Basin section but within the Great Basin (west of the Great Basin Divide).
Native name	Sahpeech  (Ute)
Location
Country	United States
State	Utah
Physical characteristics
Length	65 mi (105 km)[1]
Basin size	480 sq mi (1,200 km^2)[2]
Basin features
River system	Escalante-Sevier subregion

The San Pitch River, extending 65 miles (105 km), is the primary watercourse of the Sanpete Valley and drains into the Sevier River in southwestern Sanpete. The river is named for the Ute chief Sanpitch, who also gives his name to the San Pitch Mountains and Sanpete County.

Course

The upper San Pitch River begins north of Milburn near Oak Creek Ridge[3] on the northern Wasatch Plateau and flows south to Moroni. The middle San Pitch River runs from Moroni, where it crosses Utah State Route 132 (SR‑132). The middle San Pitch River runs from SR‑132 to Gunnison Reservoir. The lower San Pitch River flows from Gunnison Reservoir to where it meets the Sevier River, west of Gunnison.

See also

• List of rivers of Utah

References

1. "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved Feb 16, 2011.
2. "Boundary Descriptions and Names of Regions, Subregions, Accounting Units and Cataloging Units". USGS.gov. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
3. Millennium Science and Engineering; James A. Harris; Harry Lewis Judd (2003). San Pitch River Watershed San Pitch River Watershed Water Quality Management Plan (PDF). Utah Department of Environmental Quality/Division of Water Quality. Retrieved 8 June 2013.

External links

• YouTube video showing the restoration of degraded sections of the San Pitch River

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