Ogden River
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Ogden River is a 35 mile long river in Utah. It is formed in the Wasatch Range in Weber County, (northern Utah) at the convergence of its forks (North, Central and South) at Pineview Reservoir near Huntsville. From here, the river flow southwest through Ogden Canyon and Ogden City, until it joins the Weber River just west of Ogden.
The river has been a source of irrigation since the early 20th century. [1] The Ogden River has cut through the landscape to create the remarkable Ogden Canyon, which is a roughly 6 mile long canyon with a series of smaller side canyons.[2] The city of Ogden is at the western end of Ogden Canyon with the eastern end at Pineview Dam, which was completed in 1937. This is one of a series of projects by the Bureau of Reclamations as part of the Ogden River Project that attempts to supply irrigation to 25,000 acres (110 km²) of nearby land. Other projects include the Ogden-Brigham Canal, which connects the river with Brigham City to the north, the reconstructed Ogden Canyon Conduit, and the South Ogden Highline Canal.[3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000. Columbia University Press.
- ^ De Voto, Bernard Augustine (August 1, 2001). The Western Paradox. Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-08423-4. p. 448.
- ^ Ogden River Project, General Description. Bureau of Reclamations. Retrieved on July 18, 2006.
