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Duchesne River Euwinty | |
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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).