| Bear River | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Bear_River_Canyon.jpg) Bear River Canyon in Utah c. 1869 | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Bearrivermap.png) Map of the Bear River watershed. | |
| Native name | Boa Ogoi (Shoshoni)[1] |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah, Idaho, Wyoming |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of Hayden Fork and Stillwater Fork |
| • location | Uinta Mountains, Summit County, Utah |
| • coordinates | 40°52′2″N 110°50′9″W / 40.86722°N 110.83583°W[2] |
| • elevation | 8,510 ft (2,590 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Great Salt Lake, Box Elder County, Utah |
• coordinates | 41°27′30″N 112°17′25″W / 41.45833°N 112.29028°W[2] |
• elevation | 4,211 ft (1,284 m)[2] |
| Length | 350 mi (560 km) |
| Basin size | 7,026 sq mi (18,200 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Corinne, Utah, 4 miles (6.4 km) from the mouth[4] |
| • average | 2,410 cu ft/s (68 m3/s)[4] |
| • minimum | 25 cu ft/s (0.71 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 10,400 cu ft/s (290 m3/s) |
The Bear River is the largest tributary of the Great Salt Lake, draining a mountainous area and farming valleys northeast of the lake and southeast of the Snake River Plain. It flows through northeastern Utah, southwestern Wyoming, southeastern Idaho, and back into northern Utah, in the United States. Approximately 350 miles (560 km) long[5][6] it is the longest river in North America that does not ultimately reach the sea.[7]
- ^ Darren Parry (2019). The Bear River Massacre: A Shoshone History. Common Consent Press. ISBN 978-1948218207.
- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear River
- ^ "USGS Gage #10126000 on the Bear River near Corinne, Utah (Average Annual Discharge)". National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. 1950–2021. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
- ^ a b "USGS Gage #10126000 on the Bear River near Corinne, Utah". National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
- ^ Hopkins, Daniel J., editor (1997). Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary. (Third Edition). Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, Inc. Publishers. p.123. ISBN 0-87779-546-0
- ^ Bridgwater, William & Kurtz, Seymour. editors. The Columbia Encyclopedia. (Third Edition). New York: Columbia University Press, 1963. p. 183.
- ^ Davis, Jim. "Glad You Asked: Why Does A River Run Through It? – Utah Geological Survey". Archived from the original on 2019-02-09.