Dirty Devil River

Dirty Devil River
The Dirty Devil River near Twin Corral Box Canyon
Location of the Dirty Devil River within Utah
Dirty Devil River is located in Utah
Dirty Devil River
Location of the mouth of the Dirty Devil River in Utah
Location
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountyWayne County, Garfield County
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of Fremont River and Muddy Creek
 • locationWayne County, Utah
 • coordinates38°24′9″N 110°41′35″W / 38.40250°N 110.69306°W / 38.40250; -110.69306[1]
 • elevation4,266 ft (1,300 m)[2]
MouthColorado River
 • location
Lake Powell, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Garfield County, Utah
 • coordinates
37°53′30″N 110°23′33″W / 37.89167°N 110.39250°W / 37.89167; -110.39250[1]
 • elevation
3,703 ft (1,129 m)[3]
Length80 mi (130 km)[4]
Discharge 
 • average101 cu ft/s (2.9 m3/s)[5]
 • minimum0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s)
 • maximum35,800 cu ft/s (1,010 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftMuddy Creek
 • rightFremont River

The Dirty Devil River is an 80-mile-long (130 km) tributary of the Colorado River, located in the U.S. state of Utah. It flows through southern Utah from the confluence of the Fremont River and Muddy Creek before emptying into the Colorado River at Lake Powell.

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dirty Devil River
  2. ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. ^ Mouth elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS mouth coordinates.
  4. ^ Dirty Devil River Archived March 19, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, The Columbia Gazetteer of North America
  5. ^ http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2013/pdfs/09333500.2013.pdf [bare URL PDF]