Price River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Utah |
Region | Carbon, Utah, and Emery Counties |
Cities | Colton, Royal, Castle Gate, Helper, Spring Glen, Carbonville, Price, Wellington, Woodside |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Scofield Reservoir |
• location | Northern edge of the Manti–La Sal National Forest and Wasatch Plateau |
• coordinates | 39°47′13″N 111°07′24″W / 39.78694°N 111.12333°W[1] |
• elevation | 7,618 ft (2,322 m) |
Mouth | Confluence with the Green River |
• location | 20 miles (32 km) north of Green River, Utah |
• coordinates | 39°10′46″N 110°06′23″W / 39.17944°N 110.10639°W[1] |
• elevation | 4,140 ft (1,260 m) |
Basin size | 170 sq mi (440 km2) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | White River, Willow Creek |
The Price River is a 137-mile-long (220 km)[2][3] southeastward flowing river in Carbon, Utah and Emery counties in eastern Utah. It is a tributary to the Green River, itself a tributary to the Colorado River.