San Pitch River

San Pitch River
"SanPitch"
The San Pitch is to the east of the Great Basin section but within the Great Basin (west of the Great Basin Divide).
Native nameSahpeech  (Ute)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
Physical characteristics
Length65 mi (105 km)[1]
Basin size480 sq mi (1,200 km2)[2]
Basin features
River systemEscalante-Sevier subregion

The San Pitch River, extending 65 miles (105 km), is the primary watercourse of the Sanpete Valley and drains into the Sevier River in southwestern Sanpete. The river is named for the Ute chief Sanpitch, who also gives his name to the San Pitch Mountains and Sanpete County.

  1. ^ "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved Feb 16, 2011.
  2. ^ "Boundary Descriptions and Names of Regions, Subregions, Accounting Units and Cataloging Units". USGS.gov. Retrieved 2010-06-06.