Logan River (Utah)

Logan River
Logan River in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest
Country United States
States Utah, Idaho
Counties Cache County, Utah, Franklin County, Idaho
Source
 - location east of Preston, Franklin County, Idaho
 - elevation 8,096 ft (2,468 m) [1]
 - coordinates 42°02′07″N 111°35′58″W / 42.03528°N 111.59944°W / 42.03528; -111.59944 [2]
Mouth Little Bear River
 - location west of Logan, Cache County, Utah
 - elevation 4,413 ft (1,345 m) [2]
 - coordinates 41°44′29″N 111°57′17″W / 41.74139°N 111.95472°W / 41.74139; -111.95472Coordinates: 41°44′29″N 111°57′17″W / 41.74139°N 111.95472°W / 41.74139; -111.95472 [2]
Length 54 mi (87 km) [3]
Location of the mouth of the Logan River in Utah

The Logan River is a 53.7-mile-long (86.4 km)[3] tributary of the Little Bear River in Utah, the United States. It is currently being studied to determine whether it is suitable for National Wild and Scenic Rivers designation.[4]

Course

The Logan River rises in the Bear River Mountains in Idaho and flows south, then southwest through Logan Canyon and the Wasatch-Cache National Forest to the city of Logan, Utah, in the Cache Valley. In this valley it joins the Little Bear River a few miles west of Logan and about 5 miles (8 km) south of where the Little Bear River joins the Bear River.

The river is dammed at 1st, 2nd, and 3rd dams at the mouth of Logan Canyon.

See also

References

  1. Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  2. 1 2 3 "Logan River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. December 31, 1979. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  4. Wild and Scenic Rivers - USDA Forest Service Intermountain Region


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