Malad River (Utah)

Malad River
Country United States
States Utah, Idaho
Counties Box Elder County, Utah, Oneida County, Idaho
Source Big Malad Spring
 - location northwest of Malad City, Oneida County, Idaho
 - elevation 4,728 ft (1,441 m) [1]
 - coordinates 42°13′18″N 112°21′54″W / 42.22167°N 112.36500°W / 42.22167; -112.36500 [1]
Mouth Bear River
 - location south of Bear River City, Box Elder County, Utah
 - elevation 4,222 ft (1,287 m) [2]
 - coordinates 41°35′10″N 112°07′03″W / 41.58611°N 112.11750°W / 41.58611; -112.11750Coordinates: 41°35′10″N 112°07′03″W / 41.58611°N 112.11750°W / 41.58611; -112.11750 [2]
Length 97 mi (156 km) [3]
Location of the mouth of the Malad River in Utah

The Malad River is a 97-mile-long (156 km)[3] tributary of the Bear River in southeastern Idaho and northern Utah in the United States. The river flows southward, beginning northwest of Malad City, Idaho, crosses the Idaho-Utah state line just north of Portage, Utah, flows through Tremonton, and empties into the Bear River just south of Bear River City.

Malad River was so named on account of the river making pioneers sick, malade meaning "sick" in French.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Big Malad Spring". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. June 21, 1979. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Malad River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. December 31, 1979. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  4. ↑ Van Atta, Dale (Jan 22, 1977). "You name it - there's a town for it". The Deseret News. pp. W6. Retrieved 18 October 2015.


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