Logan River (Utah-Idaho)

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]

Logan River
Logan River in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest
Logan River (Utah-Idaho) is located in Utah
Logan River (Utah-Idaho)
Location of the mouth of the Logan River in Utah
Logan River (Utah-Idaho) is located in the United States
Logan River (Utah-Idaho)
Logan River (Utah-Idaho) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateUtah, Idaho
CountiesCache County, Utah, Franklin County, Idaho
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationeast of Preston, Franklin County, Idaho
 • coordinates42°02′07″N 111°35′58″W / 42.03528°N 111.59944°W / 42.03528; -111.59944[1]
 • elevation8,096 ft (2,468 m)[2]
MouthLittle Bear River
 • location
west of Logan, Cache County, Utah
 • coordinates
41°44′29″N 111°57′17″W / 41.74139°N 111.95472°W / 41.74139; -111.95472[1]
 • elevation
4,413 ft (1,345 m)[1]
Length54 mi (87 km)[3]

Course

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Logan River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. December 31, 1979. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  2. ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. ^ a b "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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