Bear River (Great Salt Lake)
| Bear River | |
|---|---|
Bear River Canyon in Utah c. 1869 | |
Map of the Bear River watershed. | |
| Native name | Boa Ogoi (Shoshoni) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah, Idaho, Wyoming |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of Hayden Fork and Stillwater Fork |
| • location | Uinta Mountains, Summit County, Utah |
| • coordinates | 40°52′2″N 110°50′9″W / 40.86722°N 110.83583°W |
| • elevation | 8,510 ft (2,590 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Great Salt Lake, Box Elder County, Utah |
• coordinates | 41°27′30″N 112°17′25″W / 41.45833°N 112.29028°W |
• elevation | 4,211 ft (1,284 m) |
| Length | 350 mi (560 km) |
| Basin size | 7,026 sq mi (18,200 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Corinne, Utah, 4 miles (6.4 km) from the mouth |
| • average | 2,410 cu ft/s (68 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 25 cu ft/s (0.71 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 10,400 cu ft/s (290 m3/s) |
The Bear River is the largest tributary of the Great Salt Lake, draining a mountainous area and farming valleys northeast of the lake and southeast of the Snake River Plain. It flows through northeastern Utah, southwestern Wyoming, southeastern Idaho, and back into northern Utah, in the United States. Approximately 350 miles (560 km) long it is the longest river in North America that does not ultimately reach the sea.