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The Jordan River is a long river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 in the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of Utah
Utah

The State of Utah is a western United States U.S. state of the United States. It was the List of U.S. states by date of statehood admitted to the United States on January 4, 1896....
. It flows from Utah Lake
Utah Lake

Utah Lake, at , is the largest natural freshwater lake in the state of Utah and a remnant of the prehistoric Lake Bonneville, which covered much of the state....
 to the Great Salt Lake
Great Salt Lake

Great Salt Lake, located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Utah, is the largest salt lake in the western hemisphere, the fourth-largest Endorheic in the world, and the 37th largest lake on Earth....
 and is and one of three major tributaries to the Great Salt Lake.

Jordan River originates at the north end of the Utah Lake where a pumping station has been created to regulate its flow. It then flows north through Utah
Utah County, Utah

Utah County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2000, the population was 368,536 and by 2007 was estimated at 483,702. It was named for the Spanish language name for the Ute Tribe Native American ....
 and Salt Lake Counties
Salt Lake County, Utah

Salt Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2007, the population was estimated at 1,009,518, up from a United States 2000 Census figure of 898,387....
 into the southeast portion of the Great Salt Lake, just over the border of Davis County
Davis County, Utah

Davis County is a County located in the U.S. state of Utah. In land area it is the smallest county in Utah. In 2000 the population was 238,994 and by 2006 was estimated at 276,259....
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The Jordan River is a long river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 in the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of Utah
Utah

The State of Utah is a western United States U.S. state of the United States. It was the List of U.S. states by date of statehood admitted to the United States on January 4, 1896....
. It flows from Utah Lake
Utah Lake

Utah Lake, at , is the largest natural freshwater lake in the state of Utah and a remnant of the prehistoric Lake Bonneville, which covered much of the state....
 to the Great Salt Lake
Great Salt Lake

Great Salt Lake, located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Utah, is the largest salt lake in the western hemisphere, the fourth-largest Endorheic in the world, and the 37th largest lake on Earth....
 and is and one of three major tributaries to the Great Salt Lake.

Course

The Jordan River originates at the north end of the Utah Lake where a pumping station has been created to regulate its flow. It then flows north through Utah
Utah County, Utah

Utah County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2000, the population was 368,536 and by 2007 was estimated at 483,702. It was named for the Spanish language name for the Ute Tribe Native American ....
 and Salt Lake Counties
Salt Lake County, Utah

Salt Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2007, the population was estimated at 1,009,518, up from a United States 2000 Census figure of 898,387....
 into the southeast portion of the Great Salt Lake, just over the border of Davis County
Davis County, Utah

Davis County is a County located in the U.S. state of Utah. In land area it is the smallest county in Utah. In 2000 the population was 238,994 and by 2006 was estimated at 276,259....
. The river receives the water of many streams flowing down from the Wasatch Range
Wasatch Range

The Wasatch Range is a mountain range that stretches about from the Utah- Idaho border, south through central Utah in the western United States....
.

River modifications and ecology

The Jordan River is impounded and diverted in many places. It is used for irrigation and forms the core of the Utah Oasis.

The river has been and continues to receive pollution
Pollution

Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability, disorder, harm or discomfort to the ecosystem i.e. physical systems or living organisms ....
. Several superfund site
Superfund

Superfund is the common name for the Environmental policy of the United States officially known as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act , enacted by the United States Congress on December 11, 1980 in response to the Love Canal disaster and the environmental contamination at the Valley of the Drums....
s are located along the river. There are several ongoing restoration projects.

History

The original name for the river was the Utah outlet or Utah River, but in 1847 it was renamed at the suggestion of Heber C. Kimball
Heber C. Kimball

Heber Chase Kimball was a leader in the early Latter Day Saint movement. He served as one of the original twelve Apostle in the early Mormon church, and as first counselor to Brigham Young in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1847 until his death....
 to the Western Jordan after the Jordan River
Jordan River

The Jordan River is a river in Southwest Asia which flows into the Dead Sea. It is considered to be one of the world's most sacred rivers. It is 251 kilometers long....
 in the Holy Land
Holy Land

The Holy Land , generally refers to the geographical region of the Levant called Land of Canaan or Land of Israel in the Bible, and constitutes the Promised land....
, due to similarities such as a freshwater lake source and an inland salt-sea destination. Later the "western" was dropped from the name, leaving the current name.

Natural history

The river continues to be a source of unusual findings such as nonnative tortoise
Tortoise

Tortoises or land turtles are land-dwelling reptiles of the family of Testudinidae, order Turtle. Like their marine cousins, the sea turtles, tortoises are shielded from predators by a shell....
s and piranha
Piranha

A piranha or pira?a is a member of a family of omnivorous freshwater fish which live in South American rivers. In Venezuelan rivers they are called caribes....
s.

Recreation

The Jordan River Parkway
Jordan River Parkway

The Jordan River Parkway is a mixed-use trail. An effort is still underway by Salt Lake County and many other local communities to develop a continuous trail along the river from Utah Lake to the Great Salt Lake....
 is an effort by Salt Lake County and the local communities to develop a continuous recreational use trail along the river from Utah Lake to the Great Salt Lake, though some sections are not completed.

See also

  • List of Utah rivers
    List of Utah rivers

    This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Utah in the United States, sorted by drainage basin....


Further reading

  • Morgan, Dale L. (1947). The Great Salt Lake. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. ISBN 0-87480-478-7


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