The Weber River is a c.

Circa

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 125 miles (201 km) long river

River

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 of northern Utah

Utah

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, USA. It begins in the northwest of the Uinta Mountains

Uinta Mountains

The Uinta Mountains are a high chain of mountains in northeastern Utah and extreme northwestern Colorado in the United States. A subrange of the Rocky Mountains, they are unusual for being the highest range in the contiguous United States running east to west, and lie approximately east of Salt...

 and empties into the Great Salt Lake

Great Salt Lake

The Great Salt Lake, located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Utah, is the largest salt water lake in the western hemisphere, the fourth-largest terminal lake in the world. In an average year the lake covers an area of around , but the lake's size fluctuates substantially due to its...

. The Weber River was named for American fur trapper John Henry Weber

John Henry Weber

John Henry Weber was an American fur trader and explorer. Weber was active in the early years of the fur trade, exploring territory in the Rocky Mountains and areas in the current state of Utah....

.

Weber River

The Weber River rises in the northwest of the Uinta Mountains

Uinta Mountains

The Uinta Mountains are a high chain of mountains in northeastern Utah and extreme northwestern Colorado in the United States. A subrange of the Rocky Mountains, they are unusual for being the highest range in the contiguous United States running east to west, and lie approximately east of Salt...

, at the foot of peaks including Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain (Utah)

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, Notch Mountain, and Mount Watson. It passes by Oakley

Oakley, Utah

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, and fills the reservoir of Rockport Lake, then turns north, receiving the flow of major tributaries Silver Creek and at Coalville

Coalville, Utah

Coalville is a city in Summit County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,382 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Summit County...

, Chalk Creek. Coalville is also at the upper end of Echo Reservoir; Below the reservoir, the river passes Henefer

Henefer, Utah

Henefer is a town in Summit County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 684 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Henefer is located at ....

, turns more westerly, and then passes Morgan

Morgan, Utah

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, where it receives East Canyon Creek. Issuing out of the mountains at Uintah

Uintah, Utah

Uintah is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,127 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area...

 at the mouth of Weber Canyon

Weber Canyon

Weber Canyon is a canyon in the Wasatch Range near Ogden, Utah, through which the Weber River flows west toward the Great Salt Lake. It is fed by 13 tributary creeks and is 40 miles long.- History :...

, it turns north again where it is joined by the Ogden River

Ogden River

The Ogden River is a long river in Utah.The Ogden River's three forks begin in the Wasatch Range in Weber County and converge at Pineview Reservoir, near Huntsville...

 west of Ogden

Ogden, Utah

Ogden is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. Ogden serves as the county seat of Weber County. The population was 82,825 according to the 2010 Census. The city served as a major railway hub through much of its history, and still handles a great deal of freight rail traffic which makes it a...

. The combined stream meanders across mostly-flat land, entering mud flats near where it empties into the Great Salt Lake

Great Salt Lake

The Great Salt Lake, located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Utah, is the largest salt water lake in the western hemisphere, the fourth-largest terminal lake in the world. In an average year the lake covers an area of around , but the lake's size fluctuates substantially due to its...

, contributing about 25 percent of the total water entering the lake.

Among the fish to be found in the river are brook trout

Brook trout

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, brown trout

Brown trout

The brown trout and the sea trout are fish of the same species....

, cutthroat trout

Cutthroat trout

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, rainbow trout

Rainbow trout

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 (which is stocked), and mountain whitefish

Mountain whitefish

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.

The Weber has long been used for irrigation and is part of the United States Bureau of Reclamation

United States Bureau of Reclamation

The United States Bureau of Reclamation , and formerly the United States Reclamation Service , is an agency under the U.S...

's Weber basin project. Among the dams on the Weber are Wanship Dam on Rockport Reservoir

Rockport Reservoir

Rockport Reservoir, also called Wanship Reservoir, is a reservoir in Summit County, Utah, United States.-Reservoir:Rockport Reservoir is located just south of the town of Wanship on Utah State Route 32...

(completed 1957) and Echo Dam (completed 1931). The watershed totals about 2500 sq mi (6,475 km²).