| Santa Clara River | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Tonaquint River (Ute-Southern Paiute)[1] |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| Region | Washington County |
| Cities | St. George, Santa Clara, Ivins, Pine Valley |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of the Right, Middle, and Left Forks Santa Clara River |
| • location | Above Pine Valley, Utah |
| • coordinates | 37°22′32″N 113°27′50″W / 37.37556°N 113.46389°W[2] |
| • elevation | 6,830 ft (2,080 m) |
| Mouth | Confluence with the Virgin River |
• location | South of St. George, Utah |
• coordinates | 37°04′23″N 113°34′55″W / 37.07306°N 113.58194°W[2] |
• elevation | 2,536 ft (773 m)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Right, Middle, and Left Forks Santa Clara River |
The Santa Clara River is a 52-mile-long (84 km)[3] river whose three forks join above Pine Valley in the Pine Valley Mountains in Washington County, Utah, United States. It flows west, then south, then briefly southeast before joining the Virgin River just south of downtown St. George. It is southern Utah's largest tributary to the Virgin River.
- ^ John W. Van Cott (1990). Utah place names: a comprehensive guide to the origins of geographic names. University of Utah Press. p. 331. ISBN 978-0-87480-345-7.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Santa Clara River
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 15, 2011