Curlew Valley

Curlew Valley
Valley
Country	United States
State	Utah & Idaho
Region	(northeast)-Great Basin Desert
Counties	Box Elder (Utah), Oneida (Idaho)
Borders on	Great Salt Lake-S (Hogup Mountains-SSW) Raft River Mountains-W Curlew National Grassland-NNE Hansel Mountains-E & SE Locomotive Springs Wildlife Management Area-SSW
Communities	Snowville (Utah), Stone (Idaho), Holbrook (Idaho)
Lake	Great Salt Lake
River	Deep Creek
Coordinates	41°54′02″N 112°59′58″W / 41.900476°N 112.999432°W / 41.900476; -112.999432Coordinates: 41°54′02″N 112°59′58″W / 41.900476°N 112.999432°W / 41.900476; -112.999432
Length	23 mi (37 km), SW x NE
Width	10 mi (16 km)
Curlew Valley in the State of Utah

The Curlew Valley is a 23-mile (37 km) long valley located on the northern edge of the Great Salt Lake in Box Elder County in northern Utah and extending north into Oneida County in southern Idaho.

Within northeast Box Elder County, the southwest of the valley abuts the Locomotive Springs Wildlife Management Area and an extensive salt flat on the edge of the Great Salt Lake.

The Curlew Valley trends southwest to northeast with Deep Creek towards the valley's west. At the valley's northeast, Deep Creek turns east, then almost due north into Idaho, meeting the unincorporated community of Stone and the south border of the Curlew National Grassland. Adjacent to Stone, upstream and south is the townsite of Snowville, Utah on Interstate 84 which traverses the valley diagonally from northwest (Idaho), by southeast. The route goes through the divide between the Hansel Mountains (south), and the North Hansel Mountains and continues southeast through the Blue Creek Valley, the south West Hills and continues on to Brigham City.

The Curlew Valley center is slightly east-southeast of Coyote Springs, on Deep Creek. A mountain peak, Cedar Hill lies adjacent eastwards, 5,181 feet (1,579 m). Directly west, and south of Coyote Springs lies another peak, Wildcat Hills, 5,077 feet (1,547 m).

At the northeast of the valley, the Stone Hills force Deep Creek to transect east; here, about 3–5 miles (4.8–8.0 km) west and southwest of Snowville is the Rose Ranch Reservoir, formed on Deep Creek.