Duchesne River
| Duchesne River | |
| Euwinty | |
| River | |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Utah |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Lake Fork River, Uinta River |
| - right | Strawberry River |
| Cities | Duchesne, Tabiona, Myton, Randlett, Hanna |
| Source | Uinta Mountains |
| - elevation | 10,093 ft (3,076 m) |
| - coordinates | 40°42′31″N 110°52′25″W / 40.70861°N 110.87361°W |
| Mouth | Green River |
| - elevation | 4,652 ft (1,418 m) |
| - coordinates | 40°05′08″N 109°40′45″W / 40.08556°N 109.67917°WCoordinates: 40°05′08″N 109°40′45″W / 40.08556°N 109.67917°W |
| Length | 115 mi (185 km) |
| Basin | 3,790 sq mi (9,816 km2) |
| Discharge | for Randlett |
| - average | 522 cu ft/s (15 m3/s) |
| - max | 11,500 cu ft/s (326 m3/s) |
| - min | 0.78 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) |
 Map of the Duchesne River watershed
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The Duchesne River, located in the Uintah Basin region of Utah in the western United States, is a tributary of the Green River. The watershed of the river covers the Northeastern corner of Utah. The Duchesne River is 115 miles (185 km) long, and drains a total land area of 3,790 square miles (9,800 km2).
The Duchesne River begins in the Uinta Mountains in northern Utah. It first flows southeast, then turns east at the confluence of the Strawberry River which enters from the west. It picks up the Lake Fork River from the north near Myton and the Uinta River from the north at Randlett. Below Randlett it turns southeast, emptying into the Green River at Ouray. The Duchesne River proper flows through Duchesne and Uintah counties, although some of its watershed extend into Wasatch County.
The Yellowstone River is a major tributary of the Lake Fork, and the Whiterocks River flows into the Uinta River. Other major tributaries include Rock Creek, which flows into the Duchesne River southwest of Talmage, and Currant Creek, a tributary of the Strawberry River.
Named Santa Caterina de Sena by Dominguez-Escalante in September 1776, the river received its permanent name from early French American trappers who were from St. Louis, Missouri, but work out of Taos, New Mexico and followed the Old Spanish Trail north until they entered the Uintah Basin by way of the Book Cliffs in the south. From 1824 to 1840 the river and its tributaries provided tons of beaver pelts used to make hats. William Henry Ashley upon entering the Uinta Basin from the north in 1825 and exploring the branches of the Green River called the Duchesne branch the "Euwinty" river. The first reference to the "Duchesne Fork" is from a map created by Warren A Ferris in 1835.
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