Virgin River

Virgin River
Virgen River, Rio de la Virgen^[1]
Virgin River; Virgen River, Rio de la Virgen
	Virgin River in Zion National Park
	The Virgin River watershed
Location
Country	United States
State	Nevada, Utah, Arizona
Physical characteristics
Source	confluence of East Fork and North Fork
• location	Navajo Reservoir, Dixie National Forest, Utah
• coordinates	37°9′44″N 113°0′51″W / 37.16222°N 113.01417°W
• elevation	3,763 ft (1,147 m)
Mouth	Colorado River
• location	Lake Mead, Lake Mead National Recreation Area
• coordinates	36°8′46″N 114°24′59″W / 36.14611°N 114.41639°W
• elevation	1,204 ft (367 m)
Length	162 mi (261 km)
Basin size	12,250 sq mi (31,700 km2)approx.
Discharge
• location	St. George, Utah
• average	183 cu ft/s (5.2 m3/s)
• minimum	0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s)
• maximum	55,000 cu ft/s (1,600 m3/s)
Basin features
River system	North and East Forks Virgin River
Tributaries
• left	Fort Pearce Wash
• right	Ash Creek, Santa Clara River, Beaver Dam Wash, Toquop Wash, Muddy River
National Wild and Scenic River
Type	Wild 145.4 miles (234.0 km); Scenic 11.3 miles (18.2 km); Recreational 12.6 miles (20.3 km)
Designated	March 30, 2009

The Virgin River is a tributary of the Colorado River in the U.S. states of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. The river is about 162 miles (261 km) long.^[3] It was designated Utah's first wild and scenic river in 2009, during the centennial celebration of Zion National Park.

^ Byrd H. Granger (1983). Arizona's Names (X Marks the Place). Tucson, Arizona: The Falconer Publishing Company. p. 652.
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Virgin River
^ ^a ^b ^c Calculated with Google Maps and Google Earth
^ ^a ^b "USGS Gage #09413500 on the Virgin River near St. George, UT" (PDF). National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
^ "National Wild and Scenic Rivers System". rivers.gov. National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Retrieved 2023-01-05.