Everything about Jordan River Utah totally explained
The
Jordan River, located in the
Western U.S. state of
Utah, is the outlet of
Utah Lake and one of three major tributaries to
Great Salt Lake. It originates at the north end of Utah Lake where a pumping station has been created to regulate its flow, then continues north through
Utah and
Salt Lake Counties into the southeast portion of Great Salt Lake. The
river is impounded and diverted in many places, and has been heavily
polluted in the past (there are several
superfund sites along the river banks), but in recent years there has been an effort to clean up the river.
The original name for the river was the
Utah outlet or
Utah River, but in
1847 it was renamed at the suggestion of
Heber C. Kimball to the
Western Jordan after the
Jordan River in the
Holy Land, due to similarities such as a freshwater lake source and an inland salt-sea destination. Later the "western" was dropped from the name, leaving the current name.
The river continues to be a source of unusual findings such as nonnative
tortoises and
piranhas.
The
Jordan River Parkway is an effort by
Salt Lake County and the local communities to develop a continuous recreational use trail along the river from Utah Lake to the Great Salt Lake. Though some sections are not completed.
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