San Pitch River
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| name = San Pitch River
| native_name = {{native name|mis|Sahpeech|paren=omit}} (Ute)
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| map_caption = The San Pitch is to the east of the Great Basin section but within the Great Basin (west of the Great Basin Divide).
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| subdivision_name2 = Utah
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| length = {{convert|65|mi|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web| url=http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/| title=The National Map| publisher=U.S. Geological Survey| accessdate=Feb 16, 2011}}
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| river_system = Escalante-Sevier subregion
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The San Pitch River, extending {{convert|65|mi}}, is the primary watercourse of the Sanpete Valley and drains into the Sevier River in southwestern Sanpete. The river is named for the Ute chief Sanpitch, who also gives his name to the San Pitch Mountains and Sanpete County.
Course
The upper San Pitch River begins north of Milburn near Oak Creek Ridge{{cite book|last=Millennium Science and Engineering|title=San Pitch River Watershed San Pitch River Watershed Water Quality Management Plan|year=2003|publisher=Utah Department of Environmental Quality/Division of Water Quality|url=http://www.waterquality.utah.gov/TMDL/San_Pitch_River_TMDL.pdf|author2=James A. Harris |author3=Harry Lewis Judd |accessdate=8 June 2013}} on the northern Wasatch Plateau and flows south to Moroni. The middle San Pitch River runs from Moroni, where it crosses Utah State Route 132 (SR‑132). The middle San Pitch River runs from SR‑132 to Gunnison Reservoir. The lower San Pitch River flows from Gunnison Reservoir to where it meets the Sevier River, west of Gunnison.
See also
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References
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External links
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- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmIsYKDpX-0 YouTube video showing the restoration of degraded sections of the San Pitch River]
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Category:Rivers of Sanpete County, Utah
Category:Rivers of the Great Basin
Category:Rivers of the Rocky Mountains
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