East Canyon Creek

East Canyon Creek
East Canyon Creek
	East Canyon Creek spilling over East Canyon Reservoir Dam
	Location of mouth
Location
Country	United States
State	Utah
Region	Morgan and Summit Counties
Physical characteristics
Source	At the confluence of Kimball Creek and McLeod Creek in Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Range
• location	5.6 miles (9.0 km) north of Park City, Utah
• coordinates	40°43′26″N 111°31′07″W[1]
• elevation	6,370 ft (1,940 m)
Mouth	Weber River
• location	2.5 miles (4.0 km) northwest of Morgan, Utah
• coordinates	41°03′24″N 111°42′59″W[2]
• elevation	5,000 ft (1,500 m)
Length	40.5 mi (65.2 km)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	McLeod Creek, Three Mile Creek, Two Mile Creek, Quaking Aspen Creek, Monument Creek, Dry Pine Creek, Sawtooth Creek, Woods Creek, Hardscrabble Creek, Deep Creek
• right	Kimball Creek, Porcupine Creek, Wet Fork Schuster Creek, Taylor Hollow Creek, Dixie Hollow Creek

East Canyon Creek is a 40.5-mile-long (65.2 km)[1] north by northwest-flowing stream that begins northwest of Kimball Junction in Summit County, Utah, on the east side of the summit of the Wasatch Range, and flows to its confluence with the Weber River in Morgan County, Utah. East Canyon Creek is one of four major tributaries of the Weber River, which in turn, flows to the Great Salt Lake.[3]

History

The Mormon pioneers named the stream East Canyon Creek in 1847. Previously it was known as Bauchmins Creek after a local trapper.[4]

Watershed and Course

Map of Kimball Creek and McLeod Creek confluence, the source of East Canyon Creek in Summit County, Utah.

The total East Canyon Creek watershed drains 245 square miles (630 km²) of the eastern slope of the Wasatch Range.[3] The portion above East Canyon Reservoir drains 145 square miles (380 km²) that includes Park City, Utah and several major ski resorts near its headwaters.[5] Its origin is 1.4 miles (2.3 km) east of Kimball Junction in Morgan County, Utah, just north of Interstate 80 at the confluence of Kimball Creek and McLeod Creek in Summit County, Utah.[6] Note the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) likely needs to be corrected to be consistent with the U.S. Geological Survey report and map.

East Canyon Dam is at stream mile 17.8 miles (28.6 km), forming East Canyon Reservoir in East Canyon State Park. From the dam to the confluence of Kimball and McLeod Creeks is an additional 22.7 miles (36.5 km) for a total East Canyon Creek stream length of 40.5 miles (65.2 km).[1]

Ecology and Conservation

Bonneville cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii utah) is a Utah Sensitive subpecies of cutthroat trout and was the native trout species in East Canyon Creek, however it is thought to be extirpated due to decreased flows, increased nutrient input, degradation to water and habitat quality, and depredation by non-native introduced brown trout (Salmo trutta) and possibly by hybridization with non-native introduced rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).[5]

References

U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed July 20, 2023
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Canyon Creek
Weber River Partnership (2014). Weber River Watershed Plan (PDF) (Report). Utah Clean Water Partnership. p. 96. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
John W. Van Cott (1990). Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: a Compilation. Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-87480-345-7.
Carl Adams; Linda Burfitt; Kari Chalker; Catherine Chatfield; John Christensen; Doug Davidson; Erica Gaddis; J. Hope Hornbeck; Greg Larson; Kari Lundeen; Audrey McCulley; Jerry Miller; Megan Nelson; David Reinhart; Laura Burch Vernon (May 1, 2010). East Canyon Reservoir and East Canyon Creek Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) (Report). Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah Division of Water Quality. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
C.D. Wilkowske (2005). Seepage Study of McLeod Creek and East Canyon Creek near Park City, Summit County, Utah, 2004, Scientific Report Report 2005-5164 (PDF) (Report). Reston, Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

External links

East Canyon Creek Watershed Committee

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[NHD-1] U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed July 20, 2023

[gnis-2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Canyon Creek

[WeberRiver-3] Weber River Partnership (2014). Weber River Watershed Plan (PDF) (Report). Utah Clean Water Partnership. p. 96. Retrieved August 11, 2023.

[4] John W. Van Cott (1990). Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: a Compilation. Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-87480-345-7.

[TMDL-5] Carl Adams; Linda Burfitt; Kari Chalker; Catherine Chatfield; John Christensen; Doug Davidson; Erica Gaddis; J. Hope Hornbeck; Greg Larson; Kari Lundeen; Audrey McCulley; Jerry Miller; Megan Nelson; David Reinhart; Laura Burch Vernon (May 1, 2010). East Canyon Reservoir and East Canyon Creek Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) (Report). Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah Division of Water Quality. Retrieved July 20, 2023.

[6] C.D. Wilkowske (2005). Seepage Study of McLeod Creek and East Canyon Creek near Park City, Summit County, Utah, 2004, Scientific Report Report 2005-5164 (PDF) (Report). Reston, Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved July 22, 2023.