North Fork of the Virgin River

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The North Fork of the Virgin River is a scenic river in southwestern Utah that carves the famous Zion Canyon and shapes much of the dramatic landscape of Zion National Park.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
tributary ⓘ
associatedWith Zion National Park tourism ⓘ
carves Zion Canyon ⓘ
conservationStatus protected within national park ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
drainageBasin Virgin River basin ⓘ
ecosystem riparian corridor in desert environment ⓘ
erosionProcess fluvial erosion ⓘ
flowsDirection generally south-southwest ⓘ
flowsInto Virgin River ⓘ
flowsThrough Zion National Park ⓘ
forms Zion Canyon ⓘ
formsPartOf Zion Narrows ⓘ
geology Navajo Sandstone canyon ⓘ
hasFeature flash flood risk ⓘ
narrow canyon sections ⓘ
influences landscape of Zion National Park ⓘ
knownFor scenic beauty ⓘ
slot canyons ⓘ
steep sandstone cliffs ⓘ
length about 25 miles ⓘ
locatedIn Iron County, Utah ⓘ
Washington County, Utah ⓘ
southwestern Utah ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Zion National Park ⓘ
majorTributary Deep Creek ⓘ
Kolob Creek ⓘ
Orderville Canyon ⓘ
mouthElevation about 3660 feet ⓘ
mouthLocation near Springdale, Utah ⓘ
mouthOf Virgin River ⓘ
notableHike The Narrows hike ⓘ
linked to: The Narrows
partOf Virgin River ⓘ
passesNear Springdale, Utah ⓘ
passesThrough The Narrows ⓘ
Zion Canyon ⓘ
protectedBy U.S. National Park Service ⓘ
recreation canyoneering ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
river wading ⓘ
region Colorado Plateau ⓘ
riverSystem Colorado River basin ⓘ
sourceElevation about 9000 feet ⓘ
sourceLocation Markagunt Plateau ⓘ
Navajo Lake area ⓘ
linked to: Navajo Lake
state Utah ⓘ
touristAttraction Zion Narrows section ⓘ
linked to: Zion Narrows
waterType perennial stream ⓘ

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Zion National Park → traversedByRiver → North Fork of the Virgin River ⓘ
Virgin River → hasTributary → North Fork Virgin River ⓘ
linked to: North Fork of the Virgin River
The Narrows hike → waterBody → North Fork of the Virgin River ⓘ
Chamberlain’s Ranch → nearWatercourse → North Fork of the Virgin River ⓘ
Bottom-Up Narrows → follows → North Fork of the Virgin River ⓘ
Bottom-Up Narrows → waterFeature → North Fork of the Virgin River ⓘ
Top-Down Narrows → locatedOn → North Fork of the Virgin River ⓘ
Virgin River watershed → tributary → North Fork Virgin River ⓘ
linked to: North Fork of the Virgin River
Orderville Canyon → tributaryOf → North Fork Virgin River ⓘ
linked to: North Fork of the Virgin River
Zion Narrows → partOf → North Fork of the Virgin River ⓘ
Zion Narrows → watercourse → North Fork of the Virgin River ⓘ
Kolob Creek → tributaryOf → North Fork Virgin River ⓘ
linked to: North Fork of the Virgin River
Kolob Creek → mouthLocation → North Fork Virgin River ⓘ
linked to: North Fork of the Virgin River