Emigration Creek

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Emigration Creek is a small stream in northern Utah that flows from the Wasatch Range through Emigration Canyon into the Salt Lake Valley, contributing to the local watershed and historical settlement routes.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Emigration Creek canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf stream ⓘ
basinCountry United States ⓘ
climateZone semi-arid continental climate ⓘ
contributesTo local groundwater recharge ⓘ
urban stormwater system in Salt Lake Valley ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
crosses Wasatch Front urban fringe ⓘ
drainageBasin Great Salt Lake basin ⓘ
linked to: Great Salt Lake
ecosystemRole riparian habitat corridor ⓘ
supports local wildlife and vegetation ⓘ
environmentalConcern flooding risk during spring runoff ⓘ
urbanization impacts in lower reaches ⓘ
flowsDirection generally westward ⓘ
flowsInto Salt Lake Valley ⓘ
flowsThrough Emigration Canyon ⓘ
foothills of the Wasatch Range ⓘ
geologicSetting Wasatch Front ⓘ
hasLandUse mixed urban and canyon recreation along its course ⓘ
hasNameEtymology named for emigrant travel through Emigration Canyon ⓘ
hasValley Emigration Canyon ⓘ
historicalSignificance associated with early Mormon pioneer settlement routes into Salt Lake Valley ⓘ
part of a major access corridor to the Salt Lake Valley in the 19th century ⓘ
hydrologicSystem surface water tributary in Salt Lake Valley ⓘ
locatedIn Salt Lake County ⓘ
Wasatch Range ⓘ
northern Utah ⓘ
linked to: Northern Utah
locatedInProtectedArea parts of Emigration Canyon watershed ⓘ
locatedNear Salt Lake City ⓘ
mouthLocation Salt Lake Valley ⓘ
near University of Utah area ⓘ
linked to: Northern Utah
nearbyCity Salt Lake City, Utah ⓘ
linked to: Salt Lake City
partOf Great Basin watershed ⓘ
linked to: Great Basin

Jordan River watershed ⓘ
linked to: Jordan River

Salt Lake Valley hydrologic system ⓘ
region Intermountain West ⓘ
sourceLocation Wasatch Range ⓘ
sourceRegion Wasatch Mountains ⓘ
linked to: Wasatch Range
state Utah ⓘ
usedFor early pioneer travel route corridor ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
local water supply ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
watercourseType perennial stream ⓘ
watershed Emigration Creek watershed ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jordan River (Utah) → hasTributary → Emigration Creek ⓘ
subject linked to: Jordan River
Salt Lake Valley → contains → Emigration Creek ⓘ