Muddy Creek

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Muddy Creek is a desert stream in central Utah that carves through the San Rafael Swell, contributing to the region’s dramatic canyons and rugged landscapes.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Muddy Creek canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
stream ⓘ
basinCountry United States of America ⓘ
climateZone semi-arid ⓘ
contributesTo San Rafael Swell canyon system ⓘ
linked to: San Rafael Swell
country United States of America ⓘ
creates canyons ⓘ
gorges ⓘ
rugged landscapes ⓘ
drainagePattern entrenched meanders ⓘ
ecosystemType riparian corridor in desert environment ⓘ
erosionalProcess downcutting ⓘ
fluvial erosion ⓘ
flowsThrough San Rafael Swell ⓘ
mudstone and sandstone formations ⓘ
slot canyons ⓘ
geologyContext Morrison Formation vicinity ⓘ
San Rafael Group sandstones ⓘ
hazard difficult access in high water ⓘ
flash floods ⓘ
hydrologicalType ephemeral stream ⓘ
locatedIn Colorado Plateau ⓘ
Emery County, Utah ⓘ
San Rafael Swell ⓘ
Utah ⓘ
Wayne County, Utah ⓘ
central Utah ⓘ
desert region ⓘ
management primarily on Bureau of Land Management lands ⓘ
near Goblin Valley State Park ⓘ
Temple Mountain area ⓘ
notableFor flash flood potential ⓘ
narrow canyon sections ⓘ
remote desert scenery ⓘ
partOf San Rafael drainage system ⓘ
recreationAccess primitive routes and 4WD roads ⓘ
region American Southwest ⓘ
tributaryOf Dirty Devil River ⓘ
usedFor backcountry recreation ⓘ
canyoneering ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
packrafting ⓘ
waterSource seasonal rainfall ⓘ
snowmelt ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

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

San Rafael Swell → drainage → Muddy Creek ⓘ