Parowan Valley
Parowan Valley | |
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Little Salt Lake Valley | |
![]() Fremont culture petroglyphs in Parowan Gap | |
![]() ![]() Parowan Valley | |
Floor elevation | 5,682 ft (1,732 m) |
Length | 26 mi (42 km) |
Width | 6.5 mi (10.5 km) |
Area | 140 sq mi (360 km2) |
Depth | 1,680 ft (510 m) |
Geography | |
Coordinates | 37°56′28″N 112°48′14″W / 37.941111°N 112.803889°WCoordinates: 37°56′28″N 112°48′14″W / 37.941111°N 112.803889°W |
Parowan Valley, originally known as the Little Salt Lake Valley, is a basin in Iron County, Utah, United States.[1]
Description[]
Its lowest point is at 5,695 feet (1,736 m) in the Little Salt Lake.
Fremont Wash, Red Creek, Parowan Creek and other tributaries all drain into the Little Salt Lake. In times that the lake overflows it is drained through the Parowan Gap that passes through the into , in Cedar Valley.[1]
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- Petroglyph day; interpretations and mysteries of Parowan Gap, St. George News, June 18, 2017
Categories:
- Valleys of Iron County, Utah
- Valleys of Utah
- Utah geography stubs