Duchesne River
Encyclopedia
The Duchesne River, located in Uintah Basin
region of Utah
in the western United States
, is a tributary of the Green River
. The watershed of the river covers the Northeastern corner of Utah
. The Duchesne River is 80 miles (128.7 km) long, beginning in the Uinta Mountains
of Utah.
north until they entered the Uintah Basin
by way of the book cliffs in the south. From 1824 to 1840 the river and its tributaries provided tons of beaver pelts used to make hats. The river is thought to be named in honor of Mother Rose Philippine Duchesne
founder of the School of the Sacred Heart near St. Louis, Missouri.
The name "Du chesne" is French for "of the Oak (tree)"
Uintah Basin
The Uintah Basin, also spelled Uinta Basin, is a physiographic section of the larger Colorado Plateaus province, which in turn is part of the larger Intermontane Plateaus physiographic division. It is also a geologic structural basin in eastern Utah, east of the Wasatch Mountains and south of the...
region of Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
in the western United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, is a tributary of the Green River
Green River (Utah)
The Green River, located in the western United States, is the chief tributary of the Colorado River. The watershed of the river, known as the Green River Basin, covers parts of Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado. The Green River is long, beginning in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming and flowing...
. The watershed of the river covers the Northeastern corner of Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
. The Duchesne River is 80 miles (128.7 km) long, beginning in the Uinta Mountains
Uinta Mountains
The Uinta Mountains are a high chain of mountains in northeastern Utah and extreme northwestern Colorado in the United States. A subrange of the Rocky Mountains, they are unusual for being the highest range in the contiguous United States running east to west, and lie approximately east of Salt...
of Utah.
History
Named Santa Caterina de Sena by Dominguez-Escalante in September of 1776, the river received it's permanent name from early French Canadian trappers who worked out of Taos, New Mexico and followed the Old Spanish TrailOld Spanish Trail (trade route)
The Old Spanish Trail is a historical trade route which connected the northern New Mexico settlements near or in Santa Fe, New Mexico with that of Los Angeles, California and southern California. Approximately long, it ran through areas of high mountains, arid deserts, and deep canyons. It is...
north until they entered the Uintah Basin
Uintah Basin
The Uintah Basin, also spelled Uinta Basin, is a physiographic section of the larger Colorado Plateaus province, which in turn is part of the larger Intermontane Plateaus physiographic division. It is also a geologic structural basin in eastern Utah, east of the Wasatch Mountains and south of the...
by way of the book cliffs in the south. From 1824 to 1840 the river and its tributaries provided tons of beaver pelts used to make hats. The river is thought to be named in honor of Mother Rose Philippine Duchesne
Rose Philippine Duchesne
Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne, R.S.C.J., was a Catholic Religious Sister and French-American saint. She spent the last half of her life teaching and serving the people of the Midwestern United States....
founder of the School of the Sacred Heart near St. Louis, Missouri.
The name "Du chesne" is French for "of the Oak (tree)"