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	deseretnews.com \| A world away
		VIRGIN RIVER GORGE, Ariz. — About 20 miles south of St. George, as you drive along I-15, you'll see the sign for the Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area.
		When you visit the Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area and take a 10-minute walk, away from the campgrounds and down to the river, all is quiet and peaceful, and you are a world away from city life.
		This portion of the Virgin River is the border between the Paiute and the Beaver Dam Wilderness Areas.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,595056343,00.html (692 words)

	Surface Water/Water Resources/Water Atlas of Utah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Virgin River is the principal stream in this drainage.
		The elevations in the Virgin River/Kanab Creek area range from 2,400 feet in the lower Virgin River area to 10,691 feet in the Pine Valley Mountains.
		However, a significant portion of the flow of the Virgin River comes from surface runoff resulting from rainfall, most of which occurs in the lower elevations during winter and in the higher elevations in the summer.
	www.engineering.usu.edu /uwrl/atlas/ch4/ch4virgin.html (321 words)

	Water Management Issues Surface as Virgin River Wends its Way to the Colorado
		Arizona’s stake in the water resources of the Virgin River is not high, compared to its neighboring states of Nevada and Utah.
		Allowing water from the Virgin River to flow to Lake Mead is not actually an appropriation of Virgin River water.
		In mingling with the waters of the Colorado River the tributary flow becomes interstate water controlled by the U.S., subject to the 1922 Colorado River Compact and subsequent acts and agreements dividing the river’s resources.
	ag.arizona.edu /AZWATER/awr/marapr04/feature2a.html (2350 words)

	Historic 3D Photography of tbe Powell Survey
		The North Fork of the Virgin River is the drainage through Zion Canyon (historically known as the Mukuntuweap Branch).
		Shunesburg, Utah is shown as a ranch and cemetery on topographic maps along the East Fork of the Virgin River downstream of Parunuweap Canyon (near the Zion Canyon Visitor Center).
		Eagle Crags (elevation 6,394) is along the south side of Virgin Creek downstream of the confluence of the East Fork (Parunuweap) and the North Fork (Mukuntuweap) at Rockville, Utah (located south of the park boundary).
	3dparks.wr.usgs.gov /3Dcanyons/html/virgin.htm (898 words)

	The Virgin River Narrows (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Water flow in the Virgin River was 20% of normal.
		The river bottom is a jumble of rocks of all sizes, some slick and some not, and footing is tricky at times.
		River flow was down to about 20% of normal so much of the river bottom is exposed here.
	www.veiks.com /hiking/narrows (420 words)

	Virgin Falls Pocket Wilderness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Virgin Falls Pocket Wilderness Trail (VFPWT), adjacent to the Bridgestone/Firestone Centennial Wilderness, is one of several scenic hiking trails maintained by Bowater, Incorporated.
		The Virgin Falls Trailhead is located off the Scott's Gulf Road in White County, Tennessee about 150 yards south of the BFCW Polly Branch Falls Trailhead.
		Virgin Falls itself is formed by an underground stream that emerges from a cave, drops over a 110-foot cliff and goes back into a cave at the bottom.
	www.centennialwilderness.com /vfpw.htm (349 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		VIRGIN RIVER (Washington County) originates east of Rockville* at the junction of the North and East forks and drains southwest into Lake Mead.
		Virgin was severely wounded by Indians in this area and was later killed in the fight on the Umpqua River.
		The name Virgin is of Spanish origin in honor of the Virgin Mary.
	www.uen.org /ucme/media/text/ta001023.txt (206 words)

	The Colorado River Basin: Lifeline of the Southwest - DesertUSA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Colorado River is born about 10,000 feet in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and flows southwest for 1,470 miles to the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) in Mexico.
		The Colorado River system was the first drainage basin in which the concept of the multipurpose dam was employed.
		In 1922 the Colorado River Compact was concluded by the seven states that constitute its drainage area.
	www.desertusa.com /colorado/coloriv/du_coloriv.html (1139 words)

	Joe's Guide to Zion National Park - Hikes in the Virgin River Narrows
		The Virgin River is the best place to be in the heat of summer and is home to many of Zion's most beautiful and elusive slot canyons.
		THE ZION NARROWS (The North Fork of the Virgin River)
		The Zion Narrows is the section of the Virgin River just upstream from the Temple of Sinawava (the end of the road up the main canyon).
	www.citrusmilo.com /joe/zion/narrows.cfm (1060 words)

	Critical Habitat Dersignated for Endangered Fishes in the Virgin River: No Significant Changes for Water Users Expected (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The designation of habitat essential to the woundfin and Virgin River chub will complement the efforts of these groups as they work to establish a cooperative process for the development and management of the Virgin River, including its 100-year flood plain and tributaries, while still providing for native species recovery and conservation.
		The Virgin River chub is medium-sized silvery minnow that was listed as endangered in 1989 and is now found in 65 percent of its historical range.
		Both the endangered woundfin and Virgin River chub are vulnerable to further declines because of ongoing and planned urban and water development projects to meet the needs of a rapidly growing human population.
	www.r6.fws.gov /pressrel/00-03.htm (640 words)

	Virgin River Gorge, Arizona-Southern Utah
		The Virgin River runs from central Utah to Lake Mead in southern Nevada.
		Virgin River Gorge is what separates the Utah desert from the one time marsh area in southeast Nevada now known as the Virgin Valley.
		The Virgin River Campground is rarely crowded and a nice place to use as a base to hike and explore.
	www.ziggy1.com /ays/su/suvrg.htm (147 words)

	Utah Water Research Laboratory - Virgin River Basin-Wide Habitat Assessment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Virgin River Resource Management and Recovery Program (The Program) is bringing together city, county, state, federal, university, and private groups within the Virgin River Basin in southwest Utah to work collaboratively to solve water resource allocation problems in a rapidly growing area while also working toward recovery of threatened and endangered native fish species.
		Specific objectives of the study are to (1) assess the quality of the habitat within the watershed using a quantitative index, (2) identify the critical factors that contribute to habitat quality, and (3) develop management tools to aid in decision-making regarding protection and enhancement of native aquatic and riparian communities.
		The Virgin River spinedace, a rare and unique native fish, has been recognized by the scientific community as a threatened species.
	www.engineering.usu.edu /uwrl/waterlab (558 words)

	Virgin River
		The Virgin River, flowing through spectacular Washington County, Utah, offers a rare chance to enjoy the stunning scenery of the Virgin River Gorge as well as its exciting whitewater.
		George, the river begins its descent through the Virgin River Gorge.
		As one of the few western rivers not dam controlled, the Virgin River's water level depends solely on the annual snow pack of the surrounding mountains.
	www.utah.com /raft/day_trips_virgin.htm (188 words)

	Baseline Monitoring in the Upper Virgin River Recovery Unit
		The Upper Virgin River Recovery Unit, managed as the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, is considered a highly threatened population due to its proximity to urban growth and small size.
		The Reserve includes 38,787 acres of Mojave desert tortoise habitat and its goal is to maintain a stable or increasing tortoise population in perpetuity.
		The Reserve is located in southwest Utah, Washington County, within the Upper Virgin River Valley.
	www.deserttortoise.org /abstract/abstracts2003/2003abs40.html (386 words)

	Virgin River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Virgin River and its watershed represent the biologically diverse borderlands between the Colorado Plateau, the Great Basin and the Mojave Desert.
		The river's riparian system is one of the least disturbed arid ecosystems of its size in the southwest today.
		The Trust's vision for the Virgin is a healthy, accessible river with self-sustaining native plant and animal populations for the children of 2097 and beyond.
	www.kaibab.org /gct/html/virgin.htm (447 words)

	Las Vegas Weekly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Before the flood, a half mile of ATV trails lie between the river and the school; during the flood, the river chipped away at that land, turning it into riverbed.
		The river is operating naturally by swinging out across flat land to make a new path—that's the way rivers works, says James Deacon, UNLV retired professor of environmental studies.
		While animals like the chub seem to be tapering off, the human community within the Virgin River watershed is growing rapidly—Mesquite's population over the past four years has increased by 4,690 residents to current official estimates of 16,180 (as of July 1, 2004)—an increase of 41 percent.
	www.lvweekly.com /2005/02/17/feature3.html (3295 words)

	KUTV: Virgin River Running 25 Feet Higher Than Normal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		As spectacular as the Virgin was flowing, authorities hadn't received any reports of water-logged basements, St. George Police Officer Craig Harding said.
		Rivers also were swollen in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
		The Escalante river flowed at 130 cubic feet per second Thursday, raising a river barely a foot deep to more than three feet.
	kutv.com /topstories/local_story_294193213.html (576 words)

	Formation Capital Corporation - Virgin River Project - Thu Oct 20, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Virgin River Project, totaling over 30,500 hectares, lies in the Athabasca Basin of northern Saskatchewan which hosts several of the world's largest and richest uranium deposits with gross metal values in excess of six billion dollars (see map below).
		We have a two per cent interest in the Virgin River project with an option under certain circumstances to increase our ownership to 10%.
		The McArthur River operation is the world's largest known deposit of high-grade uranium.
	www.formcap.com /s/VirginRiver.asp (299 words)

	Virgin River Species in Critical Condition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Virgin River Fishes Recovery Team, an ad hoc committee comprised of state and federal wildlife agencies, local water purveyors, and environmental organizations, has concluded that native fish in the Virgin River are hovering on the brink of extinction.
		Factors contributing to the elimination of Virgin River native fish include dewatering through dams and diversions, pollution, and competing nonnative fish.
		The ecosystem continues its downward plunge despite protective measures implemented in a recovery plan to restore dwindling populations of the woundfin minnow and Virgin River chub, and a conservation plan to protect the struggling spinedace.
	www.suwa.org /newsletters/1996/winter/fishes.html (348 words)

	Las Vegas SUN: Environmentalists oppose re-channeling of Virgin River
		A national environmental group is threatening legal action to block the city of Mesquite's work to re-channel the Virgin River, but the city says the work is needed to protect public infrastructure and private property following damaging floods two weeks ago.
		At least five species federally listed as endangered, including the willow flycatcher, a bird, and the Virgin River chub, a fish, are native to the Virgin River and Mesquite area.
		City officials say the work to re-channel the river is needed now to protect against feared future damage from runoff from additional flooding.
	www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/sun/2005/jan/26/518186746.html (1089 words)

	Virgin River Narrows at Zion National Park: Practical Advice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Virgin River Narrows in Zion National Park is one of the most spectacular hikes in the world.
		Beyond the paved trail, you hike in the Virgin River itself, intespersed with equal stretches along a muddy and rocky river bank.
		I do not feel comfortable drinking water directly from the river, which is often murky and could be contaminated by human and cattle waste from upstream.
	www.aliensonearth.com /place/us/ut/zion (3196 words)

	VIRGIN RIVER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Virgin River, flowing through spectacular Washington County, Utah, offers a rare chance to enjoy the stunning scenery of the Virgin River Gorge as well as its exciting white water.
		The legendary Virgin River, nestled in spectacular Utah's Color Country, offers an enchanting river running experiences for all people over eight years of age.
		The lower Virgin River Gorge is a solid Class IV section, a challenging stretch through a tight gorge of numerous holes, chutes, boulders and other obstacles.
	www.funboat.com /virgin.html (854 words)

	Virgin River - page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		General Description: View is of Grafton taken from the north side of the Virgin River just west of Coal Pits Wash and just south of a new gravel pit.
		River channel appears wide and shallow with little vegetation along riparian zone.
		Riparian vegetation has become firmly established along the Virgin River and Coal Pits Wash. Note distance to mouth of Coal Pits Wash has evolved and moved toward the Virgin River.
	www.blm.gov /utah/resources/riparian/rip4.htm (218 words)

	SouthernUtah.com Community Forums - Virgin river floods
		I am curious about flooding on the Virgin river, in particular whether floods recorded in histories and journals of 19th century settlers indicate that the flooding back then was worse than, similar to, or lighter than more recent flooding, the Quail Lake disaster excepted.
		Was this flooding of their croplands only on the Virgin river flood plain (or in the case of irrigated lands, the destruction of the diversion dams), or in the case of settlers who built on or near the flood plain, did the flood waters reach the homes?
		During this flood, four children were torn away from their mother's skirt (Susan Allphin) and killed--When the flood waters had gone down, the bodies of the childen were found in the tops of the cottonwood trees.
	forums.southernutah.com /showthread.php?t=97 (532 words)

	Zion National Park - Virgin River - UT
		Paddling the Virgin River is dependent on snowmelt.
		The Virgin River is an amazing way to see Zion Canyon.
		Be sure to check with the local knowledge since weather conditions can suddenly change the conditions of this river.
	www.paddling.net /places/showReport.html?379 (272 words)

	DOE: High Performance Zion Visitor Center - The Virgin River
		The small Virgin River almost single-handedly carved the rock gorge of Zion Canyon, a task it began more than 13 million years ago.
		The park gets only 15 inches of precipitation a year, so water from the river is diverted into irrigation ditches.
		The river supplies most of the water needed for landscaping.
	www.eere.energy.gov /buildings/highperformance/zion/virgin_river.html (94 words)

	Mesquite: Virgin River Hotel & Casino - Deals and Reviews - Second trip to Mesquite - TripAdvisor
		The rooms at the Virgin River Hotel are inexpensive and reasonably clean.
		We have generally liked the virgin river, but our most recent trip, made us feel that we would have done better to go elsewhere.
		They are doing some resurfacing of their parking areas, which means loud cement trucks and workers at 6 am, complete with piecing sirens.
	tripadvisor.com /ShowUserReviews-g45973-d92004-r1509888-Virgin_River... (805 words)

	Infrared of The Virgin River in Zion - Canon Digital Photography Forums
		This was taken with my G2 with an infrared lens of the Virgin River in Zion National Park.
		Re: Infrared of The Virgin River in Zion
		The grass and the trees are very bright, suppose the brightness suggests the light green color and the sunshine, but the river is unusualy dark, has almost no reflections yet it is obvious that it is crystal clear, therefore giving the impression it runs deep, it's misterious, almost scary.
	photography-on-the.net /forum/showthread.php?t=20547 (333 words)

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