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The course of the river essentially makes a large inverted U around the north end of the Wasatch Range. It rises in northwestern Utah in several short forks on the north side of the high Uinta Mountains in southern Summit County. It flows north, cutting across the southwest corner of Wyoming past Evanston then weaving along the Utah-Wyoming state line as it flows north. It turns northwest into Franklin County, Idaho to flow through the Bear Valley , past Montpelier where it receives the short Bear Lake Outlet that drains Bear Lake on the Idaho-Utah border. At Soda Springs, at the north end of the Wasatch Range, it turns abruptly south, flowing past Preston in the broad Cache ValleyThe Cache Valley is a broad arid agricultural valley in northern Utah and southern Idaho in the United States. It extends approximately 50 mi (80 km) north from Logan, Utah to north of Preston, Idaho along the west side of the Wasatch Range. It is largely that extends north from Logan, UtahLogan is a city located in Cache County, Utah. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 42,670. It is the county seat of Cache County 6. Logan is located in northern Utah, north of Ogden on the Logan River; it was founded in 1859 by Mormo. It re-enters northern Utah, meanderThe word meander has a number of senses. Some places in Tasmania, Australia: Meander, Tasmania Meander River, Tasmania Meander Valley A bend in a river, also known as an oxbow loop. This usage derives from the name of the Maeander River in Turkey. To meaning south past CornishCornish is a town located in Cache County, Utah. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 259. Geography Cornish is located at 41°57'56" North, 111°57'9" West (41. 965668, -111. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a and NewtonNewton is a town located in Cache County, Utah. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 699. Geography Newton is located at 41°51'40" North, 111°59'24" West (41. 861169, -111. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a. It is impounded to form the Cutler Reservoir , where it receives the Little Bear River from the south. From the west end of Cutler Reservoir it flows south through the Bear River Valley past Bear River CityBear River City is a town located in Box Elder County, Utah. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 750. Geography Bear River City is located at 41°36'55" North, 112°7'32" West (41. 615276, -112. According to the United States Census Bu. It receives the Malad River from the north just before emptying into the mud flats in a broad bay on the west side of the Great Salt Lake, approximately 10 mi (16 km) southwest of Brigham CityBrigham City is a city located in Box Elder County, Utah. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 17,411. It is the county seat of Box Elder County 6. Geography Brigham City is located at 41°30'37" North, 112°0'54" West (41. 510192, -112.
The river is used extensively for irrigationSahara Irrigation (in agriculture) is the replacement or supplementation of rainfall with water from another source in order to grow crops. In contrast, agriculture that relies only on direct rainfall is sometimes referred to as dryland farming. How it wo in the farming valleys through which it flows in its lower reaches Idaho and northern Utah The lower 10 mi (16 km) of the river near its delta on the Great Salt Lake are protected as part of Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge .