Virgin River
The Virgin River is a tributary of the Colorado River in the U.S. states of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. The river is about 162 miles long. It was designated Utah's first wild and scenic river in 2009, during the centennial celebration of Zion National Park.
- Type: Stream
- Description: tributary of the Colorado River in Utah, Arizona, and Nevada in the United States
- Also known as: “Adams River”, “Pah-roos River”, “Pah-Roose River”, “Pilar River”, “Rio de la Virgen”, “Rio Fulfureo de las Pyramides”, “Rio Plar”, “Rio Virgen”, “Rio Virgen River”, “Rio Virgin”, “Santa Clara River”, and “Virgen River”
Virgin River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Clark County, Southern Nevada, Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.14609° or 36° 8′ 46″ north
Longitude
-114.41636° or 114° 24′ 59″ west
Elevation
1,204 feet (367 metres)
Open location code
85874HWM+CF
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Virgin River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Virgin”
- Catalan: “Riu Verge”
- Catalan: “Riu Virgin”
- Cebuano: “Virgin River”
- Chinese: “維爾京河”
- Chinese: “維琴河”
- Chinese: “维尔京河”
- Dutch: “Virgin River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر فيرچن”
- Esperanto: “Rivero Virgino”
- Estonian: “Virgini jõgi”
- French: “Virgin”
- German: “Virgin River”
- Hebrew: “וירג’ין”
- Hebrew: “נהר וירג’ין”
- Irish: “Abhainn Virgin”
- Italian: “Virgin River”
- Italian: “Virgin”
- Japanese: “バージン川”
- Korean: “버진강”
- Lithuanian: “Verdžinas”
- Mingrelian: “ვირჯინი”
- Persian: “رودخانه ویرجین”
- Polish: “Virgin (rzeka)”
- Polish: “Virgin”
- Russian: “Верджин”
- Russian: “Вирджин”
- Slovenian: “Virgin River”
- Spanish: “Río Virgen”
- Turkish: “Virgin Nehri”
- Venetian: “Virgin”
- Vietnamese: “Sông Virgin”
- Welsh: “Afon Virgin”
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Places to explore: Middle Point and Bonelli’s Ferry.
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Highlights: Brine Spring and Lake Mead.
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