Red Butte Creek (Salt Lake County, Utah)
| Red Butte Creek | |
|---|---|
Red Butte Creek feeds several water features in Red Butte Garden, April 2006 | |
Little Cottonwood Creek and other Salt Lake County streams | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Salt Lake County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Red Butte Canyon, Utah, Salt Lake County, Utah |
| • coordinates | 40°48′51″N 111°44′51″W / 40.81417°N 111.74750°W |
| • elevation | 8,000 ft (2,400 m) |
| Mouth | Jordan River |
• location | Salt Lake City |
• coordinates | 40°44′42″N 111°51′26″W / 40.74500°N 111.85722°W |
• elevation | 4,400 ft (1,300 m) |
| Length | 15.3 mi (24.6 km) |
| Basin size | 7.25 sq mi (18.8 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Salt Lake City |
| • average | 4.7 cu ft/s (0.13 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 2 cu ft/s (0.057 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 14.7 cu ft/s (0.42 m3/s) |
Red Butte Creek is a small stream whose headwaters are found in the northeast part of Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It flows west through the Red Butte Garden and Arboretum, by the University of Utah, Fort Douglas and flows southwesterly to Salt Lake City’s Liberty Park. With 7.25 mi2 (18.8 km2) of watershed, Red Butte Canyon is the smallest canyon of the seven canyons in eastern Salt Lake County. Its elevation ranges from 5,000 to 8,000 ft (1,500 to 2,400 m) above sea level.