| ext">Utah’s Jordan River is a 60 mile long river | | | | fresh water lake to a salt water body. If you like to |
| that runs from the Utah Lake to the Great Salt Lake, | | | | discover interesting things than this is your river. Both |
| making it one of the Great Salt Lakes biggest | | | | tortoises and piranhas have been found in and around |
| tributaries. Not all of the water in the Jordan River | | | | the river, which is quite a mystery. These animals are |
| comes from Utah Lake; much of it comes from | | | | not native to the area, and it isn’t clear where |
| streams that are run off of the Wasatch Mountain | | | | they came from. |
| Range. The Jordan River isn’t just for nature | | | | Jordan River Entertainment |
| walking and boating, this is an important river in Utah | | | | If you go see the river Jordan you can enjoy the path |
| since it is used to irrigate farmlands. There is a lot of | | | | that follows the river from Utah Lake to the Great Salt |
| pollution that ends up in this river that is getting some | | | | Lake. Be careful though since the path isn’t |
| real attention lately. The Jordan River is definitely worth | | | | finished in a few places. |
| taking Utah pictures of or seeing the pictures for that | | | | Another way to enjoy the Jordan River is to go white |
| matter. | | | | water rafting or kayaking. You would start at the Utah |
| In 1847 this lakes name was changed from the Utah | | | | Lake and end at the Rose Park Stretch of the river. |
| River to Western Jordan by Heber C. Kimball. The | | | | This activity is only for the most adventurous among |
| name change was because of it’s similarities to | | | | us. |
| the Jordan River in the holy land. Both rivers run from a | | | | |