White River (Price River tributary)
The White River is a southeastward flowing river in Wasatch and Utah Counties in eastern Utah. The White River is tributary to the Price River, which is, in turn, tributary to the Green River, and then to the Colorado River. History In pioneer times, northbound travelers from the Castle or Price River Valleys ascended along the White River to the Emma and Whitmore Park area east of Soldier Summit and then descended northeast through the Soldier Creek canyon to reach the cities of the Utah and Salt Lake Valleys. Watershed and Course About northeast of Soldier Summit, the White River mainstem is formed by the confluence of the Left Fork White River, which begins on the south flank of Willow Creek Ridge, and the Right Fork White River which drains Reservation Ridge. Most of the upper watershed is in Wasatch County in the Uinta National Forest, now part of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The Left Fork also has a Middle Fork White River tributary. As the White River heads southeast along U.S. Route 6, it is joined by Tabbyune Creek, before ending at the confluence with the Price River in Colton in Utah County. Ecology The White River, and other