Green River, Utah Green River, Utah Aerial photograph of Green River Aerial photograph of Green River Location in Emery County and the state of Utah Location in Emery County and the state of Utah Location of Utah in the United States Location of Utah in the United States Named for The Green River Green River is a town/city in Emery County, Utah, United States.
The town/city is positioned on the banks of the Green River, a primary tributary of the Colorado River.
Today positioned exclusively in Emery County, the town/city was split between Emery and Grand counties until January 6, 2003, when Emery County's boundaries were period to follow the town/city limits. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city of Green River has a total region of 12.6 square miles (32.6 km2), of which 12.5 square miles (32.3 km2) is territory and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2), or 0.87%, is water. The highway leads east 102 miles (164 km) to Grand Junction, Colorado, and west 162 miles (261 km) to its end at Cove Fort.
Just west of Green River, US Routes 6 and 191 lead northwest 64 miles (103 km) to Price.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Green River has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The 1829 to 1850s Old Spanish Trail trade route passed athwart the Green River in the region of undivided Green River from 1829 into the 1850s.
The settlement of Green River started as a river crossing for the U.S.
The west side of the river became known as "Greenriver" (later changed to "Green River"), and the east side of the river became known as "Elgin", and is still alluded to by that name today.
After culmination of the barns , Green River became a fueling, watering stop for the barns , with switching yards and engine sheds.
Green River appreciateed the barns boom until 1892, when the barns transferred most of its operations to Helper.
Throughout the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s the quarrying of uranium played a momentous part in the economy of Green River.
Several trucking companies hauled ore from mines in the Four-Corners Mining District west of Green River, the San Rafael Swell, the Henry Mountains, and the region that is now Lake Powell.
Air Force assembled the Green River Launch Complex just outside Green River in 1964.
From 1964 to 1973 the Air Force launched 141 Athena missiles from the Green River complex, near the Crystal Geyser, as part of research to advancement nuclear missiles. Amtrak, the nationwide traveler rail system, provides service to Green River station, operating its California Zephyr everyday in both directions between Chicago and Emeryville, California.
Located roughly 100 miles (160 km) in either direction from Richfield, Utah, and Grand Junction, Colorado, Green River's small-town economy primarily caters to serving passers-by on Interstate 70, since there are no services on I-70 westbound between Green River and Salina, 107 miles (172 km) away.
Green River is famous for its melons, sold amid the burgeoning season.
Green River is the setting for the Bud Shumway mystery series by Chinle Miller, the first being The Ghost Rock Cafe, titled for a landmark on the San Rafael Swell.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Enumeration Summary File 1 (G001): Green River city, Utah".
Geographic Change Notes: Utah, United States Enumeration Bureau, 2007.
Climate Summary for Green River, Utah Official Website for Green River, Utah.
City of Green River, Utah.
Castle Dale, Utah: Emery County Progress.
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