Malad River (Idaho-Utah)

This article is about the river that flows past Malad City, Idaho and into the Bear River in Utah. For other uses, see Malad River.

The Malad River is a 97-mile long (156 km)^[3] tributary of the Bear River in southeastern Idaho and northern Utah in the western United States.

Malad River
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Location
Country	United States
State	Utah, Idaho
Counties	Box Elder County, Utah, Oneida County, Idaho
Physical characteristics
Source	Big Malad Spring
• location	northwest of Malad City, Oneida County, Idaho
• coordinates	42°13′18″N 112°21′54″W[1]
• elevation	4,728 ft (1,441 m)[1]
Mouth	Bear River
• location	south of Bear River City, Box Elder County, Utah
• coordinates	41°35′10″N 112°07′03″W[2]
• elevation	4,222 ft (1,287 m)[2]
Length	97 mi (156 km)[3]

Description

The river flows southward, beginning northwest of Malad City, Idaho, crosses the Idaho-Utah state line just north of Portage, Utah, flows through Tremonton, and empties into the Bear River just south of Bear River City.

Malad River was so named on account of the river making pioneers sick, malade meaning "sick" in French.^[4]

See also

• Rivers portal

• List of rivers of Idaho
• List of rivers of Utah
• List of longest streams of Idaho