Green River, Utah
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Green River census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84525. It stands on Saleratus Wash. The Survey maps it on the Green River quadrangle. 847 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,078 feet above sea level.
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On record in Green River
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Green River Presbyterian Churchlisted 1989
Surveyed buildings and structures 2 records
- Irrigation Water Wheel, Hastings Ranch, Green Riverfederal building survey, 11 photographs
- Lower San Rafael River Bridge, County Road 1010 Spanning San Rafael River, 22 miles South of Green River, Green Riverfederal building survey, 12 photographs
Population over time
2 figuresGreen River fell from 952 to 847 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 952 | |
| 2020 | 847 | -105 (-11%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 24 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1885 USGS San Rafael quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Green River quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Tidwell 1 NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Salina quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Salina quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salina quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS San Rafael Desert quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS San Rafael Desert quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Green River quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Photographs
8 photographs, 2022Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
10 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Green River between 2008 and 2020, burning about 9 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Moab Field Office | FARM |
| 9 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Moab Field Office | I70 MM158 |
| 4 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Moab Field Office | KINGS LANE |
| 4 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.1 acres | Moab Field Office | GREEN RIVER |
| 9 June 2010 | Natural | 2.8 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | DUNHAM |
| 11 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Moab Field Office | HASTINGS |
| 21 May 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Moab Field Office | FA SR6 MM294 |
| 7 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | NELSON |
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Green River: 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Udoh Pit No. 10003 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sandstone | |
| Utah Dept of Highways Pit #10001 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept of Highways Pit #10002 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept of Highways Pit #10004 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept. of Highways Pit 10001 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sandstone | |
| Utah Dept. of Highways Pit No 10004 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sandstone | |
| Utah Dept. of Highways Pit No. 10002 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sandstone |
Storms near this place
12 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Green River in 12 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 5 flash flood, 3 hail, 2 heavy rain, 1 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Green River | 1 hurt, $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 2025 | Flash Flood | Green River | 1 hurt | Heavy rain from a near stationary storm in central Emery County resulted in radar estimated water totals in the 2 to 5 inch range over the span of around one to two hours. This rain fell within the catchment area for the Saleratus Wash. A flood wave form and propagated downstream towards the Green River for the next several hours. This flood wave eventually reached an unprotected crossing at Airport Road in the town of Green River. This led to the necessity of recue operations in this location for an individual who was brought to safety, though they required treatment for minor injuries at the hospital afterwards. The heavy rain fell late in the morning, with the Emery County EM estimating the flood wave's downstream impacts occurred around 4 PM MST. |
| July 1998 | Heavy Rain | Green River | $45,000 | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Green River | $10,000 | Flash flooding was reported near State Route 95 in southern Emery County, with one of the roads near there being washed out. |
| September 2005 | Hail | Green River | $4,000 | large hail caused damage to cars. Damage amount estimated |
| August 1998 | Flash Flood | Green River | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Green River | - | A gauge on the San Rafael River recorded a flood wave around 700 cfs. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Green River | - | Hail with a diameter of 2 inches was reported near Green River. |
| August 2010 | Flash Flood | Green River | - | Flash flooding was reported southwest of Green River, with rainfall of up to 5 inches recorded in the area. |
| August 2007 | Heavy Rain | Green River | - | Two storms accumulated nearly 1.25 inches of total rainfall. |
| June 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Green River | - | Ropelike tornado observed by an NWS employee and Atmospheric Science Professors a few miles west of Green River. No damage was observed and the tornado was short lived. |
| August 2005 | Hail | Green River | - | Piled up to 3 inched deep on roadways. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Green River | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q483364 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1428398. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








