Virgin River

The Virgin River is a tributary of the Colorado River in the U.S. states of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. The river is about 162 miles (261 km) long. It was designated Utah's first wild and scenic river in 2009, during the centennial celebration of Zion National Park.

Read more about Virgin River:  Course, Ecology, Virgin River Gorge, Gallery

Famous quotes containing the words virgin and/or river:

    “A virgin from her tender infancy,
    Chaste and immaculate in very thought.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “There are knives that glitter like altars
    In a dark church
    Where they bring the cripple and the imbecile
    To be healed.

    There’s a woden block where bones are broken,
    Scraped clean—a river dried to its bed”
    —Charles Simic (b. 1938)