Big Water, Utah Overview
Big Water, Utah includes 49 nearby coal leases. Big Water is a town in Kane County Utah United States. The population was 417 at the 2000 census a modest increase over the 1990 figure of 326. It is located 17 miles north of Page Arizona on US-89 near Lake Powell and the Glen Canyon Dam. It was originally called Glen Canyon City and housed workers who built the dam in the 1950s. Big Water made news in the 1980s as a polygamous colony of the Joseph clan.
Quick Facts
- Big Water, Utah has a population of 475 (based on numbers from 2010).
- Located in Kane County, Utah.
- Big Water, Utah sits 1,252 meters (4,107.6 feet) above sea level feet above sea level.
Big Water, Utah Coal Mining Leases
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Learn more about the Bureau of Land Management, Public Land Survey System, and coal leases.
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Understanding Lease Ownership
We receive lots of emails from people who find their name or a relative’s name on our site and want to know if this means they have some right to the land listed under that name.
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Understanding BLM Administrative Areas
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Understanding Location Data
Lease handled by the Bureau of Land Management are not mapped by latitude and longitude, instead, these leases harken back to the Public Land Survey System.
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Understanding Townships
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