The Jordan River, located in the Western U.S. state of Utah, is the outlet of Utah Lake and one of three major tributaries to Great Salt Lake. It originates at the north end of Utah Lake where a pumping station has been created to regulate its flow, then continues north through Utah and Salt Lake Counties into the southeast portion of Great Salt Lake. The river is impounded and diverted in many places, and has been heavily polluted in the past (there are several superfund sites along the river banks), but in recent years there has been an effort to clean up the river.