Utah Lake

USA / Utah / Lake Shore /
 lake, moorings (watercraft), watercraft
Don't eat the fish! Lots of bad chemicals have been dumped into the lake.

Utah Lake is a freshwater lake located in the U.S. state of Utah. With a surface area of 96,900 acres (392 km2), it is the third largest natural freshwater lake west of the Great Lakes; the two larger ones are Lake Tahoe and Flathead Lake. Located on the western side of Utah Valley, Mount Timpanogos and Mount Nebo overlook the lake at 7,500 feet (2,300 m). The lake's only river outlet, the Jordan River, is a tributary of the Great Salt Lake and is highly regulated with pumps. Evaporation accounts for 42% of the outflow of the lake, which leaves the lake slightly saline. The elevation of the lake is legally at 4,489 feet (1,368 m) above sea level. If the lake elevation goes any higher, the Jordan River pumps and gates are left open.

The first European to see Utah Lake was Father Silvestre Vélez de Escalante in 1776. Father Escalante stayed with the Timpanogots band of Ute Tribe for three days. The Timpanogots were later moved out or integrated with the Mormon settlers between the 1850s and 1870s.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_Lake
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Coordinates:   40°11'17"N   111°48'5"W

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  • The lake is not that shade of blue. Its more gray.
  • I hate when people say this lake is a bad place. It has been years since any chemicals were dumped in this lake. It's a clean lake, but shallow, with many sand bars. That's why it never looks very blue. Many years of filling to almost overflowing in the summer, then almost draining in the winter has flushed the lake of chemicals and heavy metals from the (now torn down) steel plant on it's eastern shore. There are many good fish here--walleye, bass, catfish, and bluegill. And the parks service is restocking the lake with thousands of the native June Sucker fish every year. So I say yes, eat the fish, the walleye and catfish are some of the best in the state.
  • This lake has some beautiful water reflections during sunset. Sometimes it's almost blinding when driving west down hill towards the freeway.
  • A great lake to be in. Sailing is very fun in the evening.
  • How about "Concentrated Mineral Drop" produced by MRI - Mineral Resources International {http://www.mineralresourcesint.com}?? What is healthy?
  • Eat the fish out of here and you'll probably end-up with another arm growing out of your armpit.
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