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Flaming Gorge Reservoir
Flaming Gorge Reservoir
Flaming Gorge Reservoir
Flaming Gorge Dam from the air Location Coordinates northeastern Utah and Southern Wyoming 41°09′41″N 109°33′04″W / 41.16139°N 109.55111°W / 41.16139; -109.55111Coordinates: 41°09′41″N 109°33′04″W / 41.16139°N 109.55111°W / 41.16139; -109.55111 Hydroelectric reservoir Green River Green River United States
(16 km) southeast of Green River, Wyoming, 14 mi (23 km) southwest of Rock Springs, Wyoming, and 43 miles (69 km) north of Vernal, Utah. The lake straddles the UtahWyoming border. The nearby town of Dutch John, Utah, was built to serve as a base camp during construction of the dam, and as an administrative site afterwards.
Geology
The foundation of the reservoir is a steepsided narrow canyon composed of siliceous sandstone and hard quartzites inter-bedded with softer shales, siltstones, and argillates. About 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of the dam, a road cut has revealed a fault scarp on the southbound side with about 9 feet (3 m) of slippage.
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Recreation
Visitors enjoy hiking, boating, fishing, waterbiking, windsurfing, camping, backpacking, cross-country skiing, and snowmobiling within Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, which is operated by Ashley National Forest. Camp sites can be found close to the dam and along Highway 191 for a fee, as well as free throughout the area. Campgrounds operated by the U.S. Forest Service close in the winter months, with the exception of Dripping Springs near Dutch John. The many available fish species in the reservoir and surrounding lakes are Colorado River Cutthroat trout, Brown trout, Rainbow trout, Lake trout, Kokanee salmon, and Smallmouth bass. The Green River is a popular spot for fishing, namely below the dam. The river’s ice cold water and beautiful structure make it a world class, world renowned fly fishing stream.
42,020 acres (170 km2) 3,788,900 acre·ft (4.6735 km3) 6,040 ft (1841 m)
Vernal, Utah
Flaming Gorge Reservoir is a reservoir in Wyoming and Utah, on the Green River, created by Flaming Gorge Dam. Construction on the dam began in 1958 and was completed in 1964. The Reservoir stores 3,788,900 acre feet (4.67 km³) of water when measured at an elevation of 6,040 feet (1,840 m) above sealevel (maximum).
Access
From Rock Springs, Wyoming, take I-80 west to U.S. Highway 191 south, (63 miles (101 km) to the dam). From Vernal, Utah, take US-191 north for 43 miles (69 km). From Evanston, Wyoming take I-80 east to
Location
The reservoir is mainly in southwest Wyoming and partially in northeastern Utah. The northern tip of the reservoir is just 10 miles
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Flaming Gorge Reservoir
for 7 miles (11 km). Then take State Route 44 for 29 miles (47 km) miles to U.S. Route 191, then 5 miles (8 km) east to the dam. One half mile (0.6 km) from the dam is the Cart Creek Bridge. Flaming Gorge can be reached yearround. the cache is just beneth a rock on the left side.
External links
• utah.com • Flaming Gorge Reservoir from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources • Report on Flaming Gorge ReservoirPDF (108 KiB) from the Utah Division of Water Quality • Flaming Gorge Reservoir from UtahDiving.com b this is an aw inspiring sight.
Flaming Gorge Dam Wyoming Highway 414. Follow Wyoming Highway 414 south and east to the Utah State line, where it becomes State Route 43
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