Physical Characteristics


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Area:
7,500.61 square miles
19,426.48 square kilometers
Elevation | Standard | Metric |
Minimum: | 4,197 ft | 1,279 m |
Maximum: | 12,696 ft | 3,870 m |
Range: | 8,499 ft | 2,590 m |
Mean: | 6,501 ft | 1,981 m |
Major Tributaries
- Aspen Creek
- Bear River, Smiths Fork
- Bear River, Thomas Fork
- Beaver Creek
- Big Creek
- Birch Creek
- Birch Creek
- Blacksmith Fork
- Bridger Creek
- Clear Creek
- Coantag Creek
- Cottonwood Creek
- Coyote Creek
- Cub River
- Davenport Creek
- Georgetown Creek
- Liberty Creek
- Little Bear River
- Little Creek
- Little Malad River
- Logan River
- Malad River
- Mill Creek
- Montpelier Creek
- Newton Creek
- Otter Creek
- Rabbit Creek
- Rock Creek
- Sabratus Creek
- Shearing Corral Creek
- Sixmile Creek
- Soda Creek
- St. Charles Creek
- Sulpher Creek
- Sulpher Creek
- Summit Creek
- Twin Creek
- Water Canyon Creek
- Weston Creek
- Woodruff Creek
Major Waterbodies
Waterbody | ha | km² | mi² | acre |
Alexander Reservoir | 417.29 | 4.17 | 1.61 | 1,031.14 |
Allsop Lake | 7.29 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 18.01 |
Barker Reservoir | 13.24 | 0.13 | 0.05 | 32.73 |
Bartlett Lake | 5.74 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 14.19 |
Bear Lake | 28,243.94 | 282.44 | 109.05 | 69,792.29 |
Beaver Lake | 5.37 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 13.26 |
Billy Snipe Reservoir | 1.74 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 4.30 |
Birch Creek Reservoirs | 25.95 | 0.26 | 0.10 | 64.11 |
Blake Reservoir | 6.05 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 14.95 |
Bloomington Lake | 4.06 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 10.04 |
Blue Grass Pond | 54.68 | 0.55 | 0.21 | 135.12 |
C H Smith Reservoir | 7.50 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 18.54 |
Cement Ponds | 21.47 | 0.21 | 0.08 | 53.04 |
Condie Reservoir | 34.79 | 0.35 | 0.13 | 85.98 |
Cook Reservoir | 1.36 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 3.36 |
Crane Reservoir | 31.74 | 0.32 | 0.12 | 78.44 |
Crescent Lake | 4.47 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 11.06 |
Crocker Lake | 41.65 | 0.42 | 0.16 | 102.93 |
Crompton Reservoir | 41.80 | 0.42 | 0.16 | 103.28 |
Cutler Reservoir | 990.00 | 9.90 | 3.82 | 2,446.36 |
Cutler Reservoir | 990.00 | 9.90 | 3.82 | 2,446.36 |
Cutler Reservoir | 990.00 | 9.90 | 3.82 | 2,446.36 |
Daniels Reservoir | 146.28 | 1.46 | 0.56 | 361.46 |
Dead River | 6.27 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 15.49 |
Dry Basin Reservoir | 0.78 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1.92 |
Dry Hollow Reservoir | 11.46 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 28.32 |
Dry Lake | 8.43 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 20.82 |
Dry Lake | 29.67 | 0.30 | 0.11 | 73.32 |
Duck Lake | 129.80 | 1.30 | 0.50 | 320.74 |
East Crocker Lake | 9.97 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 24.64 |
Foster Reservoir | 52.29 | 0.52 | 0.20 | 129.20 |
Fourth Creek Reservoir | 2.05 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 5.06 |
Gibson Lakes | 2.06 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 5.09 |
Glendale Reservoir | 82.13 | 0.82 | 0.32 | 202.96 |
Glory Hole | 247.44 | 2.47 | 0.96 | 611.44 |
Grassy Lake | 13.88 | 0.14 | 0.05 | 34.29 |
Hell Hole Lake | 4.92 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 12.15 |
High Creek Lake | 1.54 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 3.81 |
Horse Lake | 2.87 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 7.09 |
Horseshoe Sloughs | 8.05 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 19.89 |
Horseshoe, The | 8.17 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 20.20 |
Huff Lake | 4.79 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 11.84 |
Hull Lake | 296.23 | 2.96 | 1.14 | 732.00 |
Hyrum Reservoir | 172.76 | 1.73 | 0.67 | 426.90 |
Johnson Reservoir | 17.46 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 43.15 |
Kearl Reservoir | 6.83 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 16.87 |
Kermsuh Lake | 5.76 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 14.24 |
Klondike Lake | 34.55 | 0.35 | 0.13 | 85.39 |
Lakey Reservoir | 1.57 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 3.88 |
Lamont Reservoir | 34.20 | 0.34 | 0.13 | 84.52 |
Larson Reservoir | 3.42 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 8.45 |
Lily Lake | 6.85 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 16.92 |
Limestone Reservoir | 0.60 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1.48 |
Little Creek Reservoir | 26.18 | 0.26 | 0.10 | 64.68 |
Little Long Hill Reservoir | 1.10 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 2.72 |
Little Valley Reservoir | 13.59 | 0.14 | 0.05 | 33.57 |
Lorena, Lake | 6.55 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 16.19 |
Louise, Lake | 1.51 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 3.73 |
Lower North Eden Reservoir | 2.76 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 6.82 |
Lym Lake | 4.04 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 9.98 |
Mantua Reservoir | 158.79 | 1.59 | 0.61 | 392.39 |
Martin Reservoir | 5.91 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 14.61 |
Massae Reservoir | 3.74 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 9.25 |
McPheters Lake | 14.73 | 0.15 | 0.06 | 36.40 |
Merkley Lake | 18.70 | 0.19 | 0.07 | 46.20 |
Mud Lake | 1.27 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 3.14 |
Mud Lake | 1,042.58 | 10.43 | 4.03 | 2,576.28 |
Mud Lake | 7.45 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 18.41 |
Myers Reservoir | 15.46 | 0.15 | 0.06 | 38.20 |
Neponset Reservoir | 406.98 | 4.07 | 1.57 | 1,005.68 |
Newton Reservoir | 54.32 | 0.54 | 0.21 | 134.22 |
Norice Lake | 4.53 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 11.19 |
North Lake | 7.98 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 19.73 |
Oneida Narrows Reservoir | 170.10 | 1.70 | 0.66 | 420.33 |
Ostler Lake | 7.13 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 17.62 |
Oxford Reservoir | 5.20 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 12.85 |
Painter Reservoir | 9.14 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 22.58 |
Pelican Pond | 12.54 | 0.13 | 0.05 | 30.98 |
Peterson Pond | 4.39 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 10.85 |
Pintail Lake | 119.94 | 1.20 | 0.46 | 296.39 |
Porcupine Reservoir | 69.78 | 0.70 | 0.27 | 172.42 |
Priord Lake | 5.29 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 13.07 |
Providence Lake | 1.60 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 3.97 |
Question Mark Reservoir | 2.13 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 5.27 |
Richey Reservoir | 5.92 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 14.64 |
Ryder Lake | 10.13 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 25.02 |
Sage Hollow Reservoir | 1.05 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 2.59 |
Saint Johns Reservoir | 4.05 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 10.02 |
Saleratus Reservoir Number 1 | 14.97 | 0.15 | 0.06 | 37.00 |
Saleratus Reservoir Number 2 | 7.18 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 17.75 |
Saleratus Reservoir Number 3 | 0.51 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1.26 |
Samaria Lake | 5.24 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 12.96 |
Scow Lake | 10.79 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 26.65 |
Shearing Corral Reservoir | 5.61 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 13.87 |
Sheep Creek Reservoir | 9.52 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 23.53 |
Sixmile Reservoir | 19.74 | 0.20 | 0.08 | 48.77 |
Skating Pond | 5.73 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 14.15 |
South Lake | 25.37 | 0.25 | 0.10 | 62.70 |
Spires Lake | 74.39 | 0.74 | 0.29 | 183.82 |
Steam Mill Lake | 2.67 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 6.60 |
Sulphur Creek Reservoir | 90.85 | 0.91 | 0.35 | 224.51 |
Suttons Reservoir | 10.10 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 24.97 |
Swan Lake | 24.96 | 0.25 | 0.10 | 61.68 |
Swan Lakes | 0.76 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1.89 |
Thirtythree Pond | 4.98 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 12.30 |
Thomas Reservoir | 4.69 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 11.58 |
Tony Grove Lake | 10.15 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 25.08 |
Travis Lake | 3.56 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 8.81 |
Twin Lakes Reservoir | 176.86 | 1.77 | 0.68 | 437.02 |
Upper Deep Creek Reservoir | 10.40 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 25.70 |
Upper Pleasantview Reservoir | 2.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 5.00 |
Wellsville Reservoir | 5.56 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 13.74 |
West Crocker Lake | 11.23 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 27.74 |
Weston Creek Reservoir | 45.06 | 0.45 | 0.17 | 111.35 |
White Pine Lake | 4.49 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 11.09 |
Whitney Reservoir | 55.42 | 0.55 | 0.21 | 136.95 |
Widgeon Lake | 82.08 | 0.82 | 0.32 | 202.84 |
Winder Reservoir | 30.68 | 0.31 | 0.12 | 75.80 |
Woodruff Narrows Reservoir | 43.04 | 0.43 | 0.17 | 106.36 |
Woodruff Reservoir | 38.02 | 0.38 | 0.15 | 93.96 |