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The reservoir is mainly in southwest Wyoming and partially in northeastern Utah. The northern tip of the reservoir is 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Green River, Wyoming, 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Rock Springs, Wyoming, and the Southern tip is approximately 40 miles (64 km) north of Vernal, Utah. The lake straddles the Utah-Wyoming border.
Common Name Family Native Image Cutthroat trout: Oncorhynchus clarki: Salmonidae Yes Rainbow trout: Oncorhynchus mykiss: Salmonidae No Golden trout: Oncorhynchus aguabonita
The area was given the name "Flaming Gorge" by John Wesley Powell during his 1869 expedition down the Green River, due to the spectacular, gorgeous red sandstone cliffs that surround this part of the river. [2] The Flaming Gorge reservoir was created by the 1964 construction of the Flaming Gorge Dam across the Green River.
The reservoir has facilities for recreation, with boat launching ramps and campgrounds. Fishing is available for brown, cutthroat and rainbow trout. [3] The land used for the Fontenelle Reservoir and dam was previously the Stepp Ranch, owned by one of the few black ranching families in Wyoming in the 1960s.
Topographic relief is significant as the northeast aspect rises 3,700 feet (1,100 meters) above the Green River in one-half mile. The iconic view of Squaretop and Green River Lakes has been on the Wyoming license plate since 2016.
The following is a list of the fourteen reservoirs, in the United States state of Wyoming, that contain at least 40,000 acre-feet (49 million cubic meters) when at full capacity. In addition to in-stream reservoirs, the list includes enhanced natural lakes , notably Jackson Lake .
Construction of railroad bridge over Green River, 1868. The townsite of Green River, Dakota Territory was platted by the Union Pacific Railroad in 1867. Although the Territory of Wyoming was created on July 25, 1868, the Town of Green River was incorporated on August 21,1868 under the laws of the previous Territory of Dakota since the laws of the Wyoming Territory had yet to be written.
In the U.S. state of Wyoming there are about 4,200 lakes (with over 333,000 acres (1,348 km 2) of water) and over 27,000 miles (43,000 km) of fishable streams. [1] There are 78 fish species, 28 of which are game fish (including 9 native species) and 50 are nongame fish (including 40 native species).