Lakes of the High Uintas

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1. Ashley Creek Drainage, Reprinted 1988, Work assigned to: Publication No. 81-6, 14 pgs. 2. Bear River and Blacks Fork Drainages, 1985, Paul Thompson, Field Project Leader Publication No. 85-7, 33 pgs. Jerry Wiechman and Roger Wilson, Former Field Project Leaders 3. Dry Gulch and Uinta River Drainages, Revised Kent Sorenson, Regional Fishery Manager Edition, 1997, Publication No. 97-6, 24 pgs. Thomas D. Pettengill, Sport Fisheries Coordinator John F. Kimball, Director Duchesne River Drainage, Revised Edition, 4. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources 1996, Publication No. 96-15, 16 pgs. 5. Provo and Weber River Drainages, Revised Edition, 1999, Publication No. 99-22, 36 pgs. 6. Rock Creek Drainage, Revised Edition, 1997, Publication No. 97-7, 28 pgs. 7. Sheep Creek, Carter Creek and Burnt Fork Drainages, Revised Edition , 1996, Publication No. 96-17, 20 pgs. 8. Smiths Fork, Henrys Fork and Beaver Creek Drainages, 1986, Publication No. 86-10, 42 pgs. 9. Whiterocks River Drainage, 1987, Publication Lakes the High Ulntas of No. 87-6, 28 pgs. Provo and Weber River Drainages 10. Yellowstone, Lake Fork and Swift Creek Drainages, Revised Edition, 1996, Publication Publicat on No. 99~ (First PrfnUng 19 No. 96-16, 28 pgs. Revised Edition, 1999 Utah Division of Wildlife R9\0URl88' •••••••••••••••••••••••• •••

(jyed FifheriM Depend 011/ Yo",! Long Pond in the Provo drainage. Here's some things you can do to help:

Many thanka to Roger wnSGn; Le'ade~ John Leppl nk,~~ilw.~~~~ .IReport unusual circumstances or water MilIDiWlilhl1'lll Gk*IIr . a , ormer Project t.eaaer lor their tIreless wor\( 1n earty edJllng ollhls conditions to the Utah Division of INTRODUCTION publication; Tom Pettengill. DWR Sports Fisheries Wildlife Resources . • 1I_~lHdnat'6randPhil Douglass, eWRN,li C • • r;~~~OO~dimltor for their contrlbulfo/lS and .IDon't leave unused line on banks and he Uinta Mountains of northeastern Utah are unique. They are the shores . most prominent range of mountains in the contiguous United States .IJoin Utah's Stream Team! Adopt and Tto lie in an east and west direction and the tall est mountains in Utah. care for your favorite fishing spot. King's Peak, Utah's tallest point of land, standing at 13,528 feet is hard to dis tinguish from its sister peaks, all of which stand over 13, 000 feet. This is a .ICarry out trash, keep a garbage sack country of snow capped mountains, steep rocky slopes, green meadows, blue with you on fishing trips. lakes and tall trees . Four of Utah's major rivers, the Duchesne, Provo, Weber .lKnow fishing rul es and obey them. and Bear, originate in the snowfields of these mountains . .lBe able to explain to others how rules help fishing.

.. I:~ .,. f,(- ~J" • ~,' " , , J _ , • •••••••••••• • •••••• • • • • • • • • • 0 II • • I, 8 ••••••••••••••••••• EALTH llS mOMMf~o[O etween 1955 and 1990 a total of 1,036 lakes were of lakes stocked each year. Brook and cutthroat surveyed by the Utah Division of Wildlife Res ources. HPRECAUTIONS lHAllRIPS Of trout are the predominant species stocked as they I BOut of that number, 427 lakes are currently being have demonstrated an ability to grow and survive arm clothing WHl PlRHHfO RHO stocked on a prescribed cycle, 149 have sufficient natural well in these alpine lakes . However, Arctic W(layered wool reproduction and do not require stocking, and 460 are fi sh grayling ca n also be found in several Uinta and down) and good AOmRn PRfPARR- less. Overall, only about 50% of the lakes larger than 2 Mountain Lakes, adding beauty and variety to the rain gear should be liONS MAOf acres are managed for fishing and only about 30% of the angler's experience. The more inaccessible lakes carried at all times. lakes I acre or larger are managed for sport fishing. are stocked on 3- to 6 yea r cycles and heavily Remember that snow BHORfHRHO . Presently. 387 lakes are managed with brook trout, 158 fished lakes are planted on 1- or 2- year cycles . showers are common have cutthroat trout as the primary species and approxi- Care is taken not to overstock the lakes all seasons at these mately 38 are managed w ith rainbow trout. Thi rty-four of because it usually resu lts in sma ll, Slow-growing the 38 rainbow lal(es are near roads and trout. Aerially stocked cutthroat are stocked as fry the temperature can stocked w ith catchable sized (10") rainbow (1 inch) w hile brook trout are stocked as finger drop 20 to 30 degrees trout. Rainbow trout are no longer stocked ling (<3 inches) . Because the optimum growing in a matter of minutes. in the remote lakes because of the potential season for trout is very short (June through for hybridization with cutthroat trout. arry instant energy August), growth is relatively slow. In the Uinta food , such as Cutthroa t stocks are being converted to the Lakes, trout typically reach 8 to 12 inches by their C appropriate native subspecies of cutthroat third year. trout (i.e . Colorado River cutthroat trout in s most of our Uinta Mountain lakes lie in the Colorado River Drainage lakes). A recent you get hGt. verttflate: remote basins, it is recommended that trips survey revea led that a few golden trout still A ' _IIlIJO~t"'""",~-ij 1 be well planned and adequate preparations existed in the Uinta River Drainage. Two and moisture. , Brook ·Trout . ~- . • made beforehand. Always leave word w ith a lakes have been stocked w ith splake and void drinking large fri end or relative on your approximate destination approximately 16 lakes are managed w ith Arctic grayling. quantities of cold and w hen A lthough a number of these lakes and basins have been investigated over water whQIlAchilied. [ ISHING IS UHPRfO IClR8lL fSPfCIAllY you plan to A the years, the first comprehensive lake study undertaken by the Utah return. Most e sure to carry Department of Fish and Game began in the summer of 1955. Much of the I lfllHf ~IGH ~ I HlRS.lr OHf lRn rAilS of these lakes Bplenty of insect informati on gathered during that study is now outdated. Each lake's physical, can be repellent for camp and chemical and biological features change over time; therefore, our management lO PROOUCf rISH, lRY ANOlHfR : lHfRf IS reached over horse, at least until · >~" •.. must also change. A second comprehens ive lake study was undertaken by the USUAllY ONf NfRRBY. well-marked mid-August. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources in 197 1 to evaluate past management U.S, Forest ring suntan lotion efforts and recommend necessary changes. This booklet contains basic infor Service trails. and lip balm to mation from surveys w hich were completed for the Provo and Weber river Other lakes ca n only be reached by going cross B protect the skin from drainages between 1986 and J 993. The latest surveys were competed on a country, While the trails have been updated in the intense sunshine few lakes in J 995. this booklet, it is a good idea to carry a topo of ~8)lations. o attempt was made to list all the lakes in the Provo and Weber river graphical map. These can be purchased from the Ndrainages in this publication. Generally. only those that were found to U.S. Geological Survey. A compass is another ulltMiJl_~ support populations of game fish were included, This project was reimbursed essential item. Ordinarily trips up to 5 miles can (lned that in part by funds obtained from the Sport Fish Restoration Program (F-42-R and be made by foot when the fisherman plans to drinking untreated F-44-R). spend only one day on the lake and return home wafer in back country that evening, However, backpackers who wish In early days, the use of pack animals for stocking mountain lakes meant that to stay overnight, can easily reach more remote only a few lakes could be planted each year. Since 1955, fixed-wing aircraft lakes , Information concerning horse rentals may have been used for planting these remote lakes, greatly increasing the number be obtained from Division offices, conservation •••• •••••••••••••••••••••• • 61 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• officers or forest rangers. Reservations should be streams. If you like elbow room to camp and fish, and enjoy discovering new made well in advance. Because of the altitude sceni c wonders, let us recommend the High Uintas . LEASE LEAVE THESE and unpredictable weather, warm clothing and PBEAUTIFUL MOUN rain gear should always be carried. Snow show PROVO RIVER DRAINAGE TAINS AND LAKES THE ers are common all seasons at these higher eleva WAY YOU WOULD LIKE ti ons. Ins ect repellent for camper and horse is a TO 'FIND THEM WHEN necessity until mid-August. It is usually after the he Provo River Basin is a diverse drainage system on the western flank of YOU RETURN, first week of July before many of the higher lakes T the Uinta Mountains. The terrain is composed of wide drainage basins become accessible. Fishing may last through with timbered ridges and scattered September. high dome-like mountains. The high est point in the drainage is Bald veryone is concerned about maintaining the Mountain which stands at 1 1,943 feet aesthetic beauty of the Uinta Mountains. In E in elevation. This area is one of the an effort to protect the bea uty, the Forest major water producing zones in the Supervisors for the Ashley and Wasatch National Uinta Mountains. forests have implemented group size restrictions. Boy Scout and other group leaders should Most of the lakes in the Provo River .... M~!IM , IBLE remember to check with U.S. Forest officials for Drainage are situated north and west guidelines and helpful suggestions. of the Mirror Lake Highway (U-l 50) which begins near Kamas, Utah, SE'1:XISTfNGF IRE Excessive recre There are 80 natural lakes (1 5 of which RINGS WHEN POS ational use can U have been modified and enlarged by dams for water storage) and well over SIBLE. quickly damage this fragile alpine habi 150 ponds of less than 2 acres in size . Of these waters, 57 contain game fish populations or are under experimental fisheries management. Lakes vary in ele tat. Those entering the High Uinta vation From 9,360 to nearly 10,500 feet. Most of these Provo Drainage waters are situated well below timberline. country should remember to burn Access to the major portion of the drainage is excellent due to the presence all flammable litter of the Mirror Lake Highway (U-l 50) and associated Forest Service roads includ and pack out everything that is noncombustible. ing the Spring Canyon Road, the Norway Flats Road, and the Upper Setting DO NOT bury any litter Horse packers sh ould Road. Of the managed fish producing lakes, 19 are directly accessible to vehi move animals to various meadows every few days cles and a number of other lakes lie w ithin a short walking distance of the to prevent overgrazing. It is a good idea to utilize road. Access to most of the back country lakes is provided by the Crystal Lake previously constructed firep la ces whenever possi Trailhead in the vicinity of Trial Lake on the Lake Country Trail, the Watson-Clyde bl e. Avoid camping in one spot longer than 5 Trail, and the Notch Mountain days. Drinking untreated water in back country Loop Trail . The Notch Mountain IS MADE BY areas may cause giardia, a parasitic infection and Lake Country trails are well DIGG ING A "CAT HOLE!' which caus es diarrhea. Recent studies have marked and rec eive frequent N0 DEEPER THAN shown that water purifiers will not kill the para maintenance. Th e Watson-Clyde 10 lI1'U'·I.o..U ·" site. As a safeguard against giardia, boil your Trail is unmarked, difficult to mountain water before drinking. locate, and becomes indistinct at ishing is unpredictable, especially in the times. This trail begins at the FHigh Uintas. If one lake fails to produce fish, northwestern end of Upper Lily try another; there is usually one nearby. If the Lake in the vicinity of the Crystal lakes are slow, try fly-fishing the numerous Lake Trailhead. Other established Upper Lily lal

take-off points in the drainage include the Bald pnH[ IS lAnH HOT TO Mountain and Upper Setting trailheads LAKE DESCRIPTIONS which primarily provide access to Weber lJ OVfRSIOCKlHfSf lAKES Basin lakes. Additional Forest Service trails in the Provo Drainage include the ALEXANDER, A-J. Alexander is an aesthetic natural 8fCRUS[ II USURllY Norway Flats, Shingle Creek, North lake located in heavily timbered country with Fork, Weir Lake and Upper Setting g_ very little open shoreline. It is 23 acres, 9,360 mullS mSMAll. POORlY Trails . Each of these trail systems are feet in elevation, with 28 feet maximum depth. identified on the map by Forest Service Access is 3 miles north on the Spring Canyon OfYflOPfU fiSH . ~fCRUS[ trail numbers. Road from Highway U- J 50 and then !-4 mile southeast on a well-marked Forest Service trail. TH[ OPTIMUM GROWING SfA - Most of the fishing and camping activity in Several campsites are present along the north- HS the Provo Drainage is concentrated along the ern lake margin, but spring water is unavailable. SOH fOR TROUT 8TTI [[[- highway corridor and adjacent to Forest Service roads and major trails. Full-ser The fishery is sustained by aerial stocking of vice campgrounds are available at Trial, Lost and Lily lakes and fishing pressure brook trout. Angling pressure is heavy; and lit VRlIOH IS nHY SHORT at these waters is very heavy. Several lakes on the popular Lakes Country Trail ter is a problem around the lake. receive high levels of angling [JUN[ THROUGH ~UGUSTl . pressure as well. However, the AZURE, A-II. Azure is a natural lake located in a nf ~~ ~ ~ l ~R~llRns R H~ um m~ POnDS. ~1 WRTfHS remote lake basins away from glacial basin formed by an end moraine of large GROWTH IS RH8T1VHY SlOW boulders. It is 9 acres, J 0, J 40 feet in elevation, UCONfAl" CRME fiSH P~PUlRTIONS OR AHf UNOfR the major trails and roads have much to offer for those seeking with 23 feet maximum depth. The surrounding RNO TROUT Will RmCH ONlY fXPfRIMfNTRl flSHfRlfS MAHAGfM[HT. solitude. terrain is rocky and talus slopes flank the west ern and northern margins of the lake. ~ TO lllNCHfS BY TH[ The most abundant fish species Campsites, horse feed and spring water are not in Provo Drainage lakes is the brook trout which occurs in 88 percent of all fish available at Azure. Better opportunities are pre THIRD nAR Of lIH. producing waters. Cutthroat trout are commonly stocked in the drainage as sent at nearby Rock Lake. Azure is located % well. The heavily fished waters adjacent to the highway receive frequent plants mile west of Haystack Lake and approximately of catchable-sized rainbow and albino rainbow trout. Arctic grayling are pre 200 yards north and slightly west of Rock Lake. Access is limited to sent in Marjorie and Weir lakes. backpackers due to the presence of large rockslides. Recreational use U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps applicable to the Provo River is very light. Azure is not being managed for a fishery. Drainage include the Mirror Lake, Erickson Basin, Iron Mine Mountain and BEAVER, A-I 7. This remote natural lake is located % mile southwest of Duck, Soapstone Basin quadrangles. #6 Reservoir at the head of the inlet stream. It is 3.5 acres, 9,900 feet in elevation, with J 5 feet maximum depth. Beaver is surrounded by thick timber. Several marginal campsites are present with no available spring water. Horse feed is limited to several acres of meadow grass along the outlet stream. Beaver is subject to winterkill. It is stocked every other year with brook trout. Fishing pressure is light. BETH, A-6. Beth is a shallow, productive lake with an open shoreline and floating grassy banks. It is 5.4 acres, 9,780 feet in elevation, with J 0 feet maximum depth. The lake is surrounded by wet meadows. Access is 612 miles north on the Spring Canyon Road from U- J 50 and then west for !-4 mile on a marl

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\ TRAILS CJLocation Map [063] Yellow Pine Trail ~ ... ~ SDapston,; ;\'1tn. [066] La ke Country Trail 9,4-;3 [067 J Enckson BaSin Trail ' .. ~ ,----- X [06S] Norway Flats Trail ) ... / [069] Shingle Creek Trail (075J North Fork Trail J:/ ... [OS1 J Notch Mtn. Loop Tra il [091 J We" Lake Trail ... / [156 J Upper Setllng Trail "...-' " o 1 Mil e [164 J Watson-Clyde Trail J. ,. Pe,ktir. tJOMS (165 J Castle Lake Trail I••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• III ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• I I margin. Camping opportunities are limited due to the ruggedness and are available at the nearby Divide #2 Lake. Horse feed can be slope of the terrain. Spring water and horse feed are available in the obtained from meadows adjacent to Divide # 1 and from a large park Divide Lakes vicinity. Trail access is 1Z; miles north of the Crystal Lake north of the lake along the inlet stream. The lake contains brook Trailhead on the unmarked and indistinct Watson Clyde Trail. This trail trout and fishing pressure is heavy. . begins near Upper Lily Lake. Fisherman use is heavy for pan-sized DUCK, A-7. Duck is a reservoired lake located 1;,,( miles beyond Long Lake on brook trout the Lake Country Trail. It is 12.7 acres, 9,780 feet in elevation, with CRYSTAL, A-S1. Crystal is a productive, reservoired lake surrounded by conif 15 feet maximum depth. The total distance from the Crystal Lake erous forests and small, wet meadows. The lake is 9.8 acres, 10,020 Trailhead is 3;,,( miles. The shoreline is predominantly timbered with feet in elevation, with 7 feet maximum depth. Several good campsites II!I"!' scattered meadows and a talus ridge to the west. Duck contains are available with a piped water source and abundant horse pasture ... brook and cutthroat trout and receives heavy fishing pressure. Several in large, dry parks to the south and southwest The lake lies 200 good campsites are present and limited horse feed is available from yards west of the Crystal Lal

feed are unavailable. Experimental stocking of Norway Lake indicates SHADOW, A-52. Shadow is located ~ mile south of Washington Reservoir that the lake winterkills and has no potential to sustain fish life. .. Iil along the major drainage system. It is 14 acres, 10,060 feet in P-6. This lake does not sustain fish life. It is shown on the map as a landmark. ~ L!J elevation, with 20 feet maximum depth. Campsites are present P-9. This lake does not sustain fish life. It is shown on the map as a landmark. with an excellent source of spring water located along the south ern margin of the l2Jke. Horse feed is available but limited. Shadow P-l0. This lake does not sustain fish life. It is shown on the map as a landmark. contains a population of brook trout. Camping and fishing P-l 5. This lake does not sustain fish life. It is shown on the map as a landmark. pressure is heavy. PETIT PUNIOR #5), A-26. Petit is a productive meadow lake located on the SHALLOW (HAYSTACK #2), A-45. This lake does not sustain fish life. It is ridge north of Cliff Lake. It is 2 acres, 10,300 feet in elevation, with 3 shown on the map as a landmark. feet maximum depth. The lake is shallow throughout with no deep SHINGLE CREEK, EAST, A-39. East Shingle Creek Lake is a deep, natural holes. Access is ~ mile north of the Crystal Lake Trailhead on the .. body of water situated at the head of Shingle Creek. It is 7 acres, unmarked Watson-Clyde Trail. Campsites and horse feed are available ~ 9,700 feet in elevation, with 44 feet maximum depth. The lake is sur- in the general lake vicinity, and spring water is present at Cliff Lake. rounded by thick timber with scattered small meadows. Access is 6 ~ Petit contains a small population of wary brook trout. Angling pres IIIJII) miles north of U-I 50 on the improved Upper Setting Road to the trail- sure is moderate. &ld head and then I ~ miles northeast on the Upper Setting Pack Trail. POT, A-B. This reservoired lake is located ~ mile southwest of Weir on the Weir T Access is also provided by the Shingle Creek Pack Trail from U-l 50, but .. Lake Cutoff Trail. Pot is 4 acres maximum, 9,940 feet in elevation, L!J hiking distance is much greater. Several campsites with spring water ~ with 28 feet maximum depth. The total distance from the Crystal Lake are available. Horse pasture is limited in the lake vicinity. Angling Trailhead is 2~ miles. The shoreline is rocky with scattered conifers. pressure is heavy due to the accessibility of this lake. In addition to There are several campsites available, but spring water is not present. brook trout, splake (a brook trout - lake trout hybrid) were introduced Horse pasture can be obtained from scattered meadows to the north to help control a population of redside shiners. and west. Angling pressure is heavy. Pot is stocked with brook trout. SHINGLE CREEK, LOWER, P-62. Lower Shingle Creek is a shallow natural RAMONA, A-3B. Ramona is situated on the ridge ~ mile northeast of Island .. lake located in an isolated basin in the Shingle Creek Drainage. It is 4 Lake in the North Fork Drainage. It is 4.7 acres, 10.340 feet in eleva ~ acres, 9,620 feet in elevation, with 14 feet maximum depth. The tion, with 21 feet maximum depth. Direct trail access is not available, shoreline is timbered with a large, open but the terrain can be negotiated on horsebaclc The total distance meadow to the northeast. Trails do from the Crystal Lake Trailhead is 3~ miles . The lake is surrounded by not exist and horse access is diffi large areas of exposed bedrock and scattered conifers. Marginal cult. Proceed east of the campsites are available, but spring water is not present. Horse feed is Upper Setting Trailhead for I ~ scarce. Ramona sustains moderate fishing pressure and is stocked miles over steep terrain to the with brook trout. lake. Lower Shingle is also ROCK, A-l O. Rock is a natural lake situated in rough terrain at the base of accessible via the Shingle Creek .. Haystack Mountain, % mile w est of Haystack Lake. It is 8 acres, 10, 140 Trail from U-150. Follow the trail ~ feet in elevation, with 14 feet maximum depth. Rock has a history of north for 4 ~ miles to a large mead winterkill. Several good campsites are available with limited spring ow and then head east for ~ mile. rn water. There are no clearly defined trails, and access is limited to back Campsites are available, but spring water is present only in the early packers due to the rough nature of the terrain and large rockslides. season . Lower Shingle Creek contains brook trout, and angling pres Angling pressure is moderate. Rock Lake receives frequent plants of sure is moderate. brook trout, but fishing is unpredictable. SHINGLE CREEK, WEST, P-60. West Shingle Creek is a productive, spring-fed .. meadow lake with floating banks and islands. It is 5 acres, 9,940 feet ~ in elevation, with I 2 feet maximum depth. The lake is shallow and I!l experiences water level fluctuation of 4 to 5 feet annually. Access is I ~ L.!J miles north of the Upper Setting Trail head along a logging road I •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ( ~, ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

which has been blocked to vehicular access by the Forest Service. TEAPOT, A-60. Teapot is a natural lake which has been modified by the place- Campsites with spring water are available. West Shingle provides mar ... ment of a dam and a retaining dike at the eastern end. It is 13 acres, ginal fish habitat and receives little annual recreational use. The lake is ~ 9,950 feet in elevation, w ith 46 feet maximum depth. Teapot is locat stocked with brook trout. ed one mile east of the Trial Lake Turnoff on U-I 50 Clpproximately 27 miles east of Kamas . The lake receives heavy fishing and camping SHOESTRING, A-55. This lake does not sustain fish life. It is shown on the map as a landmark. activity due to its proximity to the Mirror Lake Highway. Teapot is stocked with rainbow and albino rainbow catchables, as well as brook SPECTACLE (HOURGLASS), A-44. This irregularly shaped, natural lake is situ- trout. ... ated in thick conifers with some floating banks and islands. Spectacle TRIAL, A-61. Trial Reservoir is a popular fishing water located l2 mile west of ~ IS 9.3 acres, 9,740 feet In elevation, with 17 feet maximum depth. The lake appears as Hourglass on USGS topographic maps. Large ... ~ the Mirror ~~e Highway on an improved Forest Service Road. It is expanses of yellow pond lily cover the surface of this lake. Access is ~ L!J 98 acres maXImum, 9,800 Feet fn elevation, with 68 feet maximum 412 miles north of Highway U-150 on the Spring Canyon Road to a 1119! depth. There Is a large, developed campground at Trial providing full Fishing pressure is very heavy. Trial is stocked with rain· small roadside pond and then west for X mile to Spectacle. There is ~ seNice. bow and albino rainbow catchables. as well as brook trout fingerling. no trail to the lake. Camping areas are limited, and spring water is not available. Angling pressure is moderate. Spectacle is stocked with TRIDENT, A-41. This shallow, productive lake is located immediately adjacent brook trout. to the Spring Canyon Road 6% miles north of U-I 50. Trident is 4 acres, 9,400 feet in elevation, with 5 feet maximum depth. The lake SPRING CANYON, A4. This lake does not sustain fish life. It is shown on the lies in a meadow surrounded by conifers. Camping areas are available map as a landmark. with turn-offs for mobile camping units. Spring water is not present. STAR, A-42. Star is a reservoired lake located 1 mile northeast of Trial Lake. It Trident contains brook trout and receives heavy fishing pressure . is 16 acres maximum, 9,980 feet in elevation, with 35 feet maximum depth. Star is located in coniferous forest with scattered meadows to TWIN, LOWER, A-33. Lower Twin is a small lake situated in rocky terrain ... immediately south of Upper Twin Lake. It is 3 acres, I 0,41 0 feet in ele- 1119! the north and northwest. There are few potential camping areas and ~ vation, with 14 feet maximum depth. The shoreline is characterized by ~ no spring water: Horse feed is limited. From Trial Lake, follow the major inlet stream north to a small pond on a tributary. The reservoir low, rocky shelves and boulders with scattered conifers. Camping areas are present, but better sites are available at Upper Twin Lake. is located at the top of this tributary stream. Star contains a limited population of cutthroat and brook trout and sustains heavy angling Spring water may be available at Upper Twin during the early summer months. Access is 2~ miles north of the Crystal Lake Trailhead on the pressure. Star Lake contains a population of mountain suckers. It isn't Notch Mountain Trail. Leave the trail at the point where it begins the known how these suckers got into the lake. One possibility is that last incline to Notch Pass and head directly west for l§ mile to the Twin they were brought in by anglers and used illegally as bait. Lakes Basin. Lower Twin contains brook trout. Angling pressure is pre TAIL, A-53. Tail is a natural lake located south of Washington Reservoir in dominantly day use, but heavy. dense conifers. It is 9.8 acres, 9,980 feet in elevation, with 13 feet TWIN, UPPER, A-32. Upper Twin is a nat- maximum depth. When Washington Reservoir is filled to capacity, ... ural lake located in rocky terrain there is a direct connection between the reservoir and Tail Lake. at the base of Notch Mountain. Access is l2 mile southwest of the dam at Washington along the shore ~ It is 9 acres, 10,420 feet in ele line of the reservoir: There are several campsites but spring water is vation, with 13 feet maximum unavailable. Tail contains a good population of brook, cutthroat and depth. The lake is surrounded rainbow trout. This lake isn't stocked. The fish either migrate from by small meadow areas and Washington Reservoir during high water or they are naturally pro sparse conifers. Campsites are duced. Angling pressure is heavy. ava ilable with limited horse feed . Spring water is present only during the early summer months. Access is 2 ~ miles north of the Crystal Lake Trailhead on the Notch Mountain Trail. Leave the trail where it begins ' ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • e.! ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

the last incline to Notch Pass and head directly west for )!l mile to the Twin Lalces Basin. Direct access on horseback is difficult. The lake con WEBER RIVER DRAINAGE tains brook trout and angling pressure is heavy. WAll, A-29. Wall is a sizeable reservoir located in a steep, rocky basin. It is 80 acres maximum, 10,140 feet in elevation, with 97 feet maximum he Weber River is a large drainage system located on the western depth. The shoreline is characterized by talus rocks and scattered T extremity of the Uinta Mountains. The upper slopes are timbered with conifers. Access is one mile north of the Crystal Lake Trailhead on the extensive areas of exposed bedrock and talus ridges. Some 59 natural lakes Notch Mountain Trail. There are several areas for camping along the and between 80 and 100 ponds of less than 2 acres in size dot the headwater eastern lake margin. However; horse feed is limited and spring water region of the Weber River These lakes vary in ele- unavailable. Wall Reservoir has brook and cutthroat trout and angling vation from 9,620 feet to over 10,820 feet. pressure is heavy. Eleven of these natural lakes have been enlarged by dam construction for water WASHINGTON, A-23. Washington is a large reservoired lake located in thick storage purposes. timber at the northern arm of Haystack Mountain. It is 106 acres max imum, 9,900 feet in elevation, with 70 feet maximum depth. Access is Access to the drainage is provided by % mile west of U-150 at the Trial Lake Turnoff to the Crystal Lake Road . Highway 213 east of Oakley and Take an immediate left turn from the Crystal Lake Road and proceed Highway U-l 50 east of Kamas, Utah. west for X mile over a rough road to Washington. Campsites are avail Starting points along Highway 213 include able but spring water is not present. Washington Lake contains popu the Erickson Basin Trailhead in the viCinity of lations of catchable-sized rainbow trout sustained by stocking, as well the Ledgefork Campground, and Holiday Park near as brook and cutthroat trout. Angling pressure is heavy. the forest boundary. Trails originating at Holiday Park extend south into the WATSON, A-27. This shallow, productive lake is located in thick coniferous major forks of the Weber River However; Holiday Park is private property and forest at the base of Watson Mountain. Watson is 6 acres, 10,420 feet the Forest Service right-of-way road has no trailhead development or parking in elevation, with 10 feet maximum depth. The lake is irregular in out areas for vehicles and horse trailers. line with a large shallow bay to the southeast. Access is one mile The major access points to the Weber Drainage are scattered along U-l 50 north of the Crystal Lake Trailhead on the Watson Clyde Trail. and include the Upper Setting Trailhead, the Crystal Lake Trailhead, the Bald Campsites are present with available spring water. Horse feed can be Mountain Trailhead and the Weber River Trail near Pass Lake (see Provo obtained to the south in the vicinity of Petit Lake. Angling pressure is Drainage Map). Trails originating at these points drop over the top into the moderate. The lake contains brook trout. major headwater regions of the Weber Basin . WEIR, A-50. Weir is a reservoired lake located in the North Fork Drainage Some of the more inaccessible lakes in the Uinta Mountains lie within this ... directly downstream from Long Reservoir. It is 7 acres maximum, drainage. Forest Service trails are not well developed or maintained with the ~ 9,940 feet in elevation, with 13 feet maximum depth. The shoreline is exception of the Notch Mountain Loop Trail, the Lofty Lake Loop Trail, the rocky and characterized by steep, timbered slopes. The dam is a rock Smith-Morehouse Trail, and the Yellowpine Trail. Several trail systems, particularly masonry structure. Inlet flows sustain fish populations through the in the Middle Fork are no longer in existence due to light foot and horse traffic. winter. Access is 2~ miles west of the Crystal Lake Trailhead on the All Weber Drainage trails which receive maintenance are identified on the book Lake Country and Weir Lake trails. Campsites are available, but horse let map by Forest Service trail numbers. feed is scarce. Spring water is present early in the season. Weir con Although the Weber River Drainage lies in close proximity to areas of concen tains populations of cutthroat trout and Arctic grayling. Angling pres trated use, the majority of lakes experience moderate or light angling pressure. sure is moderate. The heaviest fishing and camping activity occurs at Abes, Cuberant #4, Dean, Erickson, Fish, Lovenia, North, Notch, Round, Sand and Yellowpine (Lower and Upper). These areas should be avoided if users are seeking solitude. There are 42 lakes in this drainage that contain game fish populations or are under experimental fisheries management. Brook trout are the most common species in the drainage and anglers are also likely to catch cutthroat trout which occur quite frequently. Self-sustaining populations of Arctic grayling are present in Sand, Round and Fish lakes in the Dry Fork Drainage. Stream fishing is very good in some of the more remote areas of the Weber River Drainage. USGS topographic maps useful in the Weber River Drainage include Whitney Reservoir, Siader Basin, Hidden Lake, Mirror Lake, Erickson Basin, and the Hoyt Peak quadrangles.

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ABES, W-30. Abes is a remote natural lake which has been modified by the ... placement of a small earthen dam across the outlet.. It is 21.6 acres ~ maximum, 9,820 feet In elevation, with 62 feet maximum depth. The water level fluctuates 7 feet annually. The immediate watershed con- ~ tains thick conifers and scattered rock slides. Access is to follow the L!J Middle Fork Trail south from Holiday Park for 2~ miles to the Junction with the Abes Lake Trail and then one steep mile to the southeast. Abes is also accessible from Lovenia Lake over the pass into the Middle Fork across steep and rocky terrain with no trail. Campsites are pre sent with some spring water. There is no horse feed. Fishing for cut throat trout is unpredictable and recreational use is heavy. ADAX, W-34. Adax is a scenic lake located in a dense conifer belt at the foot ... of steep ledges. It is 5 acres, 9,700 feet in elevation, with 10 feet ~ maximum depth. Access IS 2~ miles south of Holiday Park on the Middle Fork Trail and then one steep mile west on an indistinct trail. IIJI'J Another route is 1~ miles. east of Olsen Lake over the p~ss (no trail). I1IiII Adax is difficult to locate In either case, and the terrain IS steep and rocky. Campsites and horse feed are available, but there is no spring water. Fishing pressure is light. Adax contains a population of small brook trout sustained by natural reproduction. ANCHOR, W-29. Anchor is a natural lake with the water level enlarged by ... placement of a dam. It is 13 acres maximum,. 10,380 feet in elevation, ~ with 50 feet maximum depth. The surrounding terrain IS steep and rocky with scattered conifers. Annual water level fluctuation is about 8 cutthroat trout. feet The lake is located 3 miles southeast from the end of the CUBERANT #1, W42. Cuberant #1 is Gardner's Fork jeep road on the obscure Anchor Lake Trail over the ... a small natural lake located 2~ pass into the Middle Fork. Marginal camping areas are available with ~ miles northwest of U-1 50 on out horse feed or spring water. Angling pressure is moderate. Fishing the Lofty Lake and Cuberant is fast for small brook trout to 10 inches in length. Basin trails. It is 3.5 acres, 10,360 feet in elevation, with ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• J8 feet maximum depth. Cuberant # J is the first lake arrived at in the Horse feed is limited, Cuberant #S is located %mile northwest of basin. Access trails are steep and rocky in places, but can be negotiat Cuberant #3 over the saddle. Trails do not exist and direct horse ed on horseback. The surrounding terrain is rocky with scattered access is difficult. The lake is subject to frequent winterkills, and is no conifers. Campsites are poor. and spring water and horse feed are longer being managed to provide fishing. unavailable. This lake contains populations of brook and cutthroat DEAN, W-3S. Dean is a natural lake situated in sceniC meadows and open trout. Angling pressure is moderate, and fishing is generally fast. timber at the head of the Main Fork Drainage. It is J2 acres, 10,060 CUBERANT #2, W-43. Cuberant #2 is a shallow natural water with an irreg feet in elevation, with 16 feet maximum depth. Dean is subject to ular shoreline and surrounded on all sides by dense conifers. It is 3.2 sporadic winterkill. Campsites are numerous, and fishing pressure acres, J0,220 feet in elevation, with 6 feet maximum depth. The lake r:a heavy. Several acres of horse feed are scattered in the lake's vicinity, lies 2 miles northwest of Pass Lake on the Lofty Lake and Cuberant but spring water is unavailable. Access is 2 miles southwest of the r:a Basin Pack trails, Travel to the first meadow in Cuberant Basin and Bald Mountain Trailhead on the Notch Mountain Trail (see Provo then proceed !4 mile west on an indistinct side trail. Excellent sites are Drainage Map) . Brook and cutthroat trout are present in the lake. available for camping, but spring water is not present. Horse feed can DIVIDE #2, W-20. Divide #2 is a natural spring-fed lake situated on the be located to the east in the small wet meadow. Fishing pressure at .. drainage divide between the Weber and Provo River basins. It is 3.S the lake is moderate for brook and cutthroat trout. ~ acres, J0,460 feet in elevation, with 10 feet maximum depth. Access CUBE RANT #3, W-44. This beautiful lake is located in thick conifers 1SO yards is 2 miles northeast of the Crystal Lake Trailhead on the indistinct .. northwest of Cuberant #2 along the connecting stream. It is 3.S acres, I - Watson-Clyde Trail which begins near Upper Lily Lake. Divide #2 is ~ 10, J80 feet in elevation, with 24 feet r:a located immediately west of Divide #1 (see Provo Drainage Map) . rTl maximum depth. The total distance If! Excellent camping opportunities are present with spring water avail L!J from Pass Lake (U- JSO) on the L!J able. Horse feed is limited and scattered in the lake's vicinity. Cuberant Basin and Lofty Lake Winterkill has been documented in the past for Divide #2 and stOCking trails is 2~ miles. Campsites are has been discontinued, situated along the southern ELKHORN, W-64. This small natural lake is located in dense conifers at the margin of the lake, and spring .. head of the South Fork of the Weber Drainage. It is I.S acres, 9,680 water may be available to the ~ feet in elevation, with 10 feet maximum depth. Camping opportuni- northeast. Horse feed is not ties are available with limited spring water. Horse feed is present to

present. Cuberant #3 sustains I the south in the vicinity of 2 small ponds. Access is 4% miles south of a good population of pan-sized r:a Highway 213 on the South Fork Road and jeep trail past the rock slide brook trout. Fishing pressure is moderate. If! area. Then proceed south for 2~ miles on a hit-and-miss trail to the CUBERANT #4, W-4S. Cuberant #4 is a picturesque lake situated at the base ~ headwater region containing Elkhorn Lake , Elkhorn is stocked with of talus slopes and rocl()' ledges at the head of Cuberant Basin. It is brook trout and receives light angling pressure. 22 acres, 10,420 feet in elevation, with 2S feet maximum depth. The ERICKSON, SOUTH, W-2S. South Erickson is a natural lake abutting a talus lake is long and irregular in outline. Access is Jil mile north of .. slope at the head of Erickson Basin. It is 10 acres, 10, J00 feet in eJe- r:a Cuberant #1 (first lake in the basin), on a rocky trail. The total distance ~ vation, with J2 feet maximum depth. The lake contains a fine sus from U- JSO near Pass Lake is 2% miles. Angling pressure is moderate. pended glacial material giving it a milky green appearance. Access is Campsites are present. and spring water is available only in the early r:a 2~ miles northeast of the Upper Setting Trailhead on the Upper Setting season. Several acres of wet meadow horse feed are available on the and Erickson Basin trails (see Provo Drainage Map). Access is also pro north end. Cuberant #4 contains a population of cutthroat trout sus vided by the Smith Morehouse and Erickson Basin trails from the tained by aerial stOCking. Erickson Basin Trailhead in the Ledgefork Campground vicinity. CUBE RANT #S, W-46. Cuberant #S is a shallow, spring-fed lake character Campsites are present but running water is unavailable. Horse feed is ized by a productive substrate and boggy grass-covered banks. It is S present to the east at the base of the talus slope. South Erickson is acres, 10,060 feet in elevation, with JS feet maximum depth. stocked with brook trout. Recreational use is moderate Recreational use is very light. No campsites have been established. TRAILS 10,596 X (Note: Majority of Beaver Creek Drainage shown on Provo River Drainage map). (058) Anchor Lake Trail (080) Cuberant Basin Trail [159] Fish Lake Trail WEBER 1061) Smith-Morehouse Trail (081) Notch Mtn. Loop Trai l (162 1 Dry Fork Trail MOFF IT

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Drainage map) . Lofty experiences moderate fishing pressure. OLSEN, W-32. Olsen is a natural lake situated in a small meadow between Campsites are available with some horse feed. Lofty is stocked with bedrock ledges ~ mile due east of Fran Lake in the Gardner's Fork. It cutthroat trout is 7 acres, 10,220 feet in elevation, with 13 feet maximum depth. LOVENIA, W-23. Lovenia is located 211 miles north of the Crystal Lake There is no trail to the lake, and the route passes through several boul ... Trailhead on the Notch Mountain Trail. It is 2.5 acres, 10,300 feet in der fields making access difficult on horseback. Campsites are readily ~ elevation, with 11 feet maximum depth. Lovenia is the first lake over available, but horse feed is limited and spring water absent in the lake the top of Notch Pass (see Provo Drainage Map). The eastern and vicinity. Olsen may be subject to occasional winterkill. It is stocked ~ southern lake margins abut talus slopes and the remainder of the periodically with brook trout. ... shoreline is composed of scattered conifers and ledge rock. Campsites PETER, W-22. This glacial lake is located at the base of a talus slope with Iil are present in the lake vicinity as is spring water. Horse feed is avail- ... conifers flanking the eastern and western lake margins. It is 3 acres, ~ able from scattered meadows. Lovenia contains a brook trout popula- ~ 10,460 feet in elevation, with 13 feet maximum depth. Access is 2 tion and receives heavy angling pressure. miles north of the Crystal Lake Trailhead on the Watson-Clyde Trail to MEADOW, W-27. Meadow is a natural lake which has been modified by ~ the Divide lakes vicinity and then northwest for ~ mile over rough ter ... dam placement at the northern end. It is 29 acres maximum, 9,820 rain. Campsites are poor; and spring water unavailable. Horse feed is ~ feet in elevation, with 46 feet maximum depth. The surrounding ter present to the east in several wet meadows. Stocking has been dis rain is gently sloping and heavily timbered. Annual water level fluctu continued at Peter Lake due to recurring winterkill problems. Peter ation is 14 feet. Access is 4 miles north of the Crystal Lake Trailhead or Lake contains lots of invertebrates and tiger salamanders. 4~ miles northwest of the Bald Mountain Trailhead on the Notch REIDS, W-38. Reids Lake is an irregularly shaped water with 2 major arms con Mountain Loop Trail to the Meadow Lake Junction and then ~ mile nected by a narrow channel. It is 3 acres, 10,340 feet in elevation, with northwest (see Provo Drainage Map) . The trail is well used and junc 8 feet maximum depth. The lake is sur- tions clearly marked. Good campsites are sparse. and horse feed and rounded on all sides by meadow spring water unavailable. Meadow contains a large, self-sustaining grass and the shoreline is charac cutthroat trout population. terized by floating banks and NEIL, W-31. This small natural lake sits at the base of a talus slope in the islands. Access is l ...... ~ --~---~~------~-----~ YELLOWPINE, LOWER, W-66. Lower Yellowpine is a small glacial lake situat- ... ed at the base of Flat Iron Mountain in the Beaver Creek Drainage. It ~ is 2 acres, 9,620 feet in elevation, with 7 feet maximum depth. The lake abuts a talus slope and a steep ledge. Access is % miles northeast ENTER NOW THE WORLD OF FISHING WITH ALL ITS of U-l 50 on the Yellowpine Trail which originates near the Yellowpine ANTICIPATION, EXCITEMENT AND LIFETIME BONDS Campground. The trail is heavily used and well marked by signs. WITH WILD THINGS AND NATURE, FAMILY AND Campsites are present with no source of spring water. Horse feed is FRIENDS - A PATHWAY OF ADVENTURE - A very limited. Lower Yellowpine is stocked with brook trout. PATHWAY TO FISHING! YELLOWPINE, UPPER, W-6S. Upper Yellowpine is a small natural water he new Pathways to Fishing Program is a trail tak ... located on the ridge directly north of Lower Yellowpine. It is 3 acres. T ing the curious youngster and beglll.nmg angler ~ 9,700 feet in elevation, With 12 feet maximum depth. The lake lies at through a simple discovery process in the concepts, II9J the base of a steep talus slope. Several overused ethics and functions of fishing, implementing simple campsites are available along the eas t- __- _ _ lid basics of aquatic life and fishing through a system of ern margin of the lake. Drinking gentle instruction and hands-on experiences. The Utah water should be carried in. Division of Wildlife's Pathway to Fishing is a multi-sta Horse pasture can be located to tion, one-hour walk-through program that combines tt:l e north. The lake receives the basics of fishing with aquatic ecology, and provides intens ive fishing pressure and information about local fishing opportunities. It's bene annual stocks of brook trout. ficial to people of all ages. Parents and guardians are encouraged to accompany the youngsters through the program and learn with them. he Pathways program is conducted by a team of T trained instructors from the area of the clinic. These instructors are from various disciplines - some are experienced anglers (often from local outdoor clubs), others are business people from fishing tackle stores, and some are fisheries biologists from agencies with natural resources responsibilities. The Utah Division of Wildlife provides equipment and ass istance. cro learn more about the next Pathways ProflJ'am in your area, contact AqUAtic Education, Vtah Division of Wildlife Resources, 1594 West North cremple, Salt Lafte City, vcr 84114, (801) 538·4717. •••••••• ~o"o;i). o s @ 9 &el @! ® ••• ••• e •• • Provo and Weber River Drainages Publication 99-2210M/1999