Jordan Lake (Utah)
Jordan Lake | |
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Location | High Uintas Wilderness, Duchesene County, Utah, United States |
Coordinates | 40°42′17″N 110°47′50″W / 40.7047695°N 110.7973269°WCoordinates: 40°42′17″N 110°47′50″W / 40.7047695°N 110.7973269°W[1] |
Type | Lake |
Part of | Great Basin |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface elevation | 10,627 feet (3,239 m)[1] |
Jordan Lake is lake on the northern edge of Duchesne County, Utah, United States.[1]
The lake is located in the Naturalist Basin, at the eastern foot of Mount Agassiz, within the High Uintas Wilderness in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The lake was named for David Starr Jordan, a noted biologist, authority on fish, and a student of Louis Agassiz (for whom the nearby mountain was named).[2][3][4][failed verification]
See also[]
- List of lakes in Utah
References[]
- ^ a b c "Jordan Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ Van Cott, John W. (1990). Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: A Compilation. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. pp. 207–08. ISBN 978-0-87480-345-7. OCLC 797284427.
- ^ "Decision Card 10072" (PDF). geonames.usga.gov. 5 Oct 1932. Retrieved 9 Feb 2018.
- ^ Ege, Carl. "What Utah mountain range honors prominent geoscientists of the 19th century and who were they?". geology.utah.gov. Utah Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 Feb 2018.
Categories:
- Lakes of Utah
- Features of the Uinta Mountains
- Lakes of Duchesne County, Utah
- Wasatch-Cache National Forest
- Utah geography stubs