Highest elevation lakes & reservoirs in Utah by altitude
This is a comparison for lakes within USA > West > Utah > - Compared by Highest Altitude/Elevation in feet.Note: For some lakes, "Altitude/Elevation" data is unknown, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 23 articles we have published for Utah lakes.
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Elevation in feet ![]() |
Lake description |
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Strawberry Reservoir (Mountainland, USA, Utah, West) |
7,612 ft | Also known as The Berry Strawberry Reservoir, known locally as The Berry, is Utah’s most popular fishing spot. Located in Wasatch County, a convenient 65 miles east of the Wa… |
Jordanelle Reservoir (Mountainland, USA, Utah, West) |
6,182 ft | Jordanelle Reservoir is one of the newest reservoirs in Utah. The Jordanelle Dam was constructed on the Provo River by the Bureau of Reclamation in 19… |
Flaming Gorge Reservoir (Dinosaurland, Southwest, USA, Utah, West, Wyoming) |
6,040 ft | With more than 42,000 acres of boating and fishing waters, surrounded by choice camping and picnic areas, Flaming Gorge Reservoir – straddling the Wyo… |
Echo Reservoir (Mountainland, USA, Utah, West) |
5,570 ft | Echo Reservoir sits almost smack in the middle of the countryside between Salt Lake City and the Utah/Wyoming border. It’s hard to miss, as Interstate… |
Deer Creek Reservoir (Mountainland, USA, Utah, West) |
5,425 ft | Deer Creek Reservoir is located near Heber, Utah, the home of the historic “Heber Creeper,” a train with a steam engine that takes tourists on trips f… |
Great Salt Lake (Great Salt Lake Country, Ogden & Northwest, USA, Utah, West) |
4,212 ft | Also known as America's Dead Sea Sometimes called “America’s Dead Sea,” the Great Salt Lake occupies approximately 1,700 square miles of Utah’s real estate. It is the second largest l… |
Lake Powell (Arizona, Canyonlands, Color Country, North Central, Southwest, USA, Utah, West) |
3,700 ft | Lake Powell is located in one of Southern Utah’s most picturesque red-rock desert areas and in Arizona’s Navajo Indian Reservation. It is one of the U… |