Largest lakes & reservoirs in Utah by water volume
This is a comparison for lakes within USA > West > Utah > - Compared by Largest Lakes - Water Volume in acre-foot.For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Water Volume" is unknown or does not apply, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 23 articles we have published for Utah lakes.
Note: In the United States, an acre foot is a unit of volume used to refer to large-scale bodies of water. It is defined by the volume of water needed to cover 1 acre of surface area to a depth of 1 foot.
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Lake name  |
Water vol. in ac-ft |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Great Salt Lake (Great Salt Lake Country, Ogden & Northwest, USA, Utah, West) |
28,000,000 ac-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) |
27,000,000 ac-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… |
| Flaming Gorge Reservoir (Dinosaurland, Southwest, USA, Utah, West, Wyoming) |
3,788,900 ac-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… |
| Strawberry Reservoir (Mountainland, USA, Utah, West) |
1,106,500 ac-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… |
| Utah Lake (Mountainland, USA, Utah, West) |
900,000 ac-ft | Utah Lake is located in north-central Utah’s Mountainland region with the major cities of Provo and Orem on the eastern shore. It is the largest fresh… |
| Bear Lake ID (Cache Valley, Idaho, Southeastern, USA, Utah, West) |
650,000 ac-ft | A natural freshwater lake straddling the borders of Utah and Idaho, Bear Lake is a 70,000-acre turquoise jewel that lives up to its moniker of “Caribb… |
| Jordanelle Reservoir (Mountainland, USA, Utah, West) |
360,500 ac-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… |
| Sevier Bridge Reservoir (Panoramaland, USA, Utah, West) |
236,145 ac-ft | (Also known as Yuba Lake) Sevier Bridge Reservoir is also known as Yuba Lake. The name is pretty much interchangeable for the locals, so if you are looking for directions, some… |
| Fish Lake (Panoramaland, USA, Utah, West) |
212,500 ac-ft | Fishlake National Forest is a glittering emerald jewel in the heart of Utah’s normally dry and desolate countryside. And in the National Forest is the… |
| Deer Creek Reservoir (Mountainland, USA, Utah, West) |
193,614 ac-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… |
| Echo Reservoir (Mountainland, USA, Utah, West) |
73,940 ac-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… |
| Joe’s Valley Reservoir (Castle Country, USA, Utah, West) |
71,900 ac-ft | Joe’s Valley Reservoir is a 1,200-acre lake tucked away in the Manti-La Sal National Forest (Emery County). At an elevation of 7,000 feet, the lake is… |
