geo.wikisort.org - ReservoirSteinaker State Park is a state park and reservoir of Utah, USA, located 7 miles (11 km) north of Vernal in Uintah County, Utah.
Reservoir in the state of Utah, United States
Steinaker State Park |
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Steinaker Dam and Reservoir |
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Location | Uintah, Utah, United States |
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Coordinates | 40°31′3″N 109°31′49″W |
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Area | 2,283 acres (9.24 km2)[1] |
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Elevation | 5,500 ft (1,700 m)[2] |
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Established | 1964[2] |
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Visitors | 91434 (in 2011)[3] |
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Operator | Utah State Parks |
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Steinaker State Park opened to the public in 1964. It lies at an elevation of 5,500 feet (1,700 m) in northeastern Utah, south of the Uinta Mountains. The climate is arid with hot summers and cold winters. Plant life at the park includes juniper, cacti, and sagebrush. Wildlife includes badgers, bobcats, coyotes, deer, and rabbits. Birds include golden eagles, hawks, bluebirds, vultures, owls, and osprey.
Steinaker State Park is named for John Steinaker, a member of a pioneer family of the region.[2]
Park facilities
Steinaker is popular for swimming, fishing, boating, and waterskiing. Year-round park facilities include a sand beach, boat launching ramp, restrooms, 31 RV campsites, two group-use pavilions, and sewage disposal, and fish cleaning stations.[1] Nearby attractions include Dinosaur National Monument, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, and Red Fleet and Utah Field House of Natural History state parks.
Steinaker Dam
Steinaker Dam 40°30′12″N 109°33′10″W is a 162-foot-high (49 m), 1,997-foot-long (609 m) earthfill dam. The reservoir is fed by Ashley Creek and is part of the CUP-Vernal Unit project. It was constructed between 1959 and 1962.[4]
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Protected areas of Utah |
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Federal | National Parks |
- Arches
- Bryce Canyon
- Canyonlands
- Capitol Reef
- Zion
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NPS National Monuments |
- Cedar Breaks
- Dinosaur
- Hovenweep
- Natural Bridges
- Rainbow Bridge
- Timpanogos Cave
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National Historic Park | |
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National Recreation Area |
- Flaming Gorge
- Glen Canyon
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National Historic Trail | |
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National Forests |
- Ashley
- Caribou-Targhee
- Dixie
- Fishlake
- Manti-La Sal
- Sawtooth
- Uinta-Wasatch-Cache
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Forest Service areas | |
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National Wildlife Refuges |
- Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
- Fish Springs
- Ouray
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National Conservation Areas |
- Beaver Dam Wash
- Red Cliffs
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BLM National Monuments |
- Bears Ears
- Grand Staircase–Escalante
- Jurassic National Monument
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U.S. Wilderness Areas |
- Ashdown Gorge
- Beartrap Canyon
- Beaver Dam Mountains
- Black Ridge Canyons
- Blackridge
- Box-Death Hollow
- Canaan Mountain
- Cedar Mountain
- Cottonwood Canyon
- Cottonwood Forest
- Cougar Canyon
- Dark Canyon
- Deep Creek
- Deep Creek North
- Deseret Peak
- Doc's Pass
- Goose Creek
- High Uintas
- LaVerkin Creek
- Lone Peak
- Mount Naomi
- Mount Nebo
- Mount Olympus
- Mount Timpanogos
- Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs
- Pine Valley Mountain
- Red Butte
- Red Mountains
- Slaughter Creek
- Taylor Creek
- Twin Peaks
- Wellsville Mountain
- Zion
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Wild and Scenic River | |
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State | State Parks Northern Region | |
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State Parks Central Region |
- Fremont Indian
- Goblin Valley
- Green River
- Huntington
- Millsite
- Palisade
- Scofield
- Territorial Statehouse
- Utahraptor
- Yuba
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State Parks Southern Region |
- Anasazi
- Coral Pink Sand Dunes
- Dead Horse Point
- Edge of the Cedars
- Escalante Petrified Forest
- Frontier Homestead
- Goosenecks
- Gunlock
- Kodachrome Basin
- Otter Creek
- Piute
- Quail Creek
- Sand Hollow
- Snow Canyon
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Utah State Parks and Recreation |
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