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Jordan Lake (Utah)

Coordinates: 40°42′17″N 110°47′50″W / 40.7047695°N 110.7973269°W / 40.7047695; -110.7973269
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Jordan Lake
Location of Jordan Lake in Utah, USA.
Location of Jordan Lake in Utah, USA.
Jordan Lake
Location of Jordan Lake in Utah, USA.
Location of Jordan Lake in Utah, USA.
Jordan Lake
LocationHigh Uintas Wilderness,
Duchesene County, Utah,
United States
Coordinates40°42′17″N 110°47′50″W / 40.7047695°N 110.7973269°W / 40.7047695; -110.7973269[1]
TypeLake
Part ofGreat Basin
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface elevation10,627 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]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Jordan Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Decision Card 10072" (PDF). geonames.usga.gov. 5 Oct 1932. Retrieved 9 Feb 2018.
  4. ^ 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.