Lake Fork River

For the river in Colorado, see Lake Fork Gunnison River.
Map of the Duchesne drainage basin. Lake Fork joins the Duchesne southwest of Roosevelt.

The Lake Fork River is a river in Duchesne County, Utah in the United States.[1] It flows for 54 miles (87 km)[2] from Mount Lovenia in the Uinta Mountains, in a southeasterly direction, receiving the Yellowstone River above Mountain Home, to join the Duchesne River near Myton. The river is dammed near its headwaters to form Moon Lake, formerly a smaller natural lake.

Climate

Lakefork Basin is a SNOTEL weather station located near the source of the Lakefork River by Mount Lovenia.

Climate data for Lakefork Basin, Utah, 1991–2020 normals, 1982-2020 extremes: 10966ft (3342m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 56
(13) 		62
(17) 		65
(18) 		66
(19) 		74
(23) 		77
(25) 		83
(28) 		76
(24) 		74
(23) 		70
(21) 		61
(16) 		50
(10) 		83
(28)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 45.7
(7.6) 		46.3
(7.9) 		53.3
(11.8) 		58.0
(14.4) 		63.8
(17.7) 		70.5
(21.4) 		74.5
(23.6) 		71.8
(22.1) 		67.0
(19.4) 		60.8
(16.0) 		52.0
(11.1) 		43.5
(6.4) 		74.6
(23.7)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 28.9
(−1.7) 		31.1
(−0.5) 		38.2
(3.4) 		42.9
(6.1) 		50.9
(10.5) 		58.8
(14.9) 		66.3
(19.1) 		64.4
(18.0) 		56.4
(13.6) 		45.9
(7.7) 		34.5
(1.4) 		27.8
(−2.3) 		45.5
(7.5)
Daily mean °F (°C) 18.3
(−7.6) 		18.6
(−7.4) 		24.4
(−4.2) 		29.3
(−1.5) 		37.8
(3.2) 		46.4
(8.0) 		53.7
(12.1) 		51.9
(11.1) 		44.9
(7.2) 		35.1
(1.7) 		23.7
(−4.6) 		17.6
(−8.0) 		33.5
(0.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 7.7
(−13.5) 		6.1
(−14.4) 		10.7
(−11.8) 		15.5
(−9.2) 		24.8
(−4.0) 		34.0
(1.1) 		41.1
(5.1) 		39.5
(4.2) 		33.2
(0.7) 		24.2
(−4.3) 		12.9
(−10.6) 		7.4
(−13.7) 		21.4
(−5.9)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −10.8
(−23.8) 		−11.1
(−23.9) 		−6.5
(−21.4) 		0.2
(−17.7) 		9.0
(−12.8) 		22.5
(−5.3) 		34.5
(1.4) 		32.2
(0.1) 		21.0
(−6.1) 		6.8
(−14.0) 		−7.1
(−21.7) 		−11.4
(−24.1) 		−16.4
(−26.9)
Record low °F (°C) −30
(−34) 		−29
(−34) 		−16
(−27) 		−16
(−27) 		−6
(−21) 		12
(−11) 		26
(−3) 		25
(−4) 		4
(−16) 		−6
(−21) 		−15
(−26) 		−25
(−32) 		−30
(−34)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.77
(96) 		3.50
(89) 		3.26
(83) 		3.63
(92) 		3.20
(81) 		2.03
(52) 		2.26
(57) 		2.57
(65) 		2.81
(71) 		2.98
(76) 		3.22
(82) 		3.68
(93) 		36.91
(937)
Source 1: XMACIS2[3]
Source 2: NOAA (Precipitation)[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Fork River
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2016-05-13
  3. ^ "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "Lakefork Basin, Utah 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved November 17, 2023.

40°12′32″N 110°06′14″W / 40.2090°N 110.1038°W / 40.2090; -110.1038


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