Jordan Lake (Utah)
Jordan Lake is lake on the northern edge of Duchesne County, Utah, United States.
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| Location | High Uintas Wilderness, Duchesene County, Utah, United States |
| Coordinates | 40.7047695°N 110.7973269°W |
| Type | Lake |
| Part of | Great Basin |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface elevation | 10,627 feet (3,239 m) |
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).
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