| Rush Lake | |
|---|---|
| Rush Reservoir | |
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| Location | Tooele County, Utah |
| Coordinates | 40°26′28″N 112°23′04″W / 40.44111°N 112.38444°W[1] |
| Type | Endorheic |
| Primary outflows | None |
| Basin countries | United States (Rush-Tooele Valleys Watershed) |
| Surface area | 5 sq mi (13 km2) |
| Max. depth | 20 feet (6.1 m) |
| Surface elevation | 4,951 ft (1,509 m) |
| Frozen | never |
| Islands | Depends on lake level |
| Settlements | Stockton, Tooele, Rush Valley |
Rush Lake (also known as Rush Reservoir) is a shallow saline lake in Tooele County in the U.S. state of Utah. It is a remnant of Lake Bonneville, an ancient postglacial inland sea that covered much of the western United States during the Ice Ages. The lake is a natural impoundment of a stream that drains into the Great Salt Lake.[1] Rush Lake varies in size, evaporating at about 2 feet (0.61 m) per year, although occasional floods refill the lake.[1] The average surface elevation is 4,951 feet (1,509 m).[2]
- ^ a b c "Utah Water Quality-Rush Lake" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2003-07-29. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ^ "Rush Lake at FishingWorks". Retrieved 2009-02-20.