Fishlake National Forest
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| Location | Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Juab, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, and Wayne[1] counties, Utah, USA |
| Nearest city | Richfield, UT |
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| Area | 1,461,226 acres (5,913.37 km2)[3] |
| Established | July 1, 1908[4] |
| Visitors | 500,000 (in 2006[5]) |
| Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
| Website | Fishlake National Forest |
Fishlake National Forest is a U.S. national forest located in south central Utah. The namesake for the forest is Fish Lake, the largest freshwater mountain lake in the state.[6]
Wildlife
[edit | edit source]Animals that inhabit this forest are elk, shrews, deer, black bears, coyotes, various species of bats, moose, raccoons, two species of skunks, badgers, turkey vultures, two species of eagles, pika, snowshoe hares, various species of woodpeckers, pine marten, porcupines, four species of hummingbirds, beavers, kestrels, pronghorn, various species of owls, bobcats, minks, three species of fox, cougars, mountain lions, bighorn sheep, wild turkeys, and mountain goats.
Geography
[edit | edit source]Established in 1908 from the merging of Fish Lake National Forest and Glenwood National Forest, the forest covers 1.5 million acres (6,100 km2) and is split into four districts. The forest lies in parts of nine counties. In descending order of forestland area, they are Sevier, Millard, Piute, Beaver, Wayne, Juab, Garfield, Iron, and Sanpete counties. Forest headquarters are located in Richfield with local ranger district offices in Beaver, Fillmore, Loa, and Richfield.[7] The national forest is the headwaters of Otter Creek, a tributary of the East Fork Sevier River. It is also home to the Chalk Creek Hieroglyphics.
Pando, a quaking aspen clonal colony, that is according to some sources, the oldest (80,000 years) and largest (106 acres, 13 million pounds) organism on Earth, is located in the Fremont River Ranger District of the National Forest, 1 mile southwest of Fish Lake on Utah route 25.[8]
Acquisition
[edit | edit source]Native water rights to Fish Lake were sold to the Fremont Irrigation Company on March 10, 1889, for nine horses, 500 pounds of flour, one steer, and a suit of clothes. Ten years later President William McKinley created a Forest Reserve which included Fish Lake.[9]
Gallery
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Quitchupah Canyon
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State Route 72 in Fishlake National Forest
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Fish Lake
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Map of Fishlake National Forest in Millard County
See also
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- ^ "About Us" - Fishlake National Forest
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Further reading
[edit | edit source]- (1994) "The Forest Service in Utah" article in the Utah History Encyclopedia. The article was written by Thomas G. Alexander and Rick J. Fish and the Encyclopedia was published by the University of Utah Press. ISBN 9780874804256. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022 and retrieved on April 23, 2024.
External links
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