Flaming Gorge Reservoir

Flaming Gorge Reservoir at a glance

On the map, Flaming Gorge Reservoir is centered near 41.1614, -109.5511. The surface sits around 6,043 feet above sea level. Water leaves through the Green River.

The closest lakes in this guide are Red Fleet Reservoir (Utah, 41 mi), Steinaker Reservoir (Utah, 45 mi) and Stateline Reservoir (Utah, 46 mi). In all, 28 lakes in Utah are covered here.

Inland lakes are not monitored the way ocean beaches are, so posted signs matter more here. No public sensor reports water temperature at Flaming Gorge Reservoir, so the panel shows air temperature and wind. Season dates vary by park; the operating agency publishes them each spring.

Around Flaming Gorge Reservoir this guide maps 2 named swimming spots. They include Flaming Gorge NRA and Buckboard South. These come from Recreation.gov (RIDB). Facilities vary from one access point to the next, so check before you rely on one.

Nobody publishes a continuous level for Flaming Gorge Reservoir in a form this guide can read, so the page carries access and weather instead. For a lake this size, the park office is the fastest way to learn how the water sits today.