Moon Lake (Utah) facts for kids

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Moon Lake Dam, 1938
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Location	Duchesne County, Utah
Coordinates	40°33′45″N 110°29′23″W / 40.562447°N 110.489606°W / 40.562447; -110.489606
Type	Reservoir
Basin countries	United States
Surface elevation	8,087 ft (2,465 m)

Moon Lake is a high mountain reservoir on the south slope of the High Uintas in Duchesne County, Utah. Recreation management is under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Forest Service, as the lake is part of the Ashley National Forest.

In 1938, the United States Bureau of Reclamation completed the earthen Moon Lake Dam on the Lake Fork River to expand the size of the existing natural lake for irrigation. The dam has a height of 98 feet, and the expanded reservoir a capacity of 49,500 acre-feet.