Launching float tubes at Starvation Reservoir
Starvation Reservoir Map
Description:
- Current Water Level: 69% full - Last Updated August 15, 2007
- Elevation: 5,712 ft.
- Surface Area: 2,760 acres
- Volume Capacity: 162,798 acre-feet
- Max. Depth: 154.9 ft.
- Avg. Depth: 65.3 ft.
Current Conditions
| Information Updated: | 09-03-10 |
| Highs | 86 |
| Lows | 52 |
| Day Use | CLOSED |
| Camping | PARTIALLY OPEN |
| Surface | OPEN |
| Boating | OPEN |
| Water Temp | 68 |
| Water Level | 75% full or down 11 feet. |
| Fishing | Fishing has been really good for trout, good for perch and bass, and poor for walleye. |
| Road Conditions | The dam is closed permanently. All other roads are open. |
Starvation Reservoir is a large Bureau of Reclamation Reservoir of the Strawberry River in the Uinta Basin. The shoreline used to be 100% publicly owned, but some land has been sold to private entities in recent years.
Yellow Perch were recently introduced to Starvation Reservoir, and it has now become popular with some Utah anglers that love to target the smaller but tasty relatives of the Walleye.
Fish Species:
- Brook Trout (May no longer be present)
- Brown Trout
- Crawdads
- Rainbow Trout
- Smallmouth Bass
- Walleye
- Utah Chub
- Yellow Perch
Current Regulations:
- Two poles may be used if a 2-pole permit is purchased