Pruess Lake is a small
spring
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-fed lake in
Snake Valley,
Millard County
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, west-central
Utah
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,
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.
It is just south of
Garrison
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and north of
Burbank
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. It was named after
Charles Preuss
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, a cartographer who was on
John C. Fremont
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's first, second and fourth expeditions. Where or when the spelling error (Preuss vs Pruess) occurred is unknown, but all maps and official state naming documents mention the lake's name as Pruess. The area of the lake is about one square mile.
Several springs flow into the lake, including Big Springs in Nevada and Dearden Springs along
Lake Creek,
Nevada
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and Utah. The water in the lake and the creeks that flow into the lake are heavily used for agriculture, so the only spring that always flows into the lake is Clay Spring. The lake has also been modified to a reservoir by the Pruess Lake Dam for agricultural use.
The road that leads to
Lexington Arch, part of
Great Basin National Park
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, is just south of Pruess Lake. The lake is a popular local recreation spot for fishing and minor boating/floating.
Pruess Lake is a habitat for a bevy of wildlife. One of the most unusual is a
mollusk
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called the California floater (''
Anodonta californiensis''), a species left over from
Lake Bonneville
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.
''Snake Valley Water Tour,'' Protect Snake Valley
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See also
* List of lakes in Utah
References
External links
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Reservoirs in Utah
Lakes of Millard County, Utah