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O. c. utah. Trinomial name. Oncorhynchus clarkii utah. (Suckley, 1874) The Bonneville cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii utah) is a subspecies of cutthroat trout native to tributaries of the Great Salt Lake and Sevier Lake. [2] Most of the fish's current and historic range is in Utah, but they are also found in Idaho, Wyoming, and Nevada.
Non-native brook trout and rainbow trout have been stocked and transplanted throughout the native range of Rocky Mountain cutthroat trout, are widely established, and generally self-sustaining. In Idaho, these are often cited as the largest long-term threats to both Yellowstone and Bonneville cutthroat trout by displacing them.
The Pine Valley Mountains are a mountain range in Washington County, Utah, United States, spanning the county north of the city of St. George. [ 1 ] The highest point in the range is Signal Peak at 10,365 feet (3,159 m). [ 2 ][ 3 ][ 4 ] The mountains are part of Dixie National Forest and are bordered to the south by the Red Cliffs National ...
Bonneville cutthroat trout O. v. utah: The Bonneville cutthroat evolved in ancient Lake Bonneville, which reached its peak during the last ice age, and overflowed into the Snake River. [39] [40] Today, most existing populations are found in small, isolated streams along the basin’s edge.
Jordan River (Utah) The Jordan River is a 51.4-mile-long (82.7 km) river in the U.S. state of Utah. Regulated by pumps at its headwaters at Utah Lake, it flows northward through the Salt Lake Valley and empties into the Great Salt Lake. Four of Utah's six largest cities border the river: Salt Lake City, West Valley City, West Jordan, and Sandy.
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources stocks the creek with 1,000 trout yearly. The trout are primarily rainbow and Bonneville cutthroat trout.As the higher elevations of the creek still are affected by early mining operations, there is a little carryover from each year’s stocking.
Little Dell contains Brook trout, Brown trout, and is best known for a brood stock of healthy native Bonneville cutthroat trout. Anglers are not allowed to keep any Bonneville cutthroats caught at Little Dell, and all Bonneville cutthroat must be released as part of a Utah state program [8] to protect and promote this specific cutthroat species ...
380 cu ft/s (11 m 3 /s) Big Cottonwood Creek is located in the Wasatch Mountains just east of Salt Lake City. It is part of the Big Cottonwood Creek Watershed, which ranges in elevation from 5,000 to 10,500 feet with the headwaters around 9,600 feet. [3] The creek flows through the Big Cottonwood Canyon in a westerly direction until it emerges ...