Threats and prevention efforts in Utah

Waters affected by invasive mussels

The following is a list of tested waterbodies in Utah and their current statorum. Please help us fight the mussels by decontaminating your boat.

Water Current status '10 results '09 results '08 results '07 results DWR Region
Bear Lake negative negative negative negative negative Northern
Big Sandwash Reservoir negative negative negative negative not tested Northeastern
Bottle Hollow Reservoir (Ute Tribe) negative negative negative negative not tested Northeastern
Bountiful Pond negative negative not tested not tested not tested Northern
Calder Reservoir negative negative negative not tested not tested Northeastern
Cleveland Reservoir negative negative negative not tested not tested Southeastern
Colorado River (Moab/Potash Launch) negative negative negative negative not tested Southeastern
Cutler Reservoir negative negative negative not tested not tested Northern
Deer Creek negative negative* negative* negative not tested Central
East Canyon Reservoir negative negative negative not tested not tested Northern
Echo Reservoir negative negative* negative* not tested not tested Northern
Electric Lake detected (zebra) negative negative detected (zebra) not tested Southeastern
Fish Lake negative negative negative negative not tested Southern
Flaming Gorge negative negative negative* negative not tested Northeastern
Fontenelle Reservoir (on-stream impoundment on the Green River in WY) negative negative* negative* not tested not tested Northeastern
Green River (Ouray bridge) negative negative negative negative not tested Northeastern
Gunlock Reservoir negative negative negative not tested not tested Southern
Gunnison Bend Reservoir negative negative not tested not tested not tested Central
Gunnison Reservoir not tested not tested not tested not tested not tested Central
Hunter Power Plant Holding Pond negative negative negative not tested not tested Southeastern
Hunter Power Plant Snow Lake negative negative negative not tested not tested Southeastern
Huntington North Reservoir inconclusive negative negative inconclusive not tested Southeastern
Huntington Power Plant Raw Water Pond negative negative negative not tested not tested Southeastern
Hyrum Reservoir negative negative negative not tested not tested Northern
Joe's Valley Reservoir inconclusive negative negative inconclusive not tested Southeastern
Jordanelle Reservoir negative negative* negative* negative not tested Central
Kolob Reservoir negative negative negative not tested not tested Southern
Koosherm negative negative negative negative not tested Southern
Lake Powell negative negative negative negative inconclusive Southern
Lake Creek (Millard county) negative negative not tested not tested not tested Southern
Lee Kay Hatchery negative negative negative negative not tested Central
Leland Harris Ponds negative negative not tested not tested not tested Central
Mammoth Reservoir negative negative negative negative not tested Southeastern
Mantua Reservoir negative negative negative not tested not tested Northern
Midview Reservoir (Ute Tribe) inconclusive negative negative inconclusive not tested Northeastern
Millsite Reservoir negative negative negative negative not tested Southeastern
Minersville Reservoir negative negative negative not tested not tested Southern
New Castle Reservoir negative negative not tested not tested not tested Southern
Newton Reservoir negative negative negative not tested not tested Northern
Ninemile Reservoir not tested not tested not tested not tested not tested Central
Otter Creek Reservoir negative negative negative negative not tested Southern
Panguitch Lake negative negative negative negative not tested Southern
Pelican Lake inconclusive negative negative inconclusive not tested Northeastern
Piute Reservoir negative negative negative negative not tested Southern
Pineview Reservoir negative negative* negative* negative not tested Northern
Quail Creek Reservoir negative negative negative negative not tested Southern
Recapture Reservoir negative negative negative not tested not tested Southeastern
Red Fleet Reservoir detected (quagga) negative negative detected (quagga) not tested Northeastern
Rockport Reservoir negative negative* negative* negative not tested Northern
Rosebud Pond negative not tested negative not tested not tested Northern
Sand Hollow Reservoir infested (quagga) infested (quagga) negative negative not tested Southern
Santa Clara River (confluence with Virgin River) negative negative not tested not tested not tested Southern
Scofield Reservoir negative negative negative negative not tested Southeastern
Starvation Reservoir negative negative negative negative not tested Northeastern
Steinaker Reservoir negative negative negative negative not tested Northeastern
Strawberry Reservoir negative negative negative* negative not tested Central
Upper Enterprise Reservoir negative negative not tested not tested not tested Southern
Utah Lake negative negative negative negative not tested Central
Virgin River (Utah-Arizona state line) negative negative not tested not tested not tested Southern
Virgin River (Cedar Pocket campground at the Virgin River Gorge in AZ) negative negative not tested not tested not tested Southern
Willard Bay negative negative* negative* negative not tested Northern
Yuba Reservoir negative negative negative negative not tested Central

How we determine if a water is affected with invasive mussels


*   Sampled by the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR)

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