Uintah County Resource Assessment

Uintah County is located in the central portion of the Uinta Basin, which extends sixty miles into western Colorado. The northern rim of the basin is formed by the Uinta Mountains, the western rim by the Wasatch Mountains, and the southern rim by the Roan and Book cliffs. The basin is the geological remains of prehistoric Uinta Lake, formed during the late Tertiary period, the same period when sediment was deposited in the lake bottom to form gilsonite, oil shale, tar sands, and oil. Ashley and White Creek and the Uinta and Green rivers are major water resources in the county. The Green, the largest of the four, slices through the central portion of the county.

The dominant industries in Uintah County are cattle, hay and alfalfa, lumber, mining, oil and gas. Uintah County consists of 4,487 square miles of land and 62% of the land is shrub/rangeland.

Average low winter temperatures: 16ºF; average high summer temperatures: 72ºF; average precipitation: 10 inches.

Complete Assessment - Land Use Statistics

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Uintah County, Utah Resource Assessment (735 KB)

Summary Assessment - Land Use Statistics

Last Modified:  09/19/2006

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