Mill B South Fork

           As the largest salt lake in the Western Hemisphere and the fourth largest terminal lake in the world, viewing the Great Salt Lake will frequently elicit the question, “Where did all this water come from?”  Often the answer involves tales of an ancient lake that dried up long ago leaving nothing but the salty leftovers that remain with us to this day.  Such an account although accurate is incomplete and tells nothing of the amazing story of the liquid infrastructure that today transports fluid life to this enormous desert lake.

            Today the Great Salt Lake is sustained by water that flows from some of Utah’s most outstanding locations. One such location is the Mill B South Fork located in the Wasatch Mountains of Salt Lake County. What this small drainage lacks in name it more than makes up for in landscape.

 

             Mill B South Fork is located in the Twin Peaks Wilderness Area of the Wasatch Mountains; this is an area of rugged terrain with narrow canyons and high peaks, the area’s typography originally being carved out by glaciers.  

            The water that flows from Mill B South Fork begins its journey at an elevation greater than 10,000 feet above sea level and falls more than a mile in elevation as it passes through 7 Utah cities with a combined population of over 400,000 people. This water also travels over 35 miles to reach its final destination Farmington Bay on the Great Salt Lake.
Mill B South Fork Maps