Electric Lake, Reservoir in Emery County, Utah, United States

Electric Lake is a large reservoir in Emery County created by damming a canyon. The body of water is surrounded by rocky hills and trees, with accessible areas for boating, fishing, and shoreline walks.

Electric Lake was created in 1974 when an earth-fill dam was built across Huntington Creek on the east slope of the Wasatch Plateau. The reservoir stores water for irrigation and power plant cooling, and its shoreline is primarily owned by Utah Power and Light and the Huntington-Cleveland Irrigation Company.

The reservoir's name reflects its role supplying cooling water for a power plant, and the stored water is also used for irrigation and coldwater fish habitat. The shoreline is mostly owned by Utah Power and Light and the Huntington-Cleveland Irrigation Company, so public access is limited except at the northern end, which borders national forest.

Utah State Route 31 follows the south shore for about half a mile near the dam, 21 miles east of Fairview and 27 miles northwest of Huntington, but has no boat ramp. State Route 264 runs along the north shore for half a mile, 6 miles east of the junction with SR-31 and 9 miles west of the junction with SR-96, where there are latrines and a concrete boat ramp. Both highways are maintained year-round. Access elsewhere is limited because the shoreline is mostly owned by Utah Power and Light and the Huntington-Cleveland Irrigation Company, though the northern end borders national forest with unrestricted access.

The reservoir stores enough water to supply cooling water for a four-year drought, so levels stay deep through most summers. That reserve is why the northern shore at U-264, with its concrete boat ramp and latrines, remains usable for boating and coldwater fishing long after other high-country lakes draw down.