Flaming Gorge Satellite Image
Document Type
Map
Publication Date
1-1-2022
Abstract
As a contribution to the Utah as Art collection created by UtahView, a member of the AmericaView consortium (https://americaview.org/), this image of Flaming Gorge, Utah is intended to act as an educational resource to increase interest in the contributions of remote sensing satellites as an aid to Earth resource management. Flaming Gorge Reservoir and Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, located in northeastern Utah and southwestern Wyoming, encompass scenic landscapes and wilderness areas that provide outstanding opportunities for boating, fishing, water-skiing, camping, and rafting. Flaming Gorge Reservoir, 91 miles in length, began to form in 1962 after the Bureau of Reclamation completed Flaming Gorge Dam. Standing 502 feet tall, the thin-arch concrete dam impounds waters of the Green River to provide water storage, hydroelectricity, and recreation. This image of Flaming Gorge was captured on February 14, 2017, by the Multispectral Imager onboard the European Space Agency Sentinel-2A satellite. This late winter satellite image was enhanced to highlight snow, ice, shrublands, and forested lands.
Recommended Citation
McGinty, Ellie Leydsman and Ramsey, R. D., "Flaming Gorge Satellite Image" (2022). Wildland Resources Faculty Publications. Paper 3258.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/wild_facpub/3258