Wakesurfing on Jordanelle Reservoir

Jordanelle Reservoir rates Excellent for wakesurf suitability. Deep and roomy enough to ride the way the sport’s own guidance recommends. The rating is based on its measured surface area of 3,068 acres. This is a read of the water's dimensions, not legal permission — check the Utah rules and the local authority for this lake before you launch.

No maximum-depth measurement is on record for Jordanelle Reservoir in the state agency data we use, so its depth factor is unrated. We do not estimate depth.

Jordanelle Reservoir has a water quality grade of C (Fair), from EPA and state monitoring of nutrients and algae. Water clarity is shown on the lake page; it is not the letter. That is a separate question from wakesurf suitability: a lake can be excellent to ride and mediocre to swim in, or the reverse. See the full lake page for the grade breakdown.

Utah has no statewide wakesurfing-specific distance/depth/acreage rule. Wake surfing is legal; general rules prohibit towing a person in a non-standing position within 20 feet of the vessel, and ballasted boats are subject to aquatic-invasive-species decontamination. Any wake-surf limits are waterbody-specific, not statewide. Individual lakes often add stricter local limits on top of the statewide rule — no-wake zones, operating hours, and horsepower caps are all common — so confirm with the local authority for Jordanelle Reservoir.