Lakes / Utah / Tooele County / Rush Lake
Rush Lake, Tooele County, Utah
980.53 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Utah
40.43 degrees N, 112.40 degrees W - Tooele County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Rush Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 88% of the 298 lakes counted in Utah.
- The largest lake in Tooele County among those counted.
- About 35 miles from Salt Lake City, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stansbury Lake | Tooele | 15 mi | 95.14 acres |
| Atherley Reservoir | Tooele | 17 mi | 46.7 acres |
| Bingham Creek Reservoir | Salt Lake | 19 mi | 31.88 acres |
| Kennecott Tailings Pond Number Two | Salt Lake | 25 mi | 283.44 acres |
| Kennecott Tailings Pond Number One | Salt Lake | 26 mi | 5,053.29 acres |
| Vernon Reservoir | Tooele | 30 mi | 41.51 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Rush Lake
How Big Is Rush Lake?
Rush Lake covers 980.53 acres in Tooele County, Utah.
What Is the Largest Lake in Tooele County?
Rush Lake is the largest lake in Tooele County, at 980.53 acres.
Largest Lakes in Utah
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Salt Lake | Box Elder | 925,981.5 acres | - |
| 2 | Lake Powell | Kane | 128,544.01 acres | - |
| 3 | Sevier Lake | Millard | 122,527.82 acres | - |
| 4 | Utah Lake | Utah | 91,155.46 acres | - |
| 5 | Bear Lake | Rich | 70,008.54 acres | - |
All 298 Utah lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (The National Map) lake data (ID 79621297). Verified October 30, 2026.