American Fork (river)
The American Fork is a river in Utah County, Utah, United States.Description
The river rises at the mouth of American Fork Canyon in the Wasatch Mountains about southeast of Salt Lake City. The unnamed stream, which is the source of the American Fork, flows from Mineral Basin, through the length of the American Fork Canyon and has several named tributaries. The river runs through northern Utah County and empties into Utah Lake on its north shore.
The city of American Fork is named after this river.
The description "American" in the river's name is to distinguish it from the Spanish Fork that also originates in the Wasatch Range; alternatively, it could have been named after the American Fur Company.
Fly fishermen commonly target smaller rainbow trout – and to a lesser extent brown trout – in the river during summer and fall, when strong runoff and snowfall does not limit access.
