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Rush Lake kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United States · Utah

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 1,513 m 40.44 | -112.39

Overview

Rush Lake is a kitesurf spot on an alkaline lake in Rush Valley, west of the Wasatch Front in Tooele County. This shallow lake in a desert basin setting offers consistent winds channeled by the valley. Arid and wild landscape. Very variable water level depending on seasons and years — can be nearly dry some years. Isolated and uncrowded spot. Season from April to October.

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Sunrise 07:46 · Sunset 18:42

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Season · peak

280h

in March · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 29 rideable days a month on average, at 18 °C. It peaks in March, with 280 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 27 rideable days J February: 25.5 rideable days25.5 d F March: 31 rideable days31 d M April: 29.5 rideable days A May: 30 rideable days M June: 29.5 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days J August: 30 rideable days A September: 29.5 rideable days S October: 29 rideable days O November: 27 rideable days N December: 26.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 27 rideable days J February: 25.5 rideable days25.5 d F March: 31 rideable days31 d M April: 29.5 rideable days A May: 30 rideable days M June: 29.5 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days J August: 30 rideable days A September: 29.5 rideable days S October: 29 rideable days O November: 27 rideable days N December: 26.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 72%13-20 knots · 23%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 72% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 2 °C. The wettest month is October, with 41 mm.

Monthly averages: Rush Lake
Monthly averages — Rush Lake — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 27.0 187 h 2 °C 20 mm
February 25.5 197 h 7 °C 23 mm
March 31.0 280 h 11 °C 35 mm
April 29.5 287 h 15 °C 23 mm
May 30.0 305 h 20 °C 21 mm
June 29.5 301 h 30 °C 1 mm
July 29.5 285 h 33 °C 4 mm
August 30.0 295 h 31 °C 17 mm
September 29.5 248 h 27 °C 4 mm
October 29.0 234 h 18 °C 41 mm
November 27.0 195 h 10 °C 21 mm
December 26.5 169 h 9 °C 18 mm

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Technical details of Rush Lake spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate
On the water

Shallow alkaline water. Water temperature from 0°C in winter (frozen) to 24°C in summer. Very shallow — risk of hitting bottom. Muddy and saline bottom. Very variable level. 4/3 wetsuit in spring/fall, shorty in summer.

Hazards

Very variable water level — check before coming. Very shallow lake. Isolation: limited cell coverage. Mountain thunderstorms with lightning. Rattlesnakes in the desert basin. Valley winds can be powerful.

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