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Woodruff Narrows Reservoir kitesurf and wingfoil spot
United States · Wyoming
Overview
Woodruff Narrows Reservoir is a kitesurf spot on a reservoir at 1,966m elevation in southwestern Wyoming, near the Utah border, in the Bear River valley. This isolated lake offers consistent southwest winds channeled by the valley. High-altitude prairie setting with the Uinta Mountains as a backdrop. Very uncrowded. Season from June to September. Limited services — Evanston 45 min away.
Spot forecast for Woodruff Narrows Reservoir
Sunrise 07:42 · Sunset 18:35
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Woodruff Narrows Reservoir: when to go?
Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)
231h
in June · 27.5 rideable days
The season runs from February to July, peaking in June: 24 rideable days a month and 231 hours of usable wind, at 15 °C. The low point is January, at 16.5 days.
Rideable days per month
Wind strength when it is rideable
When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 53% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 1 °C. The wettest month is February, with 45 mm.
Monthly averages: Woodruff Narrows Reservoir
| Month | Rideable days | Usable wind | Temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.5 | 113 h | 1 °C | 12 mm |
| February | 21.5 | 164 h | 2 °C | 45 mm |
| March | 21.5 | 199 h | 6 °C | 29 mm |
| April | 23.5 | 205 h | 12 °C | 14 mm |
| May | 24.0 | 219 h | 17 °C | 10 mm |
| June | 27.5 | 231 h | 26 °C | 0 mm |
| July | 24.0 | 174 h | 29 °C | 8 mm |
| August | 20.5 | 164 h | 28 °C | 12 mm |
| September | 19.0 | 133 h | 24 °C | 6 mm |
| October | 19.0 | 137 h | 16 °C | 27 mm |
| November | 19.0 | 116 h | 8 °C | 28 mm |
| December | 18.0 | 161 h | 5 °C | 13 mm |
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Technical details of Woodruff Narrows Reservoir spot
The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW.
Spot opening date · Required level
- Spot opening date
- Open all year round
- Required level
- Intermediate
On the water
Cold high-altitude freshwater. Water temperature from 0°C in winter (frozen) to 18°C in summer. Muddy bottom. Very variable lake level depending on irrigation — can be very low in late summer. Moderate chop. Full 5/3 wetsuit recommended. Elevation 1,966m.
Hazards
High elevation (1,966m): rapid dehydration. Cold water — hypothermia possible. Violent mountain thunderstorms with lightning. Isolation: rescue services distant, limited cell coverage. Very variable lake level — dangerous shallows. Elk and pronghorn antelope in the area.
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