Water warming at Utah State Parks reservoirs

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Water in many Utah reservoirs is starting to warm. Time to start looking for water skeirs.

Here's the Utah State Parks reservoir conditions report for the week of May 6:Bear Lake State Park Marina: Launch Ramp OPEN/41 degrees Bear Lake First Point: Launch Ramp OPEN/41 degrees Bear Lake Rainbow Cove: Launch Ramp OPEN/41 degrees Bear Lake Rendezvous Beach: Launch Ramp CLOSED FOR SEASON- LOW WATERDeer Creek State Park: Launch Ramp OPEN/46 degreesEast Canyon State Park: Launch Ramp OPEN/48 degreesWide Hollow at Escalante State Park: Launch Ramp OPEN/51 degreesGreat Salt Lake State Marina: Launch Ramp OPEN/63 degreesGunlock State Park: Launch Ramp: OPEN/52 degreesHuntington State Park: Launch Ramp OPEN/45 degreesHyrum Lake State Park: Launch Ramp OPEN/39 degreesJordanelle State Park: Launch Ramp OPEN/48 degreesMillsite State Park: Launch Ramp OPEN/45 degreesOtter Creek State Park: Launch Ramp OPEN/47 degreesPalisade State Park: Launch Ramp OPEN/49 degreesPiute State Park: Launch Ramp OPEN/48 degreesQuail Creek State Park: Launch Ramp OPEN/54 degreesRed Fleet State Park: Launch Ramp OPEN/43 degreesRockport State Park: Launch Ramp OPEN/46 degreesSand Hollow State Park: Launch Ramp OPEN/60 degreesScofield State Park: Launch Ramp OPEN/37 degreesStarvation State Park: Launch Ramp OPEN/43 degreesSteinaker State Park: Launch Ramp OPEN/42 degreesUtah Lake State Park: Launch Ramp OPEN/56 degreesWillard Bay State Park: Launch Ramp North Marina is closed; launching available at South MarinaYuba State Park: Launch Ramp OPEN/50 degreesUtah State Parks is the state boating authority, providing access, education, and search and rescue on Utah's boating waters.