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Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands holds executive authority for the management of Utah's sovereign lands. Sovereign lands are defined by the Utah State Legislature as “those lands lying below the ordinary high water mark of navigable bodies of water at the date of statehood and owned by the state by virtue of its sovereignty.” The State of Utah manages the following as sovereign lands: Bear Lake (Utah portion), Great Salt Lake, Utah Lake, Bear River (portions), Colorado River (portions), Green River (portions), Jordan River, Moab Exchange Lands.
