Flaming Gorge's Rich and Fun History

Famous outlaws such as Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch spent much of their time in Browns Park. This is located in northeast Utah where Wyoming, Colorado and Utah meet. When you float the Green, on the lower 'b section" and "c section" you will float right past some of these great sites. Locals like John Jarvie and Ann and Josie Bassett have many stories to tell. There are preserved sites that one can tour while visiting Browns park. In 1957 there became a need for a dam. The government provided a town and housing for the workers of Flaming Gorge Dam. The dam started operation in 1963 and was dedicated in 1964 by Mrs.Lyndon B. Johnson. The green river was named by John Wesley Powell. He named it Green River because of the Lime deposits and other minerals seen in the river. When the Dam was completed, the Green River became a blue ribbon trout fishery.