History of Upalco, Utah
Taken from the Utah Place Names. (Links Added)

UPALCO

Upalco (Duchesne) is seven and one-half miles southeast of Altamont near the Lake Fork River. Upalco's first name was Lake Fork for the river. The name is drawn from the initial letters of the Utah Power and Light Company that furnished power for the project.

John W. Van Cott

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