High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Island Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 4.8 miles North of Miners Gulch Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT
Summary
Significance: Island Lake is one of three high mountain lakes in the Brown Duck Basin dammed by the Farnsworth Canal and Reservoir Company in 1920. The dam itself it representative and relatively well-preserved, but the replacement of the outlet mechanism has compromised its historical integrity.
Survey number: HAER UT-42-I
Building/structure dates: 1920 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1977 Subsequent Work
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Farnsworth Canal & Reservoir Company
Location
Mountain Home, 40.39912, -110.38849
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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