High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Clements Lake Dam, Ashley National ...
Significance: The largest of the Brown Duck Basin dams, the Clements Lake Dam is a representative, though undistinguished, example of clay core/earth fill technology found in the Upalco Unit. Its principal sig... More
Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, U.S. Whiterocks Canal, Duchesne,...
Significance: The canal provides irrigation for the Indian ranching and farming community of Whiterocks, Utah. The site of Whiterocks was selected by Captain Pardon Dodds who served as Indian Agent from 1867-1... More
Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, U.S. Whiterocks Canal, Duchesne,...
Significance: The canal provides irrigation for the Indian ranching and farming community of Whiterocks, Utah. The site of Whiterocks was selected by Captain Pardon Dodds who served as Indian Agent from 1867-1... More
High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Farmers Lake Tunnel, Ashley Nationa...
Significance: On the majority of the reservoirs in the Upalco Unit, the irrigation companies created storage by building dams to raise the natural high-water level of the lakes and cut drainage channels below t... More
High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Farmers Lake Tunnel, Ashley Nationa...
Significance: On the majority of the reservoirs in the Upalco Unit, the irrigation companies created storage by building dams to raise the natural high-water level of the lakes and cut drainage channels below t... More
Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Knight Ditch, Duchesne, Duchesne...
Significance: The Knight Ditch is significant in Uinta Basin irrigation history for several reasons. The remaining flumes are excellent examples of canal building technology in the early 20th century. Vandali... More
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Duchesne, Duchesne County, Utah
Apr 1917 - Jul 1931. 1 Sheet(s). 501. Utah fire insurance map. Sanborn fire insurance maps are detailed maps of cities and towns produced by the Sanborn Map Company for the purpose of assessing fire insur... More
Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Ouray Park Canal, Duchesne, Duch...
Significance: The Ouray Park Canal is one of the largest canals in the Uinta Basin, both in terms of volume and overall length. Correspondingly, it has had one of the largest impacts upon the agricultural deve... More
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Duchesne, Duchesne County, Utah
Apr 1917. 1 Sheet(s). Utah fire insurance map. Sanborn fire insurance maps are detailed maps of cities and towns produced by the Sanborn Map Company for the purpose of assessing fire insurance liability. Th... More
High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Central Utah Project, Mountain Home...
Significance: The first decades of the 20th century clearly demonstrated that the existing irrigation system was inadequate to meet the agricultural needs of all Uinta Basin farmers. Not surprisingly, Mormon f... More
Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, U.S. Whiterocks Canal, Duchesne,...
Significance: The canal provides irrigation for the Indian ranching and farming community of Whiterocks, Utah. The site of Whiterocks was selected by Captain Pardon Dodds who served as Indian Agent from 1867-1... More
Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, U.S. Whiterocks Canal, Duchesne,...
Significance: The canal provides irrigation for the Indian ranching and farming community of Whiterocks, Utah. The site of Whiterocks was selected by Captain Pardon Dodds who served as Indian Agent from 1867-1... More
High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Five Point Lake Dam, Ashley Nationa...
Significance: Five Point Lake is the largest reservoired body of water in the Yellowstone drainage, and with a crest length of 970 feet, Five Point Lake Dam is the second longest of the earthen dams in the Upal... More
High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, East Timothy Lake Dam, Ashley Natio...
Significance: With a crest length of almost 1,400 feet, the East Timothy Lake dam is distinguished as by far the largest dam in the Upalco Unit of the Central Utah Project. It was completed in 1951 as the last... More
Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Whiterocks & Ouray Valley Canal,...
Significance: The Whiterocks and Ouray Valley Canal is significant for its impact on a large area of the Uinta Basin. The canal is one of the longest in the basin and has one of the largest carrying capacities... More
High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Twin Pots Dam, Ashley National Fore...
Significance: At the time of its initial construction in 1921, the Twin Pots Dam not only held the largest body of impounded water in the Upalco Unit, it was the first successful attempt to impound running wate... More
Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Ouray Park Canal, Duchesne, Duch...
Significance: The Ouray Park Canal is one of the largest canals in the Uinta Basin, both in terms of volume and overall length. Correspondingly, it has had one of the largest impacts upon the agricultural deve... More
Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Rocky Point Canal, Duchesne, Duc...
Significance: The Rocky Point Canal is significant for its importance in supplying irrigation water to farms near the City of Duchesne. With the failure of the Blue Bench Irrigation District #1 (Knight Ditch),... More
Duchesne County, Utah. Rock formations along the highway
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Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Duchesne, Duchesne County, UT
Significance: The irrigation canals in the Uinta Basin represent turn-of-the-century water development efforts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Mormon settlers. Originally intended to help the reservation I... More
High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Bluebell Lake Dam, Ashley National ...
Significance: Bluebell Lake is one of several natural high mountain lakes in the Swift Creek and Yellowstone River drainages dammed by the Farmers Irrigation Company in the 1920s and 1930s, to store water for i... More
High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Drift Lake Dam, Ashley National For...
Significance: Drift Lake is one of several natural high mountain lakes in the Swift Creek and Yellowstone River drainages dammed by the Farmers Irrigation Company in the 1920s and 1930s to store water for irrig... More
Duchesne County, Utah. Car plowing through sheep on their way down fro...
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Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Deep Creek Canal, Duchesne, Duch...
Significance: The Deep Creek Canal is the fourth largest of all project canals in terms of acres irrigated. Due to this fact, as well as the presence of fertile soils south of Tridell and west of LaPoint, it i... More
Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Duchesne, Duchesne County, UT
Significance: The irrigation canals in the Uinta Basin represent turn-of-the-century water development efforts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Mormon settlers. Originally intended to help the reservation I... More
Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Knight Ditch, Duchesne, Duchesne...
Significance: The Knight Ditch is significant in Uinta Basin irrigation history for several reasons. The remaining flumes are excellent examples of canal building technology in the early 20th century. Vandali... More
High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Bluebell Lake Dam, Ashley National ...
Significance: Bluebell Lake is one of several natural high mountain lakes in the Swift Creek and Yellowstone River drainages dammed by the Farmers Irrigation Company in the 1920s and 1930s, to store water for i... More
Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Whiterocks & Ouray Valley Canal,...
Significance: The Whiterocks and Ouray Valley Canal is significant for its impact on a large area of the Uinta Basin. The canal is one of the longest in the basin and has one of the largest carrying capacities... More
High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Twin Pots Dam, Ashley National Fore...
Significance: At the time of its initial construction in 1921, the Twin Pots Dam not only held the largest body of impounded water in the Upalco Unit, it was the first successful attempt to impound running wate... More