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High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Pot Lake Dam, Wasatch National Forest, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Pot Lake Dam, Wasatch National ...

Significance: Pot, Fire and Weir lakes, all built in 1934 by the Provo Reservoir Company, are indicative of the renewed local interest in reservoir-building sparked by the drought of 1931. They are historicall... More

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

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Island Lake Dam, Ashley National Fo...

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-preserve... More

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Twin Pots Dam, Ashley National Forest, 10.1 miles North of Mountain Home, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

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

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Twin Pots Dam, Ashley National Forest, 10.1 miles North of Mountain Home, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

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

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Wall Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Wall Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit Co...

Significance: Wall Lake is the deepest body of water to be reservoired in the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project. Its dam, built conservatively by four of the principal regional irrigation companies, ... More

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Drift Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 11.4 miles Northwest of Swift Creek Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

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

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Lost Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Lost Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit Co...

Significance: With the crest of 950 feet, the Lost Lake dam is the largest of the earth-fill retention structures built over the natural lakes in the upper Provo River drainage. It represents a considerable in... More

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Kidney Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 4.7 miles North of Miners Gulch Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Kidney Lake Dam, Ashley National Fo...

Significance: Kidney Lake is by far the largest of the reservoired high mountain lakes in the Upalco Unit of the Central Utah Project. One of three lakes in the Brown Duck Basin dammed by the Farnsworth Irriga... More

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Kidney Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 4.7 miles North of Miners Gulch Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Kidney Lake Dam, Ashley National Fo...

Significance: Kidney Lake is by far the largest of the reservoired high mountain lakes in the Upalco Unit of the Central Utah Project. One of three lakes in the Brown Duck Basin dammed by the Farnsworth Irriga... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Trial Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Trial Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit C...

Significance: Trial Lake is the second largest body of water to be reservoired in the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project. Its dam, built cooperatively by four of the principal regional irrigation comp... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Duck Lake Dam, Wasatch National Forest, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Duck Lake Dam, Wasatch National...

Significance: Typical earth-fill structures, the dams on Duck and Marjorie lakes were constructed using similar specifications, including the stipulation for "carefully hand-laid rock faces." That are represen... More

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, White Miller Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 6.9 miles North of Swift Creek Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, White Miller Lake Dam, Ashley Natio...

Significance: White Miller Lake is one of several natural high mountain lakes dammed by the Farmers Irrigation Company in the 1920s and 1930s to store water for irrigation. The dam is a representative example ... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Marjorie Lake Dam, Wasatch National Forest, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Marjorie Lake Dam, Wasatch Nati...

Significance: Typical earth-fill structures, the dams on Marjorie and Duck lakes were constructed using similar specifications, including the stipulation for "carefully hand-laid rock faces." They are represen... More

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, East Timothy Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 8.4 miles North of Swift Creek Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

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

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, East Timothy Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 8.4 miles North of Swift Creek Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

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

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Bluebell Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 11.2 miles Northwest of Swift Creek Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

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, Brown Duck Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 4.4 miles North of Miners Gulch Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Brown Duck Lake Dam, Ashley Nationa...

Significance: Brown Duck Lake is one of three high mountain lakes dammed by the Farnsworth Canal and Reservoir Company in 1920. The dam is representative, though structurally damaged, and the recent replacemen... More

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Clements Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 6.5 miles North of Miners Gulch Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

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

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Clements Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 6.5 miles North of Miners Gulch Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

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

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Washington Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Washington Lake Dam, Kamas, Sum...

Significance: Washington Lake is the largest body of water to be reservoired in the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project. Its dam, built cooperatively by four of the principal regional irrigation compan... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Washington Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Washington Lake Dam, Kamas, Sum...

Significance: Washington Lake is the largest body of water to be reservoired in the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project. Its dam, built cooperatively by four of the principal regional irrigation compan... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Washington Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Washington Lake Dam, Kamas, Sum...

Significance: Washington Lake is the largest body of water to be reservoired in the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project. Its dam, built cooperatively by four of the principal regional irrigation compan... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Crystal Lake Dam, Wasatch National Forest, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Crystal Lake Dam, Wasatch Natio...

Significance: The small dam on Crystal Lake is predated only by those on Wall, Washington and Trial lakes in the Bonneville Unit. A typical earth-fill structure, the dam is presently among the most deteriorate... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Fire Lake Dam, Wasatch National Forest, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Fire Lake Dam, Wasatch National...

Significance: Fire, Weir and Pot lakes, all built in 1934 by the Provo Reservoir Company, are indicative of the renewed local interest in reservoir-building sparked by the drought of 1931. They are historicall... More

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Deer Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 5.8 miles North of Swift Creek Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Deer Lake Dam, Ashley National Fore...

Significance: Deer 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 irriga... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Big Elk Lake Dam, Wasatch National Forest, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Big Elk Lake Dam, Wasatch Natio...

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High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Marjorie Lake Dam, Wasatch National Forest, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Marjorie Lake Dam, Wasatch Nati...

Significance: Typical earth-fill structures, the dams on Marjorie and Duck lakes were constructed using similar specifications, including the stipulation for "carefully hand-laid rock faces." They are represen... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Central Utah Project, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Central Utah Project, Kamas, Su...

Significance: The history of the Upper Provo River Dams can be traced to the foresight of Joseph R. Murdock, a prominent Utah Legislator. In 1909, Murdock acting on behalf of a number of large Mormon controlled... More

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Bluebell Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 11.2 miles Northwest of Swift Creek Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

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, Bluebell Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 11.2 miles Northwest of Swift Creek Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

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, Bluebell Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 11.2 miles Northwest of Swift Creek Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

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 Bonneville Unit, Island Lake Dam, Wasatch National Forest, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Island Lake Dam, Wasatch Nation...

Significance: The Island Lake Dam is one of several lakes in the upper Provo River drainage impounded by the Provo Reservoir Company for irrigation water storage in the 1930s. The small dam has the sloped prof... More

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Twin Pots Dam, Ashley National Forest, 10.1 miles North of Mountain Home, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

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

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Lost Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Lost Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit Co...

Significance: With the crest of 950 feet, the Lost Lake dam is the largest of the earth-fill retention structures built over the natural lakes in the upper Provo River drainage. It represents a considerable in... More

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Kidney Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 4.7 miles North of Miners Gulch Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Kidney Lake Dam, Ashley National Fo...

Significance: Kidney Lake is by far the largest of the reservoired high mountain lakes in the Upalco Unit of the Central Utah Project. One of three lakes in the Brown Duck Basin dammed by the Farnsworth Irriga... More

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Kidney Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 4.7 miles North of Miners Gulch Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Kidney Lake Dam, Ashley National Fo...

Significance: Kidney Lake is by far the largest of the reservoired high mountain lakes in the Upalco Unit of the Central Utah Project. One of three lakes in the Brown Duck Basin dammed by the Farnsworth Irriga... More

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Kidney Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 4.7 miles North of Miners Gulch Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Kidney Lake Dam, Ashley National Fo...

Significance: Kidney Lake is by far the largest of the reservoired high mountain lakes in the Upalco Unit of the Central Utah Project. One of three lakes in the Brown Duck Basin dammed by the Farnsworth Irriga... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Trial Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Trial Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit C...

Significance: Trial Lake is the second largest body of water to be reservoired in the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project. Its dam, built cooperatively by four of the principal regional irrigation comp... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Trial Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Trial Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit C...

Significance: Trial Lake is the second largest body of water to be reservoired in the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project. Its dam, built cooperatively by four of the principal regional irrigation comp... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Weir Lake Dam, Wasatch National Forest, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Weir Lake Dam, Wasatch National...

Significance: Weir, Fire and Pot lakes, all built in 1934 by the Provo Reservoir Company, are indicative of the renewed local interest in reservoir-building sparked by the drought of 1931. They are historicall... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Pot Lake Dam, Wasatch National Forest, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Pot Lake Dam, Wasatch National ...

Significance: Pot, Fire and Weir lakes, all built in 1934 by the Provo Reservoir Company, are indicative of the renewed local interest in reservoir-building sparked by the drought of 1931. They are historicall... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Star Lake Dam, Wasatch National Forest, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Star Lake Dam, Wasatch National...

Significance: The existing Star Lake Dam is actually the second retention structure built on that lake. The Provo Reservoir Company had built a small dam over the natural outlet by 1923; that was replaced with... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Marjorie Lake Dam, Wasatch National Forest, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Marjorie Lake Dam, Wasatch Nati...

Significance: Typical earth-fill structures, the dams on Marjorie and Duck lakes were constructed using similar specifications, including the stipulation for "carefully hand-laid rock faces." They are represen... More

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Five Point Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 12 miles Northwest of Swift Creek Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

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 National Forest, 8.4 miles North of Swift Creek Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

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

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Water Lily Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 1.1 miles Northeast of Swift Creek Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Water Lily Lake Dam, Ashley Nationa...

Significance: The Water Lily Lake Dam is the oldest manmade structure to reservoir a natural lake in the Swift Creek drainage. With a crest length of 64 feet, it is the smallest of the dams in the Upalco Unit ... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Long Lake Dam, Wasatch National Forest, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Long Lake Dam, Wasatch National...

Significance: Construction of Long Lake Dam was undertaken in 1923 by the Provo Reservoir Company to augment water flow through its canal to the pumping station completed that same year at the Jordan Narrows. ... More

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Twin Pots Dam, Ashley National Forest, 10.1 miles North of Mountain Home, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

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

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Twin Pots Dam, Ashley National Forest, 10.1 miles North of Mountain Home, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

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

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Kidney Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 4.7 miles North of Miners Gulch Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Kidney Lake Dam, Ashley National Fo...

Significance: Kidney Lake is by far the largest of the reservoired high mountain lakes in the Upalco Unit of the Central Utah Project. One of three lakes in the Brown Duck Basin dammed by the Farnsworth Irriga... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Crystal Lake Dam, Wasatch National Forest, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Crystal Lake Dam, Wasatch Natio...

Significance: The small dam on Crystal Lake is predated only by those on Wall, Washington and Trial lakes in the Bonneville Unit. A typical earth-fill structure, the dam is presently among the most deteriorate... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Trial Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Trial Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit C...

Significance: Trial Lake is the second largest body of water to be reservoired in the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project. Its dam, built cooperatively by four of the principal regional irrigation comp... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Fire Lake Dam, Wasatch National Forest, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Fire Lake Dam, Wasatch National...

Significance: Fire, Weir and Pot lakes, all built in 1934 by the Provo Reservoir Company, are indicative of the renewed local interest in reservoir-building sparked by the drought of 1931. They are historicall... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Fire Lake Dam, Wasatch National Forest, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Fire Lake Dam, Wasatch National...

Significance: Fire, Weir and Pot lakes, all built in 1934 by the Provo Reservoir Company, are indicative of the renewed local interest in reservoir-building sparked by the drought of 1931. They are historicall... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Duck Lake Dam, Wasatch National Forest, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Duck Lake Dam, Wasatch National...

Significance: Typical earth-fill structures, the dams on Duck and Marjorie lakes were constructed using similar specifications, including the stipulation for "carefully hand-laid rock faces." That are represen... More

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Deer Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 5.8 miles North of Swift Creek Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Deer Lake Dam, Ashley National Fore...

Significance: Deer 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 irriga... More

High Mountain Dams in Upaco Unit, Superior Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 12.4 miles Northwest of Swift Creek Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Upaco Unit, Superior Lake Dam, Ashley National F...

Significance: Superior 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 ir... More

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Five Point Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 12 miles Northwest of Swift Creek Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

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 Bonneville Unit, Central Utah Project, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Central Utah Project, Kamas, Su...

Significance: The history of the Upper Provo River Dams can be traced to the foresight of Joseph R. Murdock, a prominent Utah Legislator. In 1909, Murdock acting on behalf of a number of large Mormon controlled... More

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Water Lily Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 1.1 miles Northeast of Swift Creek Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Water Lily Lake Dam, Ashley Nationa...

Significance: The Water Lily Lake Dam is the oldest manmade structure to reservoir a natural lake in the Swift Creek drainage. With a crest length of 64 feet, it is the smallest of the dams in the Upalco Unit ... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Long Lake Dam, Wasatch National Forest, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Long Lake Dam, Wasatch National...

Significance: Construction of Long Lake Dam was undertaken in 1923 by the Provo Reservoir Company to augment water flow through its canal to the pumping station completed that same year at the Jordan Narrows. ... More

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

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Island Lake Dam, Ashley National Fo...

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-preserve... More

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Brown Duck Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 4.4 miles North of Miners Gulch Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Brown Duck Lake Dam, Ashley Nationa...

Significance: Brown Duck Lake is one of three high mountain lakes dammed by the Farnsworth Canal and Reservoir Company in 1920. The dam is representative, though structurally damaged, and the recent replacemen... More

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Milk Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 9.4 miles Northwest of Swift Creek Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Milk Lake Dam, Ashley National Fore...

Significance: Situated picturesquely on the western tip of Milk Lake at the base of a steep mountainside, the Milk Lake Dam is perhaps the most visually striking of the Upalco Unit dams. It is technologically ... More

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Milk Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 9.4 miles Northwest of Swift Creek Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Milk Lake Dam, Ashley National Fore...

Significance: Situated picturesquely on the western tip of Milk Lake at the base of a steep mountainside, the Milk Lake Dam is perhaps the most visually striking of the Upalco Unit dams. It is technologically ... More

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Clements Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 6.5 miles North of Miners Gulch Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

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

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Washington Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Washington Lake Dam, Kamas, Sum...

Significance: Washington Lake is the largest body of water to be reservoired in the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project. Its dam, built cooperatively by four of the principal regional irrigation compan... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Lost Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Lost Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit Co...

Significance: With the crest of 950 feet, the Lost Lake dam is the largest of the earth-fill retention structures built over the natural lakes in the upper Provo River drainage. It represents a considerable in... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Trial Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Trial Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit C...

Significance: Trial Lake is the second largest body of water to be reservoired in the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project. Its dam, built cooperatively by four of the principal regional irrigation comp... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Pot Lake Dam, Wasatch National Forest, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Pot Lake Dam, Wasatch National ...

Significance: Pot, Fire and Weir lakes, all built in 1934 by the Provo Reservoir Company, are indicative of the renewed local interest in reservoir-building sparked by the drought of 1931. They are historicall... More

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Five Point Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 12 miles Northwest of Swift Creek Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

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 Bonneville Unit, Island Lake Dam, Wasatch National Forest, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Island Lake Dam, Wasatch Nation...

Significance: The Island Lake Dam is one of several lakes in the upper Provo River drainage impounded by the Provo Reservoir Company for irrigation water storage in the 1930s. The small dam has the sloped prof... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Long Lake Dam, Wasatch National Forest, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Long Lake Dam, Wasatch National...

Significance: Construction of Long Lake Dam was undertaken in 1923 by the Provo Reservoir Company to augment water flow through its canal to the pumping station completed that same year at the Jordan Narrows. ... More

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

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Island Lake Dam, Ashley National Fo...

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-preserve... More

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

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Island Lake Dam, Ashley National Fo...

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-preserve... More

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Twin Pots Dam, Ashley National Forest, 10.1 miles North of Mountain Home, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

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

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Twin Pots Dam, Ashley National Forest, 10.1 miles North of Mountain Home, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

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

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Twin Pots Dam, Ashley National Forest, 10.1 miles North of Mountain Home, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

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

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Twin Pots Dam, Ashley National Forest, 10.1 miles North of Mountain Home, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

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

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Twin Pots Dam, Ashley National Forest, 10.1 miles North of Mountain Home, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

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

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Drift Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 11.4 miles Northwest of Swift Creek Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

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

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Washington Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Washington Lake Dam, Kamas, Sum...

Significance: Washington Lake is the largest body of water to be reservoired in the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project. Its dam, built cooperatively by four of the principal regional irrigation compan... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Lost Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Lost Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit Co...

Significance: With the crest of 950 feet, the Lost Lake dam is the largest of the earth-fill retention structures built over the natural lakes in the upper Provo River drainage. It represents a considerable in... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Teapot Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Teapot Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit ...

Significance: Teapot Lake is one of several lakes in the upper Provo River drainage impounded by the Provo Reservoir Company using previously granted water rights (1909, in this instance). The dam and secondar... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Fire Lake Dam, Wasatch National Forest, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Fire Lake Dam, Wasatch National...

Significance: Fire, Weir and Pot lakes, all built in 1934 by the Provo Reservoir Company, are indicative of the renewed local interest in reservoir-building sparked by the drought of 1931. They are historicall... More

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, White Miller Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 6.9 miles North of Swift Creek Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, White Miller Lake Dam, Ashley Natio...

Significance: White Miller Lake is one of several natural high mountain lakes dammed by the Farmers Irrigation Company in the 1920s and 1930s to store water for irrigation. The dam is a representative example ... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Big Elk Lake Dam, Wasatch National Forest, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Big Elk Lake Dam, Wasatch Natio...

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High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Big Elk Lake Dam, Wasatch National Forest, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Big Elk Lake Dam, Wasatch Natio...

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High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Marjorie Lake Dam, Wasatch National Forest, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Marjorie Lake Dam, Wasatch Nati...

Significance: Typical earth-fill structures, the dams on Marjorie and Duck lakes were constructed using similar specifications, including the stipulation for "carefully hand-laid rock faces." They are represen... More

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, East Timothy Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 8.4 miles North of Swift Creek Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

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

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Long Lake Dam, Wasatch National Forest, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Long Lake Dam, Wasatch National...

Significance: Construction of Long Lake Dam was undertaken in 1923 by the Provo Reservoir Company to augment water flow through its canal to the pumping station completed that same year at the Jordan Narrows. ... More

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

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Island Lake Dam, Ashley National Fo...

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-preserve... More

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Twin Pots Dam, Ashley National Forest, 10.1 miles North of Mountain Home, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

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

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Wall Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Wall Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit Co...

Significance: Wall Lake is the deepest body of water to be reservoired in the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project. Its dam, built conservatively by four of the principal regional irrigation companies, ... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Washington Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Washington Lake Dam, Kamas, Sum...

Significance: Washington Lake is the largest body of water to be reservoired in the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project. Its dam, built cooperatively by four of the principal regional irrigation compan... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Teapot Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Teapot Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit ...

Significance: Teapot Lake is one of several lakes in the upper Provo River drainage impounded by the Provo Reservoir Company using previously granted water rights (1909, in this instance). The dam and secondar... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Teapot Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Teapot Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit ...

Significance: Teapot Lake is one of several lakes in the upper Provo River drainage impounded by the Provo Reservoir Company using previously granted water rights (1909, in this instance). The dam and secondar... More

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Crystal Lake Dam, Wasatch National Forest, Kamas, Summit County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Crystal Lake Dam, Wasatch Natio...

Significance: The small dam on Crystal Lake is predated only by those on Wall, Washington and Trial lakes in the Bonneville Unit. A typical earth-fill structure, the dam is presently among the most deteriorate... More

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, White Miller Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 6.9 miles North of Swift Creek Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, White Miller Lake Dam, Ashley Natio...

Significance: White Miller Lake is one of several natural high mountain lakes dammed by the Farmers Irrigation Company in the 1920s and 1930s to store water for irrigation. The dam is a representative example ... More

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, White Miller Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 6.9 miles North of Swift Creek Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, White Miller Lake Dam, Ashley Natio...

Significance: White Miller Lake is one of several natural high mountain lakes dammed by the Farmers Irrigation Company in the 1920s and 1930s to store water for irrigation. The dam is a representative example ... More

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