Deer Creek Dam
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Deer Creek Dam is a major earthfill dam in Utah that creates Deer Creek Reservoir, providing water storage, irrigation, and recreation for the surrounding region.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthfill dam
ⓘ
embankment dam ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1941 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1938 ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | rolled earthfill ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createsReservoir | Deer Creek Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationAtCrest | approximately 5,400 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| hasOutletWorks | yes ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | approximately 235 feet ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1,300 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Utah
ⓘ
Wasatch County, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBasin | Great Basin hydrologic region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Wasatch Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse | Provo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managesRiverFlow | Provo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Deer Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Heber City, Utah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Provo, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1941 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Provo River Water Users Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Provo River Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides |
drinking water supply
ⓘ
flood regulation ⓘ irrigation storage ⓘ |
| purpose |
fish and wildlife enhancement
ⓘ
flood control ⓘ industrial water supply ⓘ irrigation ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| recreationActivity |
boating
ⓘ
camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ swimming ⓘ waterskiing ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | approximately 152,000 acre-feet ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Deer Creek Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | approximately 2,700 acres ⓘ |
| reservoirUse |
recreation
ⓘ
water storage ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated ogee overflow ⓘ |
| waterSuppliedTo |
Salt Lake County, Utah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Utah County, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ Wasatch County, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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