Record Details
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Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page 2 Newsletter 1983-1984 Winter, page 2 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Format | 2 text/PDF |
| Rights | Brigham Young University; http://lib.byu.edu/about/copyright/generic.php Public Domain Public |
| Language | English; eng; en |
| Relation | Central Utah Project; Western Waters Digital Library; CUWCD newsletter county for municipal and industrial uses the yield from this exchange as computed by a provo river simulation model is expected to be 20000 acre feet of water a year the mean annual stream flow of the provo river at the jordanelle Jor danelle site is approximately 230000 acre feet A dam at the jordanelle Jor danelle site would impound various stream flows in the main provo river drainage including drain tunnel creek provo river weber provo canal provo south fork provo north fork and the duchesne tunnel according to the study the study states that only four alternatives to the jordanelle Jor danelle site appear to be geologically feasible for construction of a aam dam they are hailstone bates pine valley and enlargement of deer creek reservoir the geological report on each site includes a limited description of the foundation abutment and reservoir basin rocks an indication of basin rock permeability and stability depth of alluvial overburden at the dam foundation available borrow materials needed for construction groundwater conditions seismic conclusions and geological feasibility recommendations A geological investigation of the jordan elle site is not included in the report no new subsurface drilling investigations were conducted but logs of old test holes and drill sites were investigated to help determine feasibility some geophysical sounding tests were conducted at some of the sites to determine depths to bedrock abutments were also examined to uncover faulting or other unsuitable subsurface conditions copies of the report are available from the division of water resources 1636 west north temple salt lake city utah 84116 central utah project projec propec flood control flood control benefits will result from the operation of the bonneville unit of the central utah project according to estimates made by the corp of engineers the benefits will result from three new reservoirs and from plan modifications of utah lake r CUWCD district engineer sheldon talbot said that the unit would be operated to eliminate flood damages that have occured occurred in past years these benefits would occur around utah lake and along hobble creek the duchesne provo spanish fork and jordan rivers annual flood damages along the duchesne river decreased substantially with the starvation dam and reservoir in the case of utah lake and the jordan river the plan is based on the jordanelle Jor danelle dam and maintains lake levels near compromise under bonneville unit conditions if jordanelle Jor danelle were in operation today the 3000 acre feet which is now entering utah lake each day in the provo river would be controlled and considerably reduced consequently controlling the levels of utah lake the construction st of jordanelle Jor danelle dam would result in less damage to property around utah lake and a small reduction in flood flows and flood damage on the main stem of the jordan river upper stillwater dam contract awarded the US bureau of reclamation has awarded a 60 million contract to a south carolina firm to build the upper stillwater dam a feature of the bonneville unit located near duchesne utah robert N broadbent reclamation commissioner said the 312year 312 year contract could provide as many as 1070 work years of employment at a salary total of 21 million the 606 gog 60.6 606 million contract also calling for construction of a reservoir access road and a double span bridge was awarded to tyger construction co spartanburg SC the dam to be built 40 miles northwest of duchesne will be the bureaus first roller com pacted packed concrete dam broadbent said the process combines the best properties of embankment and concrete engineering and enables the contractor to use highway production equipment allowing a construction rate 10 times faster than for traditional concrete dams the 2700 foot long dam reaching a height of 275 feet will impound 35000 acre feet of water as part of the bonneville unit strawberry collection system beginning in 1987 the unit will carry water from utahs uinta basin to the bonneville basin broadbent said the lake created by the dam would serve as a storage reservoir and provide recrea reccea tional dional opportunities to utah residents i |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/514 |
