Record Details
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Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page 5 Central Utah Project news report, 1971 July, page 5 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Format | 5 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; the soldier creek dam will raise the water level of the reservoir about 45 feet when filled more than one million acre feet of water will be held captive in the enlarged reservoir later to be released for beneficial use strawberry reservoir when enlarged will become the heart of the bonneville unit of the central utah project soldier creek dam is on the strawberry river about seven miles downstream from the existing strawberry dam the 254 foot high dam is to be a compacted earth fill structure two outlet tunnels are being constructed at the dam the lower one will be used to divert strawberry river water during construction the upper one 132 feet higher will be used to release water with high oxygen content for fish preservation in the river below the dam both outlet tunnels may be used for the control of floods or to evacuate the reservoir when necessary storage of water behind soldier creek dam will probably begin in about 1973 A separate body of water will initially be formed behind the new dam until its water level approaches the level in the existing strawberry reservoir then the original strawberry dam will be breached to permit free water movement and one large reservoir will be created all of the existing fishing cabin sites around the reservoir will be inundated when the enlarged reservoir is completely filled soldier creek dam is being constructed by burgess construction company of fairbanks alaska under contract with the bureau of reclamation the original strawberry reservoir was constructed struc ted primarily to provide water for irrigation use in utah county however the enlarged strawberry reservoir will serve a variety of important purposes municipal and industrial use irrigation power production flood control fish and wildlife and recreation water diverted from streams in the uintah basin will be collected by the strawberry aqueduct for longtime long time storage in the enlarged strawberry reservoir it will then be released through the new syar tunnel as needed for multipurpose use along the heavily populated ab 1b wasatch front and sevier river basin in addition to being an outstanding fishing lake strawberry reservoir is also the primary source of eggs from rainbow and native cutthroat trout used in fish hatcheries in the state the enlarged reservoir will accommodate considerably more fishing and according to state officials the quality of the fishing is expected to remain excellent A continuous stream flow in strawberry river below the new dam will assure continued good stream fishing extensive recreational facilities to be provided at the reservoir are being planned by the national and state park services and the forest service and will include marinas boat ramps camping and picnicking areas motels restaurants trailer villages tent sites and roads and trails for riding hiking and bicycling federal and state approved water and sanitary facilities will also be supplied wild strawberries originally growing in the valley where the reservoir is located were responsible for the name of the river the valley and the project with its several features strawberry valley at an elevation of more than 7500 feet supports a native growth of sagebrush grass willows quaking aspen and conifers animals native to the area include mule deer sage grouse ground squirrels rabbits beaver skunks and porcupines when completed strawberry reservoir with its varied recreational improvements will enhance the natural beauty of the landscape and will become one of utahs most spectacular outdoor playgrounds physical data soldier creek dam type campacted compacted Camp acted earthfill earthfall earth fill height 254 feet crest length 1.270 1270 feet crest width 30 feet crest elevation 7612 feet volume 3200000 cy outlet works combined capacity 2.830 2830 cfs cs enlarged strawberry reservoir total capacity 1106500 af active capacity 951360 af inactive capacity 155140 af normal elevation 7602 feet surface area 17160 acres |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/581 |
