Storage Dams

2      

Diversion Dams

1      

Canals

37.5 mi  

Laterals

9 mi  

Type:

Concrete weir, embankment wings

Location

On the Duchesne River, about 5 miles east of Duchesne, Utah.

Year Completed

1939  

Dimensions:

   Hydraulic height

6 ft  

   Weir length

220 ft  

   Crest elevation

5,375.5 ft  

   Volume

4,000 yd³  

Headworks:

One 12-ft-square radial gate in canal headworks. Two 10- by 6-ft radial gates in sluiceway.

   Diversion capacity

200 cfs  

Location

From the Duchesne River about 6 miles from Duchesne, Utah, to Midview Reservoir, then generally northeast to Lake Fork of Duchesne River.

Construction period

1934-1935  

Length

15 mi  

Diversion capacity

200 cfs  

Typical section in earth:

   Bottom width

14 ft  

   Side slopes

1.5:1  

   Water depth

3.4 ft  

Location

From point of the East Fork of Lake Fork generally east about 20 miles to the Uinta River.

Construction period

1938-1940  

Length

22.5 mi  

Diversion capacity

88 cfs  

Typical section in earth:

Bottom width

7 ft  

Side slopes

1.5:1  

Water depth

3 ft  

Location

From Midview Reservoir north past the Lake Fork of the Duchesne River.

Length

9 mi  

Diversion capacity

80 cfs  

Typical section in earth:

Bottom width

7 ft  

Side slopes

1.5:1  

Water depth

3 ft