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Facilities in Operation

Storage Dams

7  

Diversion Dams

3  

Canals

121.8 mi  

Tunnels

3.3 mi  

Laterals

143.3 mi  

Drains

34.5 mi  

Pumping Plants

11  

Wells

9  

Powerplants

2  


Storage Facilities

Diversion Facilities

Slaterville Diversion Dam

Stoddard Diversion Dam

Ogden Valley Diversion Dam

Type:

Gated spillway.

Location

On South Fork of the Ogden River, about 7 miles upstream from Pineview Dam.

Year Completed

1964  

Dimensions

 

   Hydraulic height

6 ft  

   Crest length

150 ft  

   Crest elevation

5,090.8 ft  

   Volume (concrete)

168 yd3  

Sluiceway:

One 8- by 5-ft radial gate

Headworks:

.

   Left :

One 36- by 24-in gate.

   Right:

Two 48- by 36-in gates

Diversion Capacity

 

   Left

20 cfs  

   Right

80 cfs  


Carriage Facilities

Willard Canal

Location

From Arthur V. Watkins Dam southerly to Slaterville Diversion Dam.

Construction period

1961-1964  

Length

10.7 mi  

Diversion capacity

1,050 cfs  

Typical section earth lined:

 

   Bottom width

30 ft  

   Side slopes

2:1  

   Water depth

9 ft  


Layton Canal

Location

From the Weber River at the Layton Pumping Plant near Slaterville Diversion Dam southward about 18 miles.

Construction period

1963-1964  

Length

9 mi  

Diversion capacity

180 cfs  

Typical section earth lined:

 

   Bottom width

10 ft  

   Side slopes

2:1  

   Water depth

4.83 ft  


Weber Aqueduct

Location

Generally northwest from outlet of Gateway Tunnel to south outskirts of Ogden, Utah.

Construction period

1955-1956  

Description

Precast concrete pipe

Length

4.2 mi  

Diameter

48 and 42 in  

Capacity

80 to 65 cfs  


Davis Aqueduct

Location

From end of Gateway Tunnel to 21.6 miles south to North Salt Lake, Utah.

Construction period

1954-1957  

Description

Precast concrete pipe

Length

21.6 mi  

Diameter

84 and 21 in  

Capacity

355 to 30 cfs  


Gateway Canal

Location

From Stoddard Diversion Dam 8.5 miles westward to point about 13 miles southeast of Ogden, Utah..

Construction period

1954-1956  

Length

8.5 mi  

Diversion capacity

700 cfs  

Typical section, concrete lined:

 

   Bottom width

10 ft  

   Side slopes

1.5:1  

   Water depth

6.9 ft  

   Lining thickness

4 in  


Gateway Tunnel

Location

From end of Gateway Canal 3.25 miles west to a point about 7 miles south of Ogden, Utah

Construction period

1953-1954  

Length

3.25 mi  

Capacity

435 cfs  

Cross section:

Horseshoe

Diameter

9.3 ft  

Lining:

Concrete

Thickness

5 to 8.5 in  


Pumping Plants

Designation

Number of units

Total capacity, cfs

Total dynamic head, ft

Total horsepower

South Davis

4

  14

225-580

1,025

East Bountiful

4

  13

225-475

   775

East Layton

2

    4

175

   150

East Sand Ridge

2

    8

107

   160

Val Verda

2

    5

253

   225

West Sand Ridge

2

  13

155

   325

Weber Aqueduct

4

  17

225-365

   750

Willard No. 1

3

500

  46

3,000

Willard No. 2

3

300

  17

   800

Layton No. 1

4

   277.5

  28

1,050

Layton No. 2

6

150

343

7,500


Power Facilities

    Gateway Powerplant
    Wanship Powerplant

 

 

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