Project details - Provo River Project

Full Irrigation Service	0 acres
Supplemental Service	40,914 acres
Temporary Irrigation Service	0 acres
Number of Irrigated Farms	1,769
Residential, Commercial, Industrial Lands	7,242 acres
Total Irrigable Lands	48,156 acres

Population Served:

Farm Population Served	7,325
Non-Farm Population Served	1,043,036
Total Population Served	1,050,361

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Area Irrigated and Crop Value

Year	Actual Area Irrigated (Acres)	Crop Value (Dollars)
1983	36,486	23,001,911
1984	36,486	22,038,165
1985	36,455	18,364,397
1986	36,209	13,278,209
1987	36,249	12,973,526
1988	35,145	14,484,084
1989	35,825	16,101,794
1990	35,825	15,903,055
1991	35,825	13,761,740
1992	35,702	14,781,995

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Project Water Supply

Project Water Quality

Project Water Supply

Current Conditions

Streamflow

Provo River near Woodland, Utah (USGS)
Weber River near Oakley, Utah (USGS)

Streamflow Forecast Map

Spring and Summer (NRCS)

Snowpack Information

Mountain Snowpack Maps for Great Basin and California

Annual Precipitation

Normal	16.18 in
Maximum - 1983	24.26 in
Minimum - 1979	8.70 in
Salt Lake City, Utah 1961-1990

Temperature

Mean Annual	51.9 ?F
Daily Maximum - 07/26/1960	107 ?F
Daily Minimum - 01/25/1949	8.7 ?F
Salt Lake City, Utah 1948-1996
Growing Season	124 days
Elevation of irrigable area	4,650 ft

Provo River1

Drainage area at Vivian Park, Utah	560 mi2
Annual discharge
Maximum	acre-ft
Minimum	acre-ft
Average	acre-ft

Duchesne River

Drainage area at DuchesneTunnel	39 mi2
Annual discharge
Maximum	acre-ft
Minimum	acre-ft
Average	acre-ft

Weber River

Drainage area upstream from Weber-Provo Diversion Canal	163 mi2
Annual discharge
Maximum	acre-ft
Minimum	acre-ft
Average	acre-ft

Project Water Quality

Facilities in Operation

Storage Dams	1
Diversion Dams	4
Canals	32 mi
Aqueducts	41.7 mi
Laterals	3.8 mi
Pumping Plants	1
Powerplants	1

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Storage Facilities

Deer Creek Dam

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Diversion Facilities

Duchesne Diversion Dam

Type:	Rockfill weir, concrete-core wall
Location	On the North Fork, Duchesne River, about 30 miles east of Heber, Utah.
Year Completed	1952
Dimensions:
Structural height	23 ft
Hydraulic height	17 ft
Weir crest length	270 ft
Total crest length	480 ft
Weir crest elevation	8,169.8 ft
Volume	10,000 yd3
Sluiceway:	Concrete gated structure, one 10 ft by 13 ft radial gate, at right abutment of dam.
Headworks:	Diverts directly into Duchesne Tunnel through tunnel intake at right abutment of dam.
Diversion capacity	600 cfs

Murdock Diversion Dam

Type:	Concrete ogee weir, embankment wing
Location	On the Provo River, about 6 miles north of Provo, Utah.
Year Completed	1950
Dimensions:
Structural height	22 ft
Hydraulic height	19 ft
Weir crest length	100 ft
Total crest length	370 ft
Weir crest elevation	4,885.5 ft
Volume	9,000 yd3
Sluiceway:	Concrete gated structure, one 16 ft by 14 ft radial gate at left side of dam.
Headworks:	Concrete, on 16 ft by 13 ft radial gate. Revolving fish screen 40 ft upstream of gate.
Diversion capacity	550 cfs

Broadhead Diversion Dam

Type:	Concrete ogee weir, embankment wing
Location	On Broadhead Creek, about 25 miles east of Kamas, Utah.
Year Completed	1953, replaced 1964
Dimensions:
Structural height	8 ft
Hydraulic height	5 ft
Weir crest length	15 ft
Total crest length	28 ft
Weir crest elevation	8,198.0 ft
Volume	700 yd3
Sluiceway:	At left side of dam, controlled by 3 ft by 4 ft slide gates.
Headworks:	30 in diameter precast concrete pipe, controlled by 30 in diameter slide gate.
Diversion capacity	22 cfs

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Carriage Facilities

Duchesne Tunnel

Location	From point of diversion on the Duchesne River generally west 6 miles to a point about 14 miles east of Kamas, Utah.
Construction period	Constructed 1940-1942, concrete lined 1949-1952.
Length	6 mi
Diversion capacity	600 cfs
Cross section:	Horseshoe
Lining:	Concrete
Diameter	9.25 ft

Provo Reservoir Canal

Location	From Murdock Diversion Dam on the Provo River about 6 miles north of Provo, Utah, generally northwest 23 miles to a point about 6 miles south of Draper, Utah.
Construction period	Non-Reclamation construction . Enlarged by Reclamation in 1940-50
Length	23 mi
Diversion capacity	550 cfs
Typical section in earth:
Bottom width	18 ft
Side slopes	1.25:1
Water depth	5.68 ft
Typical section, concrete lined:
Bottom width	14 ft
Side slopes	1.25:1
Water depth	4.34 ft
Lining thickness	4 in

Salt Lake Aqueduct

Type:	Concrete Pipe
Location	From Deer Creek Dam generally southwest along the Provo River to a point 7 miles north of Provo, Utah, than generally north to Salt Lake City.
Construction period	1939-1951
Length	41.7 mi
Diversion capacity	150 cfs
Diameter	69 in

Alpine-Draper Tunnel

Location	20 miles northwest of Provo, Utah.
Construction period	1939-1941
Length	15,037 ft
Diversion capacity	150 cfs
Cross section:	Horseshoe
Lining:	Concrete
Diameter	6.5 ft

Olmsted Tunnel

Location	7 miles north of Provo, Utah.
Construction period	1938-1941
Length	3,614 ft
Diversion capacity	150 cfs
Cross section:	Horseshoe
Diameter	6.5 ft
Lining	Concrete
Thickness	3-7 in

Terminal Reservoir - Salt Lake Aqueduct

Description:	The principle features of the Terminal Reservoir are the automatic wasteway, the Venturi meter structure and the chlorination and control house, the Sam Park Reservoir inlet control structure, the two 61.4 acre-ft storage units, and the influent and effluent piping system.
Location	In the southeast portion of metropolitan Salt Lake City.
Construction period
Dimensions - each storage unit
Structural height	30.5 ft
Top width	271.8 ft
Top length	418.8 ft
Side slopes	1.5:1
Total concrete in storage units and appurtenant structures	16,215 yd3

Weber-Provo Diversion Canal

Location	From the Weber River at a point about 1 mile east of Oakley, Utah, generally south 9 miles to the Provo River.
Construction period	Originally constructed in 1929-1930 as part of the Weber River Project. Enlarged in 1941-1947 under Provo River Project.
Length	9 mi
Diversion capacity	1000 cfs
Typical section in earth:
Bottom width	24 ft
Side slopes	2:1
Water depth	7.3 ft
Typical section, concrete lined:
Bottom width	12 ft
Side slopes	1.75:1
Water depth	6.37 ft
Lining thickness	4 in
Typical section, compacted earth lining:
Bottom width	24 ft
Side slopes	1.75:1
Water depth	7.3 ft
Lining thickness at bottom	2 ft
Measured horizontally, on sides	8 ft

South Lateral

Location	From the outlet of the Jordan Narrows Pumping Plant, generally south 3.8 miles.
Construction period	1949-1950
Length	3.8 mi
Diversion capacity	40 cfs
Typical section in earth:
Bottom width	6 ft
Side slopes	1.5:1
Water depth	2.2 ft
Typical section in earth:
Bottom width	3 ft
Side slopes	1.5:1
Water depth	2.2 ft
Lining thickness	4 in

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Pumping Plants

Designation	Number of units	Total capacity, cfs	Total dynamic head, ft	Total horsepower
Jordan Narrows Power Plant	1	65	103	1,050

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Power Facilities

Deer Creek Powerplant

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Last updated: May 11, 2011