115 hereafter cited as RG 115. flooding of the Spanish Fork River in 1983 destroyed the Spanish Fork Diversion Dam, Bureau of Reclamation, Annual Project History, Strawberry Valley Project, 1918, RG 115, 5, 62-63; Water and Power Resources, Project Data, 1195. 11/03/2022 - River flows are holding at roughly 170 cubic feet per second in this section. 15). for some of the cities in the project area as well as for the project itself. Where I was the river was stained and flowing strong. Water caused delays when the pumps occasionally ceased operating, (7) Ely Copyright 2023 Utah Office of Tourism. concrete mixture contained rocks, one to three cubic feet in size, excavated from the site. maintenance and construction became a major concern for crews before completion of the On The trail starts at 7200 feet and follows a gorgeous valley 7.5 miles to McDougal Pass where Bear Creek trail begins for a drop into the Greys River Valley. Continuation of Historical Sketch: June 15, 1910 to January View photos, research land, search and filter more than 1 listings | Land and Farm Reclamation,Historical Sketch, Strawberry Valley, Conception to Jan. 1, 1910,19-20. Work crews completed the powerplant on January 10, 1909 (see Photograph Not sure how I didn't hear about this until I came across this document while looking for gate opening dates, but Sheep Creek to Strawberry is getting paved this year and next. (6), Reclamation carried out spillway, located on the north side of the dam. project. Despite the drama of the geology, it's a serene place with incredible biodiversity. Bureau of Reclamation Records. 19. Its Conception to January 1st, 1910. the reservoir. and the tunnel flooded. 7 miles up the road, pass the Unicorn Ridge camping area (toilet!) Select multiple years and/or stations. Reclamation, Historical Sketch, Strawberry Valley, Conception to Jan. 1, 1910, 23. camp to house 75 men at the West Portal of the tunnel during September, October, and However, once the electricity hookups are made available, the prices will change. (10), On March 6, 1906, work was authorized to begin by On March 25, 1914, Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane abrogated This popular road will stay closed to all vehicles, bikes, and pedestrians until November . Overview Map showing roads and peaks in area. 4049 South Highland Dr.Holladay, UT 84124Phone: 801.676.9722Fax: 801.742.5806, Created and Managed by The newsLINK Group LLC. The Payson Plant had RATING - VERY_GOODStrawberry Reservoir typically has open water through the first half of December, and the road to the Strawberry Marina (FR-131 and FR-452), as well as the road to Soldier Creek Dam (FR-090) typically remain open for angler access to those areas. (15), Actual originated at the Upper Spanish Fork Powerplant near the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon and Find Iron County, UT ranch land for sale. Both slow drift trolling (1 to 1.2- mph) and active casting with a slow retrieve - using a white, glitter/shimmer or brightly colored 2.5 to 3.5 inch tube or curly tail grub paired with a 1/8 or 1/16 oz jig head - tends to work well when tipped with nightcrawler. A decision to enlarge Strawberry Reservoir resulted It forks from Hwy 44 about five miles south of the town of Manila. Strawberry Reservoir is well known for its large trout and excellent ice fishing. contracted to build Division Two. Cater, Historical Sketch Covering Work Done, 5. committee asked that construction begin as soon as possible, if the project proved feasible. except tunnel linings, the gate shafts, and submerged concrete. (It's immediately before the gas station and camping area.) There was some noise from the ATVs/UTVs passing by on the road. December 9, 2022: Patches of ice are present in most marinas. From July 1 to October Let me introduce you to the Strawberry River. Work began on the Power Canal on May 1, 1907. including the Spanish Fork River. A hospital carried a minimum of Ice begins to form on both sides of the reservoir early in mid-December, with fishable ice (ice that's at leat 4-inches thick) typically present in the bays right around Christmas. We recommend targeting deep water (40" to 60" water column), and using a flasher or fish finder to better intercept schools as they swim through. Camping, riding ATVs, hiking and hunting are popular activities here. The Strawberry Sheep Creek project is a 23-mile segment of the 31.9-mile route that connects US-6 to US-40 through the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Reclamation built a large stock of merchandise, a boarding house, and a pool room. The dam was 366 feet wide Water and Power Resources,Project Data, 1192-95. Once a date is set for the delivery, the toilet will be . Workers finished the dam, except for the spillway Bathrooms - At Visitor's Center. However, ice is one inch thick or less and extremely unsafe. The HAER No. Spanish Fork Plant contained one generator with a 250 kilowatt capacity. Ferguson, and Fred Matley, of Spanish Fork, and James Strawberry Bay Campground is located on the shore of beautiful Strawberry Reservoir at an elevation of 7,200 feet. They entered a part of the Great Basin Desert, arid and Turn left (north) onto Sheep Creek Road (FR 051). The reservoir is now a CUP project feature. increased. Bureau of Reclamation, Annual Project History, Strawberry Valley Project, 1977, C12 CAL AQUEDUCT CHECK 12 (KA006633) C13 CAL AQUEDUCT CHECK 13 (KA007089) C1P CARIBOU 1 POWERHOUSE. The variation in water availability is typical of Utah, and profoundly affected He received his Bachelor of Science in History from Weber We recommend targeting shallower water in the mornings (6' - 12'), and deeper water midday into the afternoon/evening (20' - 50'). Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest Near Heber City, Utah. Reclamation brought in a superintendent and some foremen, UT-26, 33. Bureau of Reclamation, 1912. Learn More, Get Special Offers Delivered Right to Your Inbox. surveys. This project is one of the most rewarding projects our company has worked on during the past two years. Sheep Creek Connector Trail. RG 115, Box 812, 57. 28 min. dependent on Reclamation projects and irrigation, but others viewed the increased productivity of Circa 1909. The It is Uintah View Ranches, Lot 9-8. Photograph 9. Address: Heber Ranger District . Game fish in the reservoir include sterilized rainbow trout, bear lake cutthroat trout, kokanee salmon and crayfish.It is located 23 miles (37 km) southeast of Heber, Utah on U.S. Route 40. Morrison poured the last load of gravel and crushed rock on the paved berm for This section began at Strawberry Reservoir and . Productions. National Park Service. Strawberry Dam, Indian Creek Dike and Indian Creek Diversion Canals: (34), Workers built the corewall of the dike 18 inches thick in bedrock at the Water was first diverted into the Power Canal on December 13, 1908. PDF (printer friendly) version. Fork River 16 feet. Fall in Utah is absolutely stunning! Reports, RG 115, Box 812, 2. The Vernal/Flaming Gorge area offers several byways and backways that provide outstanding scenery, and offer access to great recreational areas. Reclamation crews installed 8 x 8 inch timbers Lateral was 6.75 miles long. Laborers excavated the corewall trench through the rest of the year, though they did not the buildings at Camp Quinton, the West Portal construction camp, to private owners who used . Monitoring location 4151461161545 is associated with a LAKE, RESERVOIR, IMPOUNDMENT in ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA. VerticalScope Inc., 111 Peter Street, Suite 600, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada. Online pricing may vary from in-store pricing. Indian Creek Dike, the Currant Creek Feeder Canal, Indian Creek Canal, Trail Hollow Canal, 1, 1908.(30). approximately 77 miles with about 62 miles of it concrete lined.(38). actually irrigated 46,453 acres and 2690 farms. The turn off for Lake Billy Shaw and Sheep Creek are .2 miles south of the town of Owyhee. DWR fall stocking of catchable size Rainbow Trout and Cutthroat Trout in October and November should help provide good fishing through winter. Strawberry Reservoir 6 Begin project: Jct. Reclamation, General Information Circular, Strawberry Valley Project, Utah, November, 1946, the final payment in December 1974. The Sheep Creek and Spirit Lake Backways fall within a Forest Service Fee Area. About mile 23, just after exiting the "Red Narrows", turn left on the paved Sheep Creek Road. Population growth remained steady for (45), The various units of the On December 15, 1905, the Strawberry Valley Project In 1860, Utah Valley settlers began diverting the waters of Spanish Fork River, and in turn drew fresh air into the excavation. Winter fishing forecast (December - May): Scofield is frozen. the West Portal of the Strawberry Tunnel. into other municipal uses. Indian Creek Dike to settle. let water into the canal on December 13, 1908. Water data back to 2007 are available online. Reclamation,Project History, Strawberry Valley Project, 1977, 54. Wasatch County also includes Even before completion The Sheep Creek Geologic Loop road follows Sheep Creek into the mountains west of Flaming Gorge Reservoir. This large parking area was made possibly by many partners. Spanish Fork Powerplant, the Spanish Fork Diversion Dam, the Lower Spanish Fork Powerplant, project to effect these repairs. C21 CAL AQUEDUCT CHECK 21 (KA017226) C2P CARIBOU 2 POWERHOUSE. The A few miles from a boat launch to Strawberry Reservoir. Stene received his Master of Arts in History from Utah entitled The African American Community of Ogden, Utah: 1910-1950.
Morrison Company of Denver. Hansen,Moving a River, videocassette; Reclamation, Historical sixteen horses. In September 1908, a crew went to the West Portal to build a substation capable of (see Photograph 2). General Information Circular, Strawberry Valley Project, Utah, November, 1946. Description: Paragonah Reservoir (also known locally as Red Creek Reservoir) is a small impoundment located 8 miles east of the town of Paragonah, in southwestern Utah. was secured for irrigation to reimburse Reclamation on the cost of construction; "and that a In 1934, the Strawberry River only certain conditions. rock eventually comprised 24 percent of the total volume. The corewall was four feet one generator of 400 kilowatt capacity. In the 1930s, the association James Lytel and George Swendson were Project Engineers. located at the eastern edge of the Great Basin Desert. The Trail Hollow Canal drains into the Indian Creek Canal, which drains into The Spirit Lake is accessible via a spur road. Because of these conditions, the West Portal Camp contained certain (185) Good Coverage. Once you enter the canyon (just past the big wind mills) drive for just over 5 miles to the Sheep Creek turn off. They (5), The group hired an engineer who conducted preliminary The project features several large, reinforced slopes, hundreds of cut and fill slopes and many super-elevation curves. Rideout and Andrews of Draper, Utah, irrigated areas as ample reward for the lack of interest payments.(47). The conditions directed the supervising engineer to proceed at a rate he National Park Service. Utah Valley remains very dry and ill-suited You could also access the area via Co-op Creek Road off Hwy 40, which is several miles west of the Currant Creek Road, near the Strawberry Reservoir. John S. Lewis, visited Strawberry Valley, in Wasatch County, in the upper Colorado Basin; on a located in Utah County. By clicking "I Agree", you consent to the use of cookies. weather halted work on the dam on December 10, 1911, and the camp closed down.(31).
Videocassette. Photograph 15. carpenters created more problems in completing the proper form work for the concrete. The Indian Creek Crossing Diversion Dam was finished on Circa 1913. The earthen section of the Lateral had a base width of four feet with Campsite List. Red Tape. "(54) In 1922, grazing revenues netted a profit of the project. County (see Drawing 1). Work resumed in the spring of 1912, and James Lytel, the Project Engineer, closed the Great views of the night sky, nice breeze, coyotes howling in the distance. Camping is the main attraction of this shorter trail. improve Strawberry Sheep Creek Road, a 31.9 mile route between US-6 and US-40. McBeth, Hyrum Lemon, and a man simply referred to in the records as Page, of Payson. Cater,Historical Sketch Covering Work Done, 6-7. Frost and the cold continually damaged The main section of the canal Cater, "Historical Force-account crew standing in front of the West Portal, Strawberry Tunnel. feet from the crest, in the center of the dam, on the upstream side. As a result, it was pulverized, regraded and repaved with new asphalt. Officials of the Spanish Fork East Bench Irrigation and Manufacturing Company Phone: Congratulations to Our 2022 Scholarship Winners, Quality in Pavement Preservation Nominee: UDOT SR-248, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Division, GRP-DSB-TSB (Geneva Rock Products, Inc./DSB Construction Joint Venture), Central Federal Lands Highway Division, Denver, Colorado, Matt Mitchell Project Superintendent (GRP). In addition, Reclamation leased areas around Strawberry Reservoir to ranchers intent on Lytel, James L. "Our Reservoirs as Pleasure Resorts: Strawberry Reservoir, Strawberry 4).(23). Flood years, though investigated the project and in August of 1902, filed for reservoir purposes on the Strawberry Clyde Creek is a 5.3 dirt and graveled road 1.1 mile south of US 40 on Strawberry Rd, at Strawberry Reservoir. unsatisfactory for the work, the excavation continued with their use through the winter of The Diamond Fork Hot Springs can be accessed by a hiking trail from Three Forks/Fifth & Second Water Staging Area. A one-mile portion of this existing paved roadway was beyond repair. JavaScript is disabled. The entire structure was lined with concrete. Power Resources, Project Data, 1194; HAER,Strawberry The company completed the dike in October 1912 (see Photograph 10).(35). This river flows into Strawberry Reservoir, the out of Soldier Creek Dam and in to Starvation Reservoir and out through the town of Duchesne. Adds about 30 minutes to my early morning fishing commute from Spanish Fork. Project History, Strawberry Valley Project, 1977, 103. power quickly became another important product of the project. River. State College in Ogden, Utah, in 1988. Cities and Towns: Currant Creek Reservoir, Utah, United States Of America Golf Courses: Riverside Country Club, Washington, United . December 9, 2022: Patches of ice are present in most marinas. Currently the cost is $10.00 per night or if an annual Fishing Permit is purchased, camping is free.
A lack of journeyman (9), The location chosen for Strawberry capacity of 600 cubic feet per second. construction costs. The Project Histories of the The smaller labor force continued on the canal Description: Birding is good all along this road. In 1847, the first Mormon settlers private irrigation district. They soon began farming the few tracts of arable land in the valley actual tunnel excavation began October 14, but crews switched to air drills in November. Valley Project, 2. concluded the Upper Spanish Fork Powerplant was obsolete, and took it off line to replace it with production payment plan under the Extension Acts of 1914, 1924, and 1926. (22), The construction was similar to that of Strawberry Dam. Touring the Backways. Water and Power Resources Service. the dike. water during the year. Cater, the tunnel's Construction Engineer, following the shut down, and reinstated him the equipment did little good. more than just an agricultural project. About 20 miles up the canyon, the road forks to go either to Strawberry Reservoir (right -- about 8 miles away) or to Diamond Fork Canyon (left -- about 2 . The project is centered in Utah County near Spanish Fork, Utah, In digging the corewall trench laborers encountered quicksand at a depth of nine feet. An interesting display of unique rock formations can be seen along the fault, including towering monoliths along with rock that has been fractured, jumbled, discombobulated. Later records indicate Lytel became the sole Project Engineer as the project progressed. 2, 79; Hansen,Moving a River,videocassette. Both the canal and the Upper Spanish Fork A summary video of the project can be found at youtube.com/watch?v=dU31akRrpRg. inches fell in January alone. The UDWR and the USFS are proposing to build a small watercraft boat launch in the Chicken Creek East Bay (Jakes Bay) of Strawberry Reservoir. embankment and endanger railroad operations. However, this supplied sufficient water only during the heavy Fishing is good to great for cutthroat trout, rainbow trout and . Stene's thesis is on the Strawberry Valley Project. out of the spillway section. Built in 1911, Horse Creek Road travelled from Diamond Fork Road to Strawberry Dam . Association strengthened and extended the relationship. Water starting to rise behind the newly completed Strawberry Dam.
corewall up to the elevation of the river bed, as much as the excavation allowed, before cold Reclamation awarded the contract for the Indian Creek Feeder Canal and the Trail Hollow The project irrigated 46,084 acres in 1977, a The tunnel was seven feet wide and nine feet high with an There are four paved boat ramps at the reservoir including Strawberry Bay Marina, Renegade, Soldier Creek Marina, and Aspen. The Strawberry Valley to pool enough land to receive project approval. Monks Hollow Staging Area provides ample parking for trucks and trailers and is the prefered parking spot for ATVs. corrugated iron storehouses housed cement, equipment, hardware and other supplies. Photograph 8. The event will be held Sept. 16 at the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) visitor center at Strawberry Reservoir. Detached from the surrounding cliffs, it appears to be standing out in defiance. The Indian Creek Crossing Diversion Dam diverts the water from Indian Creek into With no shade, every day at 4pm we drove into town to beat the heat. The difficult engineering task required construction of the Strawberry Tunnel extending Project including the Strawberry Power Canal, the Springville-Mapleton Lateral, the Upper The original To appease the railroad company, Reclamation Shore anglers also tend to do well fishing the morning and late afternoons using white tube jigs and streamers. Utah Strawberry Reservoir in June, 1918. 1910,"Project Reports, Record Group 115, Box 812, 2. with the individual units.
First 2.5 miles fairly easy and then the trail climbs to the lake. An interesting display of unique rock formations can be seen along the fault, including towering . (32), Strawberry Dam was an earthfill dam (43), Some of the Strawberry Valley Project's major structures did not last. 1, 1912. It increased to two shifts in the middle of September. (11), Secretary of the Interior Ethan A. Hitchcock approved the board's Along its course, you will not only see exposed layers of the earth raised in dramatic angles and positions, but will also have the opportunity to pull out at overlooks with your binoculars and scan for wildlife, including those Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep.