East Canyon State Park

East Canyon State Park
Utah State Park
East Canyon Dam
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Morgan

Location	Morgan
- elevation	5,700 ft (1,737 m) ^[1]
- coordinates	40°54′4″N 111°35′13″W / 40.90111°N 111.58694°W / 40.90111; -111.58694Coordinates: 40°54′4″N 111°35′13″W / 40.90111°N 111.58694°W / 40.90111; -111.58694

Area	267 acres (108.1 ha)

Founded	1962 ^[1]
Management	Utah State Parks

Visitation	100,250 (2011) ^[2]

IUCN category	V - Protected Landscape/Seascape

Location of East Canyon State Park in Utah

East Canyon State Park is a state park of Utah, USA, featuring a 608-acre (246 ha) reservoir. The park is located northeast of Salt Lake City in Morgan County, Utah.

Park facilities

Located in a narrow-walled canyon, East Canyon State Park is at an elevation of 5,700 feet (1,700 m). Park facilities are open year-round, and include a concrete boat launching ramp, paved parking, restrooms, showers, a fish cleaning station, a 33 unit RV campground with full and partial hookups, two covered group-use pavilions, boat rental, and a snack bar.^[3]

East Canyon Dam

The East Canyon Dam 40°55′12″N 111°36′03″W / 40.92000°N 111.60083°W / 40.92000; -111.60083 is a 259-foot-high (79 m), 436-foot-long (133 m) arch concrete dam. Its base is 20 feet (6.1 m) wide, and its crest is 7 feet (2.1 m) wide. The reservoir is fed by East Canyon Creek, and is part of the Weber Basin Project. It was constructed between 1964 and 1966.^[4]

References

1 2 "East Canyon State Park: About the Park". Utah State Parks. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
↑ "Utah State Park 2011 Visitation" (PDF). Utah State Parks Planning. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
↑ Utah.com. "East Canyon State Park". Utah.com LC.
↑ Bureau of Reclamation (2009-02-20). "East Canyon Dam". U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-02-05.

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East Canyon State Park

Protected areas of Utah

Federal

National Parks	Arches Bryce Canyon Canyonlands Capitol Reef Zion

NPS National Monuments	Cedar Breaks Dinosaur Hovenweep Natural Bridges Rainbow Bridge Timpanogos Cave

National Historic Site	Golden Spike

National Recreation Area	Glen Canyon

National Historic Trail	Mormon Pioneer

National Forests	Ashley Caribou-Targhee Dixie Fishlake Manti-La Sal Sawtooth Uinta-Wasatch-Cache

Forest Service areas	Desert Biosphere Reserve Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area

National Wildlife Refuges	Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Fish Springs Ouray

National Conservation Areas	Beaver Dam Wash Red Cliffs

BLM National Monument	Grand Staircase-Escalante

U.S. Wilderness Areas	Ashdown Gorge Beartrap Canyon Beaver Dam Mountains Black Ridge Canyons Blackridge Box-Death Hollow Canaan Mountain Cedar Mountain Cottonwood Canyon Cottonwood Forest Cougar Canyon Dark Canyon Deep Creek Deep Creek North Deseret Peak Doc's Pass Goose Creek High Uintas LaVerkin Creek Lone Peak Mount Naomi Mount Nebo Mount Olympus Mount Timpanogos Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Pine Valley Mountain Red Butte Red Mountains Slaughter Creek Taylor Creek Twin Peaks Wellsville Mountain Zion

State

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State Parks Southern Region	Anasazi Coral Pink Sand Dunes Dead Horse Point Edge of the Cedars Escalante Petrified Forest Frontier Homestead Goosenecks Gunlock Kodachrome Basin Otter Creek Piute Quail Creek Sand Hollow Snow Canyon

Utah State Parks and Recreation

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