Huntington North Dam

"Huntington Reservoir" redirects here. For the reservoir in eastern California, see Huntington Lake.
Huntington Lake

Huntington North Dam (National ID # UT10122) is a dam in Emery County, Utah.

The earthen dam was constructed between 1964 and 1966 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, with a height of 74 feet and a length of 1907 feet at its crest.[1] It impounds Huntington Creek for irrigation water storage as part of the Emery County Project.[2] The dam is owned by the Bureau, and operated by the local Emery Water Conservancy District.

The reservoir it creates, Huntington Lake, has a normal water surface of 242 acres, and a maximum storage capacity of 5,420 acre-feet.[3] Recreation includes camping, boating, hiking, fishing (for bluegill, sunfish, largemouth bass, and rainbow trout) [4] and the facilities of the adjacent Huntington State Park.

References

  1. ↑ http://findlakes.com/huntington_north_utah~ut10122.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=Emery%20County%20Project
  3. ↑ http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=Emery%20County%20Project
  4. ↑ http://www.recreation.gov/recAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&recAreaId=1187&contractCode=129

Coordinates: 39°20′34″N 110°56′52″W / 39.34266°N 110.94769°W / 39.34266; -110.94769

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