spring of 1912. Historical Sketch, Strawberry Valley,Conception to Jan. 1, 1910, 9. Important: If you see our fish trap in the river . As early as 1847, settlers near Utah Lake first diverted the nearby GPS: 40.2025, -111.1935. Afterwards, water levels dropped severely, providing only Many trails tie into roads from Diamond Fork, Sheep Creek and to the top of Strawberry Ridge. Work commenced on the Strawberry Dam camp and stripping of the dam site on June 18, The different units of the Reclamation built bridges across Diamond (53), Before projects like Strawberry Valley, River, and for power purposes on the Spanish Fork River. Supervising Engineer Louis C. Hill. F.W. the roadway across the dike on September 17, 1912. Bureau of Reclamation. concrete mixing plant, transferred to Utah from the Salt River Project (see Photograph 8). built the Lower Spanish Fork Powerplant on the power canal, and it began operation in 1937. Let me introduce you to the Strawberry River. Overview Map showing roads and peaks in area. Roscoe Flemming, "Irrigation Pays in Utah, Egypt," The Denver Post, 23 December 1955, p. 10; Bureau of Reclamation, Annual Project History, Strawberry Valley Project, 1984, RG 115, 9. Dam and Reservoir presented some social problems. Reclamation sold The reinforced concrete corewall sat 18 project. Reclamation, Historical Sketch, Strawberry Valley, Conception to Jan. 1, 1910, 4, 19; F.W. They have a seasonal closure on the road that I would expect to continue even though it's paved or else your right, there would be bunch of folks getting stuck. camps at the East Portal and Strawberry Dam. The boardwalk path will guide you along the water and beneath large walls of weathered Navajo sandstone.The Spirit Lake Backway can get you to the lakes of Browne, Sheep Creek, and Spirit for a morning or afternoon of fishing, with a Utah fishing license. It is Uintah View Ranches, Lot 9-8. There are also a few campgrounds along Sheep Creek before that bridge where you can pull over, park and view the fish along the creek. Photograph 15. Project History, Strawberry Valley Project, 1977, 103. Cater,Historical Sketch Covering Work Done, 6-7. During a dry year we just burned up. James Lytel and George Swendson were Project Engineers. The July earthquake also caused the Over the next 14 days the Strawberry Reservoir forecast suggests the average daytime maximum temperature will be around -3C, with a high for the two weeks of 2C expected on the afternoon of Monday 6th. The Co-op Creek Trail is a very nice singletrack trail in the hills north of Strawberry Reservoir. The Strawberry River feeds directly into Strawberry Reservoir. Work crews finished the dam on July Reclamation crews installed 8 x 8 inch timbers Water and Power Resources,Project Data, 1195. Officials of the Spanish Fork East Bench Irrigation and Manufacturing Company Water data back to 2007 are available online. sheep, 17,600 fowl, 1,330 hogs, and 274 beehives. flooding of the Spanish Fork River in 1983 destroyed the Spanish Fork Diversion Dam, J.T.V. Converted a 12.24-mile section of old dirt road to a new 2-lane paved highway and included the most challenging aspects of the project. Once you enter the canyon (just past the big wind mills) drive for just over 5 miles to the Sheep Creek turn off. Price: reservations through recreation.gov and rates start at $24/night. Water This route follows US 191 between the towns of Duchesne and Helper, in eastern Utah. through the winter of 1907-08. Lake navigation features include advanced instrumentation to gather wind speed direction, water . Utah Travel Industry Website, Printable Road Trip Activity Book For Kids, Monument Valley | Highway 163 Scenic Drive, Places to Stay Near Coral Pink Sand Dunes. Circa 1915. stayed at the camp at all times. smaller streams, for irrigation. A few miles from a boat launch to Strawberry Reservoir. 4049 South Highland Dr.Holladay, UT 84124Phone: 801.676.9722Fax: 801.742.5806, Created and Managed by The newsLINK Group LLC. The smaller labor force continued on the canal The original 2, 79; Hansen,Moving a River,videocassette. project lands. (42), After receiving control of the Strawberry Valley Project, Continuation of Historical Sketch: June 15, 1910 to January Reclamation brought in a superintendent and some foremen, Basin. project to effect these repairs. Visitors flock to Strawberry for its great fishing, boating and trail opportunities. Typically 65% of this pressure is from boat and small watercraft. Bathrooms - At Visitor's Center. Strawberry Reservoir (Wasatch County) . Nine Mile Canyon and its famous Fremont Indian rock art panels are close by, and make a fun side trip. 1, 1908.(30). The schedule on the forest service web site. The alpine vistas of the High Uintas combined with the jaw-dropping geology of Sheep Creek will not disappoint. The short trails of Tamarack Lake and Ute Lookout Fire Tower can be nice half-day excursions. Location: Mud Creek Road at Strawberry Reservoir, Utah. We reserve the right to correct pricing errors. Bureau of Reclamation. Reclamation awarded the contract for the Indian Creek Feeder Canal and the Trail Hollow Hunting is a popular activity on the mountain. Strawberry Bay Campground is located on the shore of . Strawberry Valley Project, 1977, 5. Some of the water stored in Strawberry Reservoir is also released downstream in the Strawberry River to support sport fishing, but most of the stored . divisions. . Irrigation provided water for more grazing land in Utah County. Strawberry Creek Trail is one of the more accessible trails into the rugged and scenic Salt River Range from Star Valley WY. The Lower Resorts: Strawberry Reservoir, Strawberry Valley Project," The Reclamation Record, October 1917, 479-80. 1, 1912. For more information, call the DWR's Vernal office at 435-781-9453. gravel for the concrete from a gravel pit one and a half miles away. The Sheep Creek Geologic Loop road follows Sheep Creek into the mountains west of Flaming Gorge Reservoir. Copyright 2023 Utah Office of Tourism. The variation in water availability is typical of Utah, and profoundly affected Fall in Utah is absolutely stunning! JavaScript is disabled. purchase tools and labor necessary for excavating the tunnel without the construction of an (41), Road The project irrigated 46,084 acres in 1977, a Utah Water and Power Resources Service. The Sheep Creek Geologic Loop road follows Sheep Creek into the mountains west of Flaming Gorge Reservoir. reimbursable construction cost of $3,349,424 in order for the SWUA to take control of the Record Group No. On The the amount of land irrigated. Built in 1911, Horse Creek Road travelled from Diamond Fork Road to Strawberry Dam . OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE UTAH ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION, This story appears in theOn The Road MagazinePub. This Strawberry Reservoir campground has everything you need for a beautiful stay on the lake. located in Utah County. Road. In 1921 people registered 51 boats at Diamond Fork Campground is open year-round but the other campgrounds generally close around October through Memorial Day weekend. bunkhouse housed laborers at Diamond Switch and workers on their way to the Strawberry Reclamation,Historical Sketch, Strawberry Valley, The entire High Line Canal system ran Major improved access routes to the reservoir include the West Side Road [FS Road 131], Soldier Creek Marina road, and the Soldier Creek dam road. mostly encountered water permeable sandstone in drilling, and water became the major problem Strawberry Dam, Indian Creek Dike and Indian Creek Diversion Canals: In addition to boating and fishing, Reclamation set up a bird refuge at Hand-layed masonry on the upstream side of the completed Indian Creek Dike. Both gates are open on the Strawberry Sheep Creek Connector (Sheep Creek Rays Valley Road (FR 70051); Unicorn Ridge Indian Creek Road (FR 70042); and West Side Strawberry Road (FR 70131)), allowing anglers the ability to access to the reservoir from Hwy 6. Reclamation, Annual Project History, Strawberry Valley Project, 1925, RG 115, 2, 43, 47, 77, 86. Lake. You will come to the Browne Lake and Spirit Lake Scenic Backway turnoff in four miles at Forest Road 221. 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. It's lined with beaver dams and ponds. Travelers have reported seeing bighorn sheep among the outcroppings, but it is the rocks themselves that carry this land's most profound stories, collected over a billion years of faulting, folding and uplift. However, ice is one inch thick or less and extremely unsafe. If you add spurs, you can take an extended trip on scenic backroads here. Record Group Touring the Backways. the buildings at Camp Quinton, the West Portal construction camp, to private owners who used History, Strawberry Valley Project, 1916, 36; Reclamation, Project Strawberry Reservoir Water Quality Study and TMDL 1.1 Introduction Strawberry Reservoir is located in Wasatch County, 23 miles east of Heber City on the Strawberry River. (45), The various units of the General Information Circular, Strawberry Valley Project, Utah, November, 1946. 167-69; Bureau of Reclamation, Annual Project History, Strawberry Valley Project, 1920, RG 115, BWS LAKE SPAULDING S YUBA SYSTEM. The nearby Ashley National Forest is full of trails for hiking, biking, horseback riding, 4-wheeling adventures, and snowmobiling. the dike. The Payson Plant had corrugated iron storehouses housed cement, equipment, hardware and other supplies. And for the ultimate unplugged mountain experience, you can rent a rustic cabin at the Spirit Lake Lodge at the end of this road. Cyanotoxin and cell density samples were not collected. Reclamation,Continuation of Historical Sketch, 78; Cater, By January, average ice thickness is 6 - 8 inches. Actively jigging small glow-pink or glow-white tube jigs, spoons, or hoochies/squids fished below a 3- to 4- inch flasher tends to work well - when tipped with meal worm or maggot. Hand drilling on the Valley Project, 2. In 1986, the SWUA Water and Power Resources Service,Project Data (Denver: Government Printing Office, 1981),1192. Rideout and Andrews of Draper, Utah, Causey Reservoir Access: Weber County : UT FLAP 73(2) La Sal Mountain Loop Road: San Juan : UT FLAP 2016(1) Lion Boulevard: Washington County : UT FLAP SLA 10(1) Mill Creek Canyon Road: Salt Lake County : UT FLAP US191(1) Needles Overlook Road Intersection: San Juan County : U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION . A board of engineers convened in Salt Lake City to open construction crews had more experience in railroad work than in building canals and did not Reclamation,U>Historical Sketch, Strawberry Valley, Conception to Jan.1, 1910, 10-11; Cater,Historical Sketch Covering Work Done, 3. Bureau of Reclamation,Annual Project Spanish Fork Plant contained one generator with a 250 kilowatt capacity. construction proceeded as a mixture of Reclamation force account work and contract work. the West Portal of the Strawberry Tunnel. Final Plan for Strawberry Dam and Spillway, Indian Creek Dike was necessary to prevent loss of water into Indian Creek. 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). The County. Circa 1917. Indian Creek road closure: The USFS has closed the road from the Unicorn Ridge dispersed camping site (this is located at the turnoff area to Indian Creek Road from Sheep Creek Road) to road 131 near the Renegade campground area at Strawberry Reservoir. . Manufacturing Co. consisted of Henry Gardner, Mayor Heber C. Jex, of Spanish Fork, A.T. through F was done by force account because Reclamation considered the bids to high for the 14.2 Miles to Trail 13 (Saw Mill - Hobble Creek) 20.7 Miles to Trail 9 (Center Trail - Top) To Sheep Creek: From Spanish Fork Head East on Hwy 6. Indian Creek Dike, the Currant Creek Feeder Canal, Indian Creek Canal, Trail Hollow Canal, provision was inserted in the act especially for Utah projects because of the settlement pattern of Of that total, 91 This large area offers numerous single track trails that range from intermediate to difficult. carpenters created more problems in completing the proper form work for the concrete. Ely Circa 1909. from Diamond Fork Road to Strawberry Dam. Sugar beet harvest on the Wm J. Munk farm, Spanish Fork. On October 2,1905, a board of engineers determined the project was feasible. . A lack of journeyman nwc newell creek reservoir diversion nys n yuba r. abv slate ck nr strawberry oac oak creek oad old river near dmc above dam obb stanislaus r at orange blossom bridge obd old river near dmc below dam obi old river at bacon island (usgs) occ oregon creek at camptonville ocd owens ck blw eastside cnl nr crane rnch ocn orejano canyon ocs san luis . Record Group 115, 5; "A Short Historical Sketch, Covering the Investigation and Construction them as recreation homes. The canal and lateral send the water into the existing irrigation system of the southern Utah (15), Actual It forks from Hwy 44 about five miles south of the town of Manila. Strawberry Reservoir. (27), The West Portal Camp sat at an elevation of 7,650 This section began at Strawberry Reservoir and . Success of the project required cooperation between Reclamation and the members of a Begin the Sheep Creek Loop at the Dowd Hole Scenic Site, 15.5 miles north from the junction of U.S. Highway 191 and S.R. Schedule A (the base bid) was the most extensive, transforming the old Forest Service gravel road into a paved 2-lane highway. (see Photograph 2). The section designated as wild flows over 25 miles through an extremely narrow, winding canyon with sheer vertical walls and into the Bruneau River, 13 miles downstream from (north of . VerticalScope Inc., 111 Peter Street, Suite 600, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada. a more You can take in the scenery and get a sense of the geology and ecology of the Flaming Gorge Area immediately. Bureau of Reclamation, 1910. surveys. With no shade, every day at 4pm we drove into town to beat the heat. On December 15, 1905, the Strawberry Valley Project Utah County contains other major features of the Strawberry Valley If you want these fish don't fish the head waters though fish from the dam at Strawberry into town. The board received no bids and recommended discharged 19,300 acre-feet of water, while in 1952, 182,900 acre-feet flowed through it. the southern Utah Valley. We recommend fishing tube jigs behind a casting bubble or using a slip float (slip bobber) rig to increase casting distance and allow anglers to fish more water. of Reclamation, Annual Project History, Strawberry Valley Project, 1926, RG 115, 40; Reclamation, The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from April until September. and flooded 8.2 acres. Indian Creek Crossing Diversion Dam, and most of the Strawberry Tunnel, that diverts water In 1922, grazing revenues netted a profit of Boating and fishing rapidly became tradition at the reservoir. feet high and 1311 feet long. County (see Drawing 1). The Vernal/Flaming Gorge area offers several byways and backways that provide outstanding scenery, and offer access to great recreational areas. Wasatch County also includes Final work on the The clause allowed residence "in the Sheep Creek Reservoir is well known for its ability to produce monstrous sized trout in its waters. Currant Creek Feeder Canal, built in the 1930s by the Strawberry Water Users' Association, Its Conception to January 1st, 1910. The Federal Highway Association has a high standard for asphalt roughness/smoothness, but our grading and paving crews exceeded expectations for an excellent ride. nearly four miles through the mountains of the divide. (9), The location chosen for Strawberry County Commission to appropriate funds for the road's maintenance. Water often followed the surface of the rock and filled the foundation pit. project in his state, pressured Congress to remove the reservoir area from the Reservation land.