High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Five Point Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 12 miles Northwest of Swift Creek Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT
Summary
Significance: Five Point Lake is the largest reservoired body of water in the Yellowstone drainage, and with a crest length of 970 feet, Five Point Lake Dam is the second longest of the earthen dams in the Upalco Unit. A representative earth-fill structure with stone riprap facing, the dam is additionally notable because of the original construction equipment left on-site. Essentially unaltered and well-preserved, the Five Point Lake Dam, with its natural stone spillway, is one of the most picturesque in the unit.
Survey number: HAER UT-42-H
Building/structure dates: 1929 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Farmers Irrigation Company
National Forest Service
Location
Mountain Home, 40.39912, -110.38849
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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