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Upper Stillwater Dam

Picture of Upper Stillwater Dam


Statistics

General

  • Vicinity Map
  • Region (Map) ............... Upper Colorado
  • State (Map) ....................................... Utah
  • County ..................................... Duchesne
  • Project ............................ CUP-Bonneville
  • Dam type ...................... Concrete gravity
  • Location .... 31 mi NW of Duchesne, UT
  • Watercourse ......................... Rock Creek
  • Reservoir ....................... Upper Stillwater
  • Original construction ............. 1983-1987
  • National ID Number .................. UT82911
  • Hydrologic Unit Code ..............

Hydraulics

  • Total storage to
      El. 8172 .............................. 32,009 acre-ft
  • Service spillway
      Capacity at El. 8175.5 ............ 15,000 cfs
  • River outlet works
      Capacity at El. 8172 ...................... 29 cfs
  • Upper Stillwater Pipeline
      Capacity at El. 8172 .................... 285 cfs
  • Overflow channel capacity ...... 1,015 cfs
  • Docs Feeder Pipeline ................... 100 cfs

Dimensions

  • Crest Elevation .............................. 8177.5 ft
  • Top of Parapet Elevation ............. 8182.0 ft
  • Structural Height ................................ 292 ft
  • Hydraulic Height ................................ 185 ft
  • Crest Length ..................................... 2650 ft
  • Crest Width ........................................... 29 ft
  • Base Width ......................................... 177 ft
  • Volume of RCC .................. 1,470,000 cu yd
  • Vol. of Facing Concrete ........ 91,000 cu yd
  • Vol. of Level Concrete ........... 45,000 cu yd
  • Vol. of Structural Concrete .... 14,200 cu yd

Hydrology

  • Drainage area ............................... 102 sq mi
  • Hydrometeorological Report ....... HMR 49
  • PMF .................... 1985 Local thunderstorm
  • Volume ...... 22,400 acre-feet over 31 hours
  • Peak inflow .................................. 80,400 cfs
  • Maximum water surface ................ 8182.0 ft

Geology

  • Foundation: The foundation consists of Pre-Cambrian sandstone and argillites with nearly  horizontal bedding planes. Most of the length of the dam bears on hard sandstone. Near each  abutment the dam bears on argillite, which overlies the sandstone.


Narration

 


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 | Owner:  Bureau of Reclamation, Provo Area Office,
                   302 East 1860 South, Provo, UT 84606-7317, (801) 379-1101

 | Operator:  Central Utah Water Conservancy District,
                       355 West 1300 South, Orem, UT 84058-7303, (801) 226-7100

 

 

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