Posted Wednesday, April 30, 2003

Reservoir and valley statistics

Soldier Creek Dam

• Dam type: Zoned Earthfill
• Volume: 3,200,000 cubic yards
• Maximum height: 272 feet
• Crest length: 1,290 feet
• Crest width: 30 feet
• Crest elevation: 7,612 feet MSL
• Height above stream bed: 241 feet
• Upper outlet works capacity: 1,350 CFS
• Lower outlet works capacity: 1,480 CFS
• Spillway type: no spillway
• Construction period: 1970-1974
• Filled to capacity: 1998
• Operated by: Central Utah Water Conservancy District

Strawberry Reservoir

• Reservoir capacity at top of active storage: 1,106,500 acre-feet
• Reservoir surface area at top of active storage: 17,164 acres
• Reservoir capacity at bottom of active storage: 155,140 acre-feet
• Reservoir surface area at bottom of active storage: 6,770 acres
• Depth at maximum pool: 200 feet

Weather and climate

• Yearly precipitation: 23-25 inches (most in the form of snowfall)

Strawberry Valley watershed

• Watershed description: The watershed ranges from open mountain valleys composed of sagebrush-grassland communities to moderately steep mountain ridges made up of mixed conifer and aspen to spruce-fir communities.
• Watershed area: 123,216 acres
  • Miles of Perennial Tributary Streams: 170 miles
  • Lands Administered by: Uinta National Forest Service, Heber Ranger District

Visit the following Web sites for more information:

• Uinta National Forest Service
• Central Utah Water Conservancy District

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