High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Lost Lake Dam, Kamas, Summit County, UT. Surveyed as HAER UTAH,22-KAM.V,1-G-, with a 542-word written history.
“With the crest of 950 feet, the Lost Lake Dam is the largest of the earth-fill retention structures built over the natural lakes in the upper Provo River drainage.”
Written record, HAER UTAH,22-KAM.V,1-G- survey. Machine-read text.
Surveyed by the federal HAER program as HAER UTAH,22-KAM.V,1-G- · the record runs 542 words · one of 48 surveyed structures published for this county.
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With the crest of 950 feet, the Lost Lake Dam is the largest of the earth-fill retention structures built over the natural lakes in the upper Provo River drainage. It represents a considerable investment by the Provo Reservoir Company and the city of Provo, co-owners of the lake's water rights. An easily accessible structure with a high visibility, Lost is one of the more significant of the Bonneville Unit earth-fill dams. Inventoried by: Clayton Fraser and James Jurale Fraserdesign Loveland, Colorado October 16, High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Lost Lake Dam HAER No. UT-41-G (Page 2)
Historical Information
In September the National Forest Service granted permission to the Provo Reservoir Company of Provo, Utah, to construct a dam on Lost Lake for irrigation water storage. By a small rock-and-earth structure had been built to impound water on the lake. The reservoir company contracted with the Clyde and Whiting Company of Springville, Utah, in to erect a large earth-fill dam and separate dike across the lake's south and east drainages. Using more than 60 men, 8 teams and several large trucks, the construction firm built the dams for approximately They were completed by September substantially increasing the storage capacity of the lake. In the city of Provo, owner of majority of the water rights to the lake, contracted the E. V. Palfreyman of Provo to heighten and lengthen the dam and dike.
Today, the Lost Lake Dam consists of the two structures with a total crest length of over feet. Both have compacted clay cores, covered with earth fill and faced with hand-placed stone riprap. The outlet is a 24" diameter, concrete-lined steel pipe, with an upright Hardesty slide gate. Major rehabilitation of the dam is proposed.
Architectural Information
Dam length: 950 feet Dam height: 25 feet Dam width: 16 feet Construct: Earth fill dam with stone riprap facing Lake area: acres; 946 acre-foot maximum capacity; 24 vertical foot maximum drawdown Outlet: Gated pipe; concrete spillway BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION "Preliminary Engineering Report: Stabilization of High Mountain Lakes, Provo River Drainage," National Forest Service Report, page 34. Lost Lake Reservoir File Kamas Ranger Station, Wasatch National Forest, Kamas, Utah. Salt Lake Tribune, September 12, July 15, Field inspection by Clayton Fraser, July 24, For additional information, see Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, HAER No. UT-30. High Mountain Dams in Bonneville Unit, Lost Lake Dam HAER No. UT-41-G (Page 3) PROPOSED PP>AUJDOWN DAM* 5CALE: I "a aoo' *
| Kamas, Utah | The place record: every map, photograph and survey of this town. |
| Summit County, Utah | 98 topographic sheets across the county. |
| Library of Congress record | The original filed report as the survey filed it. |
The federal surveyors worked through Kamas building by building. These are the other structures they measured and filed a report on, longest report first.
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