Deer Creek Dam, Hydroelectric Powerplant, 868 feet/291 degrees from intersection of dam complex access road with U.S. Highway 189, 1, 340 feet/352 degrees from the dam spillway overpass, Charleston

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The Deer Creek Dam continues as a key feature of the Provo River Project to maintain a supplemental water supply for agricultural and domestic use in Wasatch, Utah, and Salt Lake Counties. The Deer Creek Reservoir formed by the dam feeds the 42-mile-long Salt Lake Aqueduct and its Terminal Reservoir. The hydroelectric powerplant at the dam generates as much as kilowatts that is locally distributed.

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Constructed between and the Deer Creek Dam was constructed as the key structure of the Bureau of Reclamation's Provo River Project, the largest water resource development project undertaken in Utah. It was the second largest earth fill dam constructed by Reclamation at the time, and Reclamation's first project intended to provide domestic water. The Provo River Project followed a precedent of 40 Federal reclamation projects that had been or were nearly completed by Its construction was during a significant period of accelerated American infrastructure development founded on technological investment intended to make the West a sustainable, viable, and profitable landscape. For additional information regarding the construction of Deer Creek Dam, Hydroelectric Powerplant HAER No.

UT-93-B (page 2) the Deer Creek Dam, refer to "Deer Creek Dam CCC Government Camp," HABS No. UT-137. Project Statement: This HAER project was undertaken by the Utah Department of Transportation in order to document the historic features of the dam prior to the realignment and improvement of U. S. Highway 189 in the area. Preparation for construction of the Deer Creek portion has been underway since the and the work is expected to begin in The field work, site plan, historical reports, and photographs were prepared by Alpine Archaeological Consultants, Inc., Montrose, Colorado. Jonathon C. Horn served as the Principal Investigator, and Gianfranco Archimede conducted the fieldwork, historic research, large-format photography, and report preparation.

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Gianfranco Archimede, Alpine Archaeological Consultants, Inc., April Deer Creek Dam, Hydroelectric Powerplant HAER No. UT-93-B (page 3) Although Deer Creek Dam was constructed between and modifications and additions were made to the dam after its completion. The Deer Creek Powerplant was added to the original valve house structure between and The 86 by 52-foot concrete block and steel beam structure is oriented generally northwest by southeast and houses two kilowatt generators, their turbines, and electrical control boards. The turbines are fed by the original 72-inch- diameter penstocks installed for this purpose. A by-pass system consists of a diversion pipe off of each penstock and two tube valves.

The valves are designed to automatically open, allowing water to by-pass the turbines in the event of an emergency or abnormal condition. They can also be opened to by-pass water for turbine maintenance. During construction of the powerplant, the hydraulic controls for the outlet gates were moved from the gate chamber to the power plant control room. 1 Project History: Provo River Project- 1 U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Utah, Deer Creek Division, Vol. XX, submitted by E. 0. Larson, Construction Engineer (Provo: UT: Bureau of Reclamation), p. Tina M. Bell, "Provo River Project, Historic Reclamation Project Book," second draft. Bureau of Reclamation DataWeb website, I I dataweb. usbr.gov I I provoriv.html,