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High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Island Lake Dam, Ashley National Forest, 4.8 miles North of Miners Gulch Campground, Mountain Home, Duchesne County, UT

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Summary

Significance: Island Lake is one of three high mountain lakes in the Brown Duck Basin dammed by the Farnsworth Canal and Reservoir Company in 1920. The dam itself it representative and relatively well-preserved, but the replacement of the outlet mechanism has compromised its historical integrity.

Survey number: HAER UT-42-I

Building/structure dates: 1920 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1977 Subsequent Work

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dams mountain home high high mountain dams upalco unit upalco unit island lake dam ashley ashley national forest miles miners gulch campground miners gulch campground home duchesne duchesne county national forest utah farnsworth canal and reservoir company historic american engineering record photo ultra high resolution high resolution reservoirs water distribution structures library of congress
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1969 - 1980
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Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Farnsworth Canal & Reservoir Company
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Mountain Home ,  40.39912, -110.38849
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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dams mountain home high high mountain dams upalco unit upalco unit island lake dam ashley ashley national forest miles miners gulch campground miners gulch campground home duchesne duchesne county national forest utah farnsworth canal and reservoir company historic american engineering record photo ultra high resolution high resolution reservoirs water distribution structures library of congress