Scs-wildhorse Creek Site-094

About Scs-wildhorse Creek Site-094

The primary purpose of Scs-wildhorse Creek Site-094 is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Garvin Co Cons Dist (state). It impounds the Salt Creek near Davis.

The dam stands 60 feet tall and stretches 1,190 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 20 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 1,332 acre-feet. Completed in 1969, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.

This dam has a significant hazard potential classification, meaning that a failure could cause significant economic damage — flooding roads, bridges, or property downstream — but is not expected to result in loss of life. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. The most recent inspection on record was 06/07/2011. That was over 14 years ago.

At 60 feet, this dam is taller than 95% of all dams in the United States.

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