Marjorie Lake

Marjorie Lake is an earth dam located in Summit County, Utah, built in 1935. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection07/28/2011
Height26 ft
Built193591 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 26 ft
26 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

26 ft tall and 880 ft long, taller than 55% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Marjorie Lake

The primary purpose of Marjorie Lake is irrigation. The dam stores and diverts water for agricultural irrigation, supporting farming operations in the surrounding area. The dam is owned by Forest Service U.s Kamas (private). It impounds the Trib to No. Fk Provo River near Woodland.

The dam stands 26 feet tall and stretches 880 feet across, has a maximum storage capacity of 340 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1935, the structure is well-established, with more than 75 years of service.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life. The most recent inspection on record was 07/28/2011. That was over 15 years ago.

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Location

StateUtah
CountySummit
Nearest CityWoodland
River/StreamTrib to No. Fk Provo River
Coordinates40.67352, -110.99906

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height26 ft
Dam Length880 ft
Year Completed1935 (91 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage340 acre-ft
Max Storage340 acre-ft
Normal Storage240 acre-ft
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Max Discharge24 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeIrrigation
OwnerForest Service U.s Kamas
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection07/28/2011
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDUT00198
Federal IDUT00198
More InfoState Dam Safety Program