Pine Creek Reservoir

Pine Creek Reservoir is an earth dam located in Wayne County, Utah, built in 1912. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection10/12/2016
Height10 ft
Built1912114 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 10 ft
10 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

10 ft tall and 100 ft long. 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 Pine Creek Reservoir

The primary purpose of Pine Creek Reservoir is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Forest Service,u.s. -dixie (federal). It impounds the Pine Creek near Bicknell.

The dam stands 10 feet tall and stretches 100 feet across, has a maximum storage capacity of 70 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1912, the structure is over a century old.

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 10/12/2016.

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Location

StateUtah
CountyWayne
Nearest CityBicknell
River/StreamPine Creek
Coordinates38.20184, -111.56740

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height10 ft
Dam Length100 ft
Year Completed1912 (114 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage70 acre-ft
Max Storage70 acre-ft
Normal Storage50 acre-ft
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerForest Service,u.s. -dixie
Owner TypeFederal
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection10/12/2016
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDUT10107
Federal IDUT10107
More InfoState Dam Safety Program