Draper City is an earth dam located in Salt Lake County, Utah. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 62 ft62 ft tall and 420 ft long, taller than 95% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a ten-story building, about 100 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.
About Draper City
The primary purpose of Draper City 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 Draper City (private).
The dam stands 62 feet tall and stretches 420 feet across, and has a storage capacity of 19 acre-feet.
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.
At 62 feet, this dam is taller than 95% of all dams in the United States.
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Location
| State | Utah |
| County | Salt Lake |
| Coordinates | 40.48675, -111.86350 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 62 ft |
| Dam Length | 420 ft |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 19 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 19 acre-ft |
| Max Discharge | 23 cfs |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Owner | Draper City |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | UT53700 |
| Federal ID | UT53700 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |