44Total Dams
7High Hazard
19Significant
Dam Safety in Emery County, Utah
Emery County has 44 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 7 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 19 carry a significant hazard classification.
The average dam in Emery County is 54 years old. The most common purpose is irrigation. The tallest dam is Pacificorp - Electric Lake at 229 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacificorp - Electric Lake | High | Satisfactory | 229 | Water Supply | 1974 |
| Joes Valley | High | Fair | 192 | Irrigation | 1966 |
| Millsite | High | Satisfactory | 115 | Irrigation | 1971 |
| Huntington North | High | Fair | 74 | Irrigation | 1966 |
| Miller Flat | High | Satisfactory | 73 | Irrigation | 1949 |
| Adobe Wash Regulating Reservoir | High | Satisfactory | 65 | Irrigation | 2012 |
| Cleveland | High | Fair | 61 | Irrigation | 1909 |
| Pacificorp - Huntington Irrigation Pond | Significant | Not assessed | 55 | Water Supply | 1982 |
| Huntington Cleveland - Upper Pond | Significant | Not assessed | 48 | Irrigation | 2011 |
| Pacificorp - Huntington Settling Pond | Significant | Not assessed | 37 | Tailings | 1977 |
| Nielson (john) | Significant | Not assessed | 36 | Water Supply | |
| Ferron Debris Basin No. 5 (behunin) | Significant | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Adobe Wash Sediment Basin | Significant | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2017 |
| Ferron Debris Basin No. 4 (eva Conever) | Significant | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Wrigley Springs | Significant | Not assessed | 24 | Irrigation | 1957 |
| Wilberg #3 (south, New Dam) | Significant | Not assessed | 22 | Irrigation | |
| Emery City D.b North | Significant | Not assessed | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Emery City D.b. South | Significant | Not assessed | 19 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Potters Pond No.2 (west) | Significant | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Emery City D.b. Middle | Significant | Not assessed | 17 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Snowball Pond | Significant | Not assessed | 17 | Irrigation | 2008 |
| Castle Valley Sp Svc Dst -emery Town Upr | Significant | Not assessed | 14 | Irrigation | 1983 |
| Wilberg #2 (middle, Old Dam) | Significant | Not assessed | 13 | Irrigation | |
| Wilberg #1 (northern) | Significant | Not assessed | 12 | Irrigation | |
| Potters Pond No. 1 (east) | Significant | Not assessed | 11 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Castle Valley Sp Svc Dst -emery Town Lwr | Significant | Not assessed | 10 | Irrigation | 1983 |
| Pacificorp - Hunter Snow Lake | Low | Not assessed | 44 | Hydroelectric | 1978 |
| Pacificorp - Hunter Irrig. | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Irrigation | 1982 |
| Ferron Debris Basin No. 3 | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Desert Lake - Old Desert Lake | Low | Not assessed | 28 | 1888 | |
| Buckhorn Reservoir | Low | Fair | 25 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1968 |
| Ferron Debris Basin No. 1 | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Horse Bench | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1940 |
| Lawrence South Irrigation-pond #2 | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Irrigation | 2003 |
| Ferron Debris Basin No. 2 | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Pacificorp - Hunter Evap. | Low | Not assessed | 16 | 1977 | |
| Olsen | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Irrigation | |
| Desert Lake - Alkali Lake | Low | Not assessed | 11 | 1965 | |
| Desert Lake - Desert Lake Dike | Low | Not assessed | 11 | 1965 | |
| Pacificorp - Hunter Ash | Low | Not assessed | 10 | 1978 | |
| Desert Lake - Wash Lake | Low | Not assessed | 10 | 1965 | |
| Desert Lake - Tamarisk Lake | Low | Not assessed | 9 | 1965 | |
| Desert Lake - Fawn Lake | Low | Not assessed | 9 | 1965 | |
| Desert Lake - Homestead Lake | Low | Not assessed | 7 | 1965 |