Dams in Garfield County, Utah
31Total Dams
4High Hazard
6Significant
Dam Safety in Garfield County, Utah
Garfield County has 31 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 4 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 6 carry a significant hazard classification.
The average dam in Garfield County is 76 years old. The most common purpose is irrigation. The tallest dam is Shootaring Canyon Tailings Dam at 85 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wide Hollow | High | Satisfactory | 51 | Irrigation | 1954 |
| Oak Creek (a.k.a. Upper Bowns) | High | Fair | 45 | Irrigation | 1918 |
| Tropic | High | Fair | 29 | Irrigation | 1936 |
| Panguitch Lake | High | Satisfactory | 28 | Irrigation | 1872 |
| Bowns (lower) | Significant | Not Rated | 56 | Irrigation | 1960 |
| North Creek | Significant | Not Rated | 54 | Irrigation | 1941 |
| Spectacle Lake | Significant | Not Rated | 45 | Irrigation | 1940 |
| Pine Lake | Significant | Not Rated | 42 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1922 |
| Garkane Energy- After Bay Pond | Significant | Not Rated | 20 | Other | |
| Jacobs Valley | Significant | Not Rated | 13 | Irrigation | 1911 |
| Shootaring Canyon Tailings Dam | Low | Not Rated | 85 | Tailings | 1981 |
| Tony M Evaporation Pond | Low | Not Rated | 35 | Tailings | 1981 |
| Trachyte | Low | Not Rated | 32 | Irrigation | 1993 |
| Baird, Brantley L. 81r36 | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Other | |
| Shakespear | Low | Not Rated | 30 | Irrigation | 1963 |
| East Fork Diversion | Low | Satisfactory | 29 | Hydroelectric | 1958 |
| Barker (lower) | Low | Not Rated | 27 | Recreation | 1928 |
| Ekker, Dennis 81r2 | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Trachyte (lower) Dam No. 2 | Low | Not Rated | 21 | 2006 | |
| Johnson, Clement H. | Low | Not Rated | 17 | Other | |
| Long Willow Bottom | Low | Not Rated | 17 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Johnson Storage | Low | Not Rated | 16 | Irrigation | 1973 |
| Shurtliff-behunin | Low | Not Rated | 15 | Irrigation | 1981 |
| Posy Lake | Low | Not Rated | 15 | Recreation | |
| Round Willow Bottom | Low | Not Rated | 14 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Pacer Lake | Low | Not Rated | 13 | Irrigation | 1920 |
| Flake | Low | Not Rated | 13 | 1984 | |
| Pollywog Lake | Low | Not Rated | 13 | Irrigation | 1947 |
| Barker | Low | Not Rated | 12 | Recreation | 1928 |
| Roundy | Low | Not Rated | 10 | Irrigation | 1965 |
| Dog Valley | Low | Not Rated | 7 | Irrigation | 1907 |