Dams in Wasatch County, Utah

29Total Dams
14High Hazard
8Significant

Dam Safety in Wasatch County, Utah

Wasatch County has 29 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 14 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 8 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 1 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Wasatch County is 78 years old. The most common purpose is irrigation. The tallest dam is Jordanelle Dam at 391 ft.

DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Jordanelle DamHighNot Available391Water Supply1993
Soldier Creek DamHighNot Available272Irrigation1974
Deer Creek DamHighNot Available240Irrigation1941
Currant Creek DamHighNot Available177Fish and Wildlife Pond1975
Mill HollowHighSatisfactory52Recreation1962
Witt LakeHighSatisfactory44Irrigation1926
Center Creek No. 1HighFair42Irrigation1973
Center Creek No. 2HighFair38Irrigation1886
JonesHighPoor36Irrigation1956
Center Creek No. 3HighFair33Irrigation1886
Lindsay (bennett) LowerHighFair32Irrigation1902
Deer ValleyHighFair26Irrigation1888
Dutch Canyon Dam - Midway IrrigationHighSatisfactory20Irrigation2007
Wasatch County Lake Creek Debris BasinHighFair18Flood Risk Reduction1987
Mchenry Canyon DbSignificantNot Rated39Flood Risk Reduction1980
Anderson (kenneth)SignificantNot Rated30Irrigation1900
Moose Spring LlcSignificantNot Rated26Irrigation
Christensen (russell)SignificantNot Rated25Irrigation1988
Center Creek No. 5SignificantNot Rated19Irrigation1886
Clegg Lake (aka Clyde Lake)SignificantNot Rated18Irrigation1930
Three LakesSignificantNot Rated17Irrigation1961
Wilding, David P.SignificantNot Rated12Flood Risk Reduction
Vat Diversion DamLowNot Available381985
Riverview RanchLowNot Rated34
Lost Lake DikeLowNot Available331931
Heber Valley Wastewater No. 5LowNot Rated26Irrigation1982
BarnesLowNot Rated23Irrigation1900
Heber Valley Wastewater No. 4LowNot Rated22Irrigation1982
Silver Lake IsletLowNot Rated11Irrigation