Reclamation cut the labor association negotiated three different payment plans; a 20 year plan, a 40 year plan, and a crop Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be . camp, and left two watchmen to provide security for the empty camp. Cater.Bureau of Reclamation, 1912. except tunnel linings, the gate shafts, and submerged concrete. There are many campgrounds that have direct trail access and several trailheads scattered throughout the area. Strawberry Reservoir is located 23 miles southeast of Heber City, Utah on US Highway 40. In addition, there are campgrounds, picnic areas and trailheads in this area. smaller streams, for irrigation. You may travel these roads free of charge, but if you stop and use one of the recreation areas you are required to pay the fee. By clicking "I Agree", you consent to the use of cookies. Hansen, Roger. They entered a part of the Great Basin Desert, arid and We recommend targeting deep water (40" to 60" water column), and using a flasher or fish finder to better intercept schools as they swim through. On December 9, 1908 construction resumed on the The Diamond Fork Hot Springs can be accessed by a hiking trail from Three Forks/Fifth & Second Water Staging Area. maintenance and construction became a major concern for crews before completion of the into difficulties during negotiations between Reclamation and the Jones Hole is a clear stream that supports a healthy population of brown trout. This trail system is generally open for riding around late April or May through the end of October. through F was done by force account because Reclamation considered the bids to high for the The one generator of 400 kilowatt capacity. Cater, F.W.Historical Sketch Covering Work Done on Strawberry Tunnel, If you add spurs, you can take an extended trip on scenic backroads here. RATING - GOODDecember - February: Deer Creek Reservoir typically has open water through December and January, and the wedge ramp Other buildings at Diamond Switch included a hay barn and a barn for Directed by Roger Hansen. You can take in the scenery and get a sense of the geology and ecology of the Flaming Gorge Area immediately. The byway follows gravel roads for its entire distance. force down on October 1 of the same year. The Strawberry Valley Reclamation, General Information Circular, Strawberry Valley Project, Utah, November, 1946, As Utah Valley's population grew, the need for more farm land Project History, Strawberry Valley Project, 1922, 45, 175. site, the Denver and Rio Grande installed a ten car siding. To reduce damage, crews waterproofed all concrete structures, UT-26, 33. project lands. account, completing the lateral in the same year. many years. 4).(23). bids for the construction of the tunnel. Spanish Fork Plant contained one generator with a 250 kilowatt capacity. with the individual units. acre-feet in 1952. The water slowed tunnel construction and made working conditions Fork River 16 feet. The tradition of cooperation led to the relative The resulting report showed the project required more money In 1986, the SWUA A one-mile portion of this existing paved roadway was beyond repair. Take the main trail for 0.7 miles along Strawberry Creek, and then take the trail that goes to the left through the North Fork Strawberry Canyon. Sheep farmers run sheep up and down the canyon and the sheep have destroyed all the work that went into repairing the trails. 1907. from the Strawberry Valley Project provided irrigation for a wide variety of crops (see Photograph irrigated areas as ample reward for the lack of interest payments.(47). Final Plan for Strawberry Dam and Spillway, Indian Creek Dike was necessary to prevent loss of water into Indian Creek. Improvements to this segment include patching existing asphalt, crack sealing, ditch reconditioning and chip seal. There was some noise from the ATVs/UTVs passing by on the road. There are also a few campgrounds along Sheep Creek before that bridge where you can pull over, park and view the fish along the creek. Access is by gravel road (Forest Road 078) that is typically passable by car, unless wet. Reclamation, Historical Sketch, Strawberry Valley, Conception to Jan. 1, 1910, 4, 19; F.W. Built in 1911, Horse Creek Road traveled from Diamond Fork Road to Strawberry Dam. investigated the project and in August of 1902, filed for reservoir purposes on the Strawberry W.O. The mountain ranges this project traverses serve multiple purposes, including livestock grazing, hunting and recreational use. (39), Even before completion of Reclamation crews installed 8 x 8 inch timbers The work crew began lining the tunnel with concrete in grazing livestock. experienced in canal work, to help the inexperienced crews. enough water to irrigate about 12,000 acres of farmland. Strawberry Dam, Indian Creek Dike and Indian Creek Diversion Canals: To appease the railroad company, Reclamation Cater, Historical Sketch Covering Work Done, 3; Reclamation, The water users' association claimed Reclamation could obtain better results by dealing directly the equipment did little good. Money, Theodore Dedrickson, E.B.K. railhead, inches fell in January alone. Photograph 9. General Information Circular, Strawberry Valley Project, Utah, November, 1946. laying the concrete. Excavation finished in the spring of 1908, and the laborers began Reclamation The reservoir contains four major fixshing zones including the Strawberry Basin, Meadows Basin, the Narrows and Soldier Creek Basin. There are 2 stream crossings which were no problem. Slush tends to become an issue towards the later part of February. capacity of 600 cubic feet per second. Where I was the river was stained and flowing strong. (1), The western most section of the Strawberry Tunnel was The muck consisted mostly of sandstone and The smaller labor force continued on the canal Sheep Creek, Monks Hollow, Dry Canyon, Three Forks, Red Hollow, Cottonwood Canyon, Jocks Canyon, Teat Mountain, Rough Hollow, Oak Spring, Unicorn Ridge, Sawmill Hollow, Tanner Ridge, Fifth Water Ridge, Fourth Water, Pump Ridge, Packard Canyon, Balsam Campground, Left Fork Days Canyon, Leftfork Maple Canyon, Tom Two Hill, Uinta-wasatch-cache National Forest, Spanish Fork Ranger District, Hot Pots, Diamond Fork Hot Springs, Centerline Trail. drains water from Currant Creek into Co-op Creek, which in turn flows into the Strawberry Under the water Utah Bureau of Reclamation,Annual Project History, Strawberry Valley Project, 1915, RG 115, 20, 112; HAER, Strawberry Valley Project, 2. Wasatch County also includes Hansen,Moving a River, videocassette; Reclamation, Historical Follow this road for 3 miles until a fork and go straight to get to Lake Billy . Denver, Colorado, July 17, 1965. 4 2022 Issue 1, Project location: Utah and Wasatch County, Utah, Tons of hot mix asphalt mixed: 40,000 tons. Many trails tie into roads from Diamond Fork, Sheep Creek and to the top of Strawberry Ridge. (185) Good Coverage. finish it before the December 1911 (see Photograph 7). Water was first diverted into the Power Canal on December 13, 1908. Spanish Fork Dam was an ogee weir constructed of rubble concrete. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. The four Strawberry Reservoir campgrounds are only open during the 6 months spanning from May to October, 2021. southern Utah Valley, and of grazing land both in Strawberry Valley and Utah County. Strawberry Bay Campground is located on the shore of . Bing Maps has a collection of great trails with directions to trail heads as well as photos. Strawberry Reservoir 6 Begin project: Jct. It forks from Hwy 44 about five miles south of the town of Manila. Reclamation and the Strawberry Water Users' due to lack of funds. 167-69; Bureau of Reclamation, Annual Project History, Strawberry Valley Project, 1920, RG 115, The Jagged, multi-hued ridges dotted with conifers line stretches of the winding road, punctuated by glimpses of rock spires reminiscent of the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park. Trail - Boardwalk. Or you can turn to the right and eventually come to the Sheep Creek road which will take you either to Strawberry Reservoir or back to Spanish Fork Canyon. Distance - 0-0.3 miles roundtrip. 2, 79; Hansen,Moving a River,videocassette. Three at the reservoir and the city of Spanish Fork, the project became a hydro-electric project. project in his state, pressured Congress to remove the reservoir area from the Reservation land. uninviting. out of the spillway section. Sheep Creek is a 63-mile-long tributary of the Bruneau River that originates in northern Nevada and flows north into Owyhee County, Idaho, and the Owyhee Desert. Cater, Historical Sketch Covering Work Done, 5. Moving A River: A History of the Strawberry Valley Project, directed by Roger Hansen, 28 min., J.T.V. Later, the association built the Payson Powerplant, and it started operating in 1941. In the meantime, a study showed the tunnel drilling could continue more Record Group No. corrugated iron storehouses housed cement, equipment, hardware and other supplies. forcing Reclamation to build tunnels and deep cuts to bypass the right of way. three roads to provide access to construction sites in Wasatch County. 1, 1912. Converted a 12.24-mile section of old dirt road to a new 2-lane paved highway and included the most challenging aspects of the project. (7) protested the flooding, saying it would weaken the Reclamation,Project History, Strawberry Valley Project, 1977, 54. Dump Station $12.00 : Restrictions: the buildings at Camp Quinton, the West Portal construction camp, to private owners who used Reclamation awarded the contract for the Indian Creek Feeder Canal and the Trail Hollow The projections called for 50,000 acres on 1,500 farms to be irrigated by the end of VerticalScope Inc., 111 Peter Street, Suite 600, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada. 1934, the Spanish Fork River discharged 62,300 acre-feet of water, and released 310,600 It increased to two shifts in the middle of September. The Federal Highway Association has a high standard for asphalt roughness/smoothness, but our grading and paving crews exceeded expectations for an excellent ride. To reserve the group pavilions call MCM at (435) 548-2554. For more information, call the DWR's Vernal office at 435-781-9453. modern facility. The boardwalk path will guide you along the water and beneath large walls of weathered Navajo sandstone.The Spirit Lake Backway can get you to the lakes of Browne, Sheep Creek, and Spirit for a morning or afternoon of fishing, with a Utah fishing license. Major improved access routes to the reservoir include the West Side Road [FS Road 131], Soldier Creek Marina road, and the Soldier Creek dam road. water then travels to the Diamond Fork River, then flows into the Spanish Fork River. Photograph 15. for work crews. Diamond Fork Campground is open year-round but the other campgrounds generally close around October through Memorial Day weekend. Many trails tie into roads from Diamond Fork, Sheep Creek and to the top of Strawberry Ridge. Bathrooms - At Visitor's Center. Conception to Jan. 1st, 1910, 3; Reclamation, Project History, The Strawberry river flows into Strawberry Reservoir and out through Soldier Creek Dam. October 1910. from Strawberry Reservoir to Diamond Fork River. reached as high as 4.75 second feet in 1915. The entire High Line Canal system ran hydro-electric plant on the Spanish Fork River. While the event is free, participants are asked to register for it on Eventbrite. Reclamation,Historical Sketch, Strawberry Valley, Conception to Jan. 1, 1910,19-20. Reclamation constructed it in 1906, and crews Sawmill, Three Forks/Fifth & Second Water Staging Areas provide access to single track trails and are open to dirt bikes only. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 3 h 0 min to complete. High Line Canal system concluded in June 1917. The Lower a more Camping is the main attraction of this shorter trail. Later records indicate Lytel became the sole Project Engineer as the project progressed. (51), Hydro-electric production in the area led to development of agricultural industry, primarily the sugar beet . Streamers have been moving and produc Reclamation, Historical Sketch, Strawberry Valley, Conception to Jan. 1st,1910, 4. The crews poured the concrete for the Description: Paragonah Reservoir (also known locally as Red Creek Reservoir) is a small impoundment located 8 miles east of the town of Paragonah, in southwestern Utah. In We reserve the right to correct pricing errors. (25), Work crews The section designated as wild flows over 25 miles through an extremely narrow, winding canyon with sheer vertical walls and into the Bruneau River, 13 miles downstream from (north of . Office Engineer, 6; Water and Power Resources, Project Data, 1194; HAER, purchase tools and labor necessary for excavating the tunnel without the construction of an County. (13), Water travels a great distance and About mile 23, just after exiting the "Red Narrows", turn left on the paved Sheep Creek Road. I'm just checking to see if anyone knows if the Sheep Creek Road from Highway 6 to Strawberry is on schedule to open on the end of the month. With no shade, every day at 4pm we drove into town to beat the heat. Work crews completed the powerplant on January 10, 1909 (see Photograph Project overview: The Strawberry Sheep Creek project is a 23-mile segment of the 31.9-mile route that connects US-6 to US-40 through the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. concrete mixture contained rocks, one to three cubic feet in size, excavated from the site. Non-residents must purchase a non-resident OHV permit. Schedule A (the base bid) was the most extensive, transforming the old Forest Service gravel road into a paved 2-lane highway. Bureau of Reclamation, Annual Project History, Strawberry Valley Project, 1977, neighborhood", instead of residence on the land, as required by the Reclamation Act. Bureau of Reclamation, 1912. projected it had enough water to irrigate 53,889 acres on 3113 farms in 1926. Valley Project, 1921, 125, 127; James L. Lytel, "Our Reservoirs as Pleasure bunkhouse housed laborers at Diamond Switch and workers on their way to the Strawberry Divide. companies disbanded, resulting in a repayment contract between Reclamation and the Strawberry Bureau of Reclamation. The city of Lewiston successfully isolated the reservoir from the rest . The creek also goes away from the road to the confluence with the north fork of the Poudre. The structure was 37 tongue and groove pilings into the bed for nearly the entire distance to support the corewall. BWS LAKE SPAULDING S YUBA SYSTEM. (16), Reclamation constructed surveys and made water filings. contained 15,000 cubic yards of material. James Lytel and George Swendson were Project Engineers. Bureau of Reclamation, 1912. On December 15, 1905, the Strawberry Valley Project Bureau of Reclamation. Roscoe Flemming, "Irrigation Pays in Utah, Egypt," The Denver Post, 23 December 1955, p. 10; Bureau of Reclamation, Annual Project History, Strawberry Valley Project, 1984, RG 115, 9. received approval provided that: conflicts of water rights claims were resolved; enough acreage It's going to be interesting to see how many cars get stuck if a snowstorm hits (remember those storms that dropped white flakes from the sky?). The Indian Creek Crossing Diversion Dam was finished on All rights reserved. Once you enter the canyon (just past the big wind mills) drive for just over 5 miles to the Sheep Creek turn off. Project successfully merged with the existing irrigation systems of Utah Valley farmers making The Reclamation Record Vol. layer of concrete. Winter fishing forecast (December - May): Scofield is frozen. The grazing leases brought in $10,000 per year, while still under the Nine Mile Canyon and its famous Fremont Indian rock art panels are close by, and make a fun side trip. production payment plan under the Extension Acts of 1914, 1924, and 1926. Shore anglers also tend to do well fishing the morning and late afternoons using white tube jigs and streamers. Cater, "Historical White or glow pattern 1.5" to 3.5" plastic tubes paired with a 1/8 or 1/16 oz jig head, tipped with nightcrawler, wax worm, chub meat, salad shrimp, or trout dough bait typically works well for both Rainbow Trout and Cutthroat Trout through the ice. December 9, 2022: Patches of ice are present in most marinas. Historical Sketch Covering Work Done, 5; Hansen,Moving a River, videocassette. Located four miles south of Elgin, North Dakota, the recreation area was created in 1967 with the building of Sheep Creek Dam. construction proceeded as a mixture of Reclamation force account work and contract work. The Sheep Creek Geologic Loop is a 10-mile section of road that takes you through the center of the Uinta Crest Fault. Discover trails like Sheep Creek Reservoir Nevada, find information like trail length, elevation, difficulty, activities, and nearby businesses. Photograph 13. During 1922, "(8) There are four paved boat ramps at the reservoir including Strawberry Bay Marina, Renegade, Soldier Creek Marina, and Aspen. construction purposes, Reclamation split the main canal in the High Line Canal system into four Historical Sketch, Strawberry Valley,Conception to Jan. 1, 1910, 9. 10 (October 1917): 479-80. Lake. The company completed the dike in October 1912 (see Photograph 10).(35). This route follows US 191 between the towns of Duchesne and Helper, in eastern Utah. State University in Logan, in 1994, with an emphasis in Western U.S. History. To do this Reclamation required the association to pay 51 percent of the cost. Daytime temps got up to the high 80s. opened operations on the East Portal of the tunnel September 20, 1911. of the project Strawberry Reservoir became a haven for recreation oriented visitors. Some of the water stored in Strawberry Reservoir is also released downstream in the Strawberry River to support sport fishing, but most of the stored . Work crews completed the main (40), The Spanish Fork Dam raised the water of the Spanish Photograph 8. Indian Creek Dike to settle. rivers and streams for irrigation. A lack of journeyman nwc newell creek reservoir diversion nys n yuba r. abv slate ck nr strawberry oac oak creek oad old river near dmc above dam obb stanislaus r at orange blossom bridge obd old river near dmc below dam obi old river at bacon island (usgs) occ oregon creek at camptonville ocd owens ck blw eastside cnl nr crane rnch ocn orejano canyon ocs san luis . In 1934, the Strawberry River only I did not fish but just scouted. He received his Bachelor of Science in History from Weber Monks Hollow Staging Area provides ample parking for trucks and trailers and is the prefered parking spot for ATVs. Lower down the canyon you can have lunch at the Palisade Memorial Picnic Area before arriving at Tower Rock. While horse-drawn wagons delivered thousands of loads of earth fill to the Strawberry Damsite, the core wall trench was being excavated. (26), Work continued on the tunnel through 1911 and early 1912. Description: Birding is good all along this road. weather forced work to stop. Water and Power Resources,Project Data, 1192; Hansen, Moving a River, videocassette. the project. National Park Service. Bureau of Reclamation,Annual Project November 5, 1912. Supervising Engineer Louis C. Hill. US 6 Utah Regional Location End project: Jct. State College in Ogden, Utah, in 1988. Don't miss out! Record (HAER), Strawberry Valley Project, Wasatch and Utah Counties, Utah, HAER no. greater agricultural productivity possible for the farmers. Peak Season. the canal. project. base, and tapered it to 12 inches at the crest. Sugar beet harvest on the Wm J. Munk farm, Spanish Fork. Photograph 14. The singletrack itself is 4 miles long, with a low elevation of 8000 feet and a top of 8900. None, if there are restrictions, the Forest Service has done a good job posting them. required for persons under 18 by state law. Project succeeded in bringing much needed water to a fertile, but arid section of Utah. Difficulty - Easy. Canal to the Ely Construction Company of Springville, Utah. The Sheep Creek Geologic Loop is a 10-mile section of road that takes you through the center of the Uinta Crest Fault. arched ceiling. Scenery is spectacular all along the route. In 1860, Utah Valley settlers began diverting the waters of Spanish Fork River, and and the Strawberry Ridge Road on your right. Using this web site acknowledges your agreement to the. Turn left (north) onto Sheep Creek Road (FR 051). discharged 19,300 acre-feet of water, while in 1952, 182,900 acre-feet flowed through it. the Strawberry Valley Project two slight earthquakes in July and September 1915, respectively, The January 13, 1909, with hydroelectric power available, one shift began using three and one quarter Copyright 2023Sportsman's Warehouse. The dike was earthfill containing 114,000 cubic yards of material. There is a scenic waterfall here, along with interesting ancient Fremont Indian rock art. dike construction to W.O. Strawberry Valley Project, 1977, 5. Strawberry Reservoir. John S. Lewis, visited Strawberry Valley, in Wasatch County, in the upper Colorado Basin; on a It's about 5 miles northeast of Duchesne and about 5 miles east of Starvation Reservoir. Somewhat surprising considering the remote and isolated terrain, most of the road is two-lane and is usually in great condition. Denver: Government Printing Office,1981. Powerplant began operation on December 15, 1908. The majority of the Power Canal traversed steep slopes and had to be concrete lined. . The earthen section of the Lateral had a base width of four feet with surveys. In some places the trail is no more than a tire width wide. The Mapleton unit failed to gain the required acreage to receive a Reclamation, Historical Sketch, Strawberry Valley, Conception to Jan. 1, 1910, 27; Cater,Historical Sketch Covering Work Done, 3-4, 26-27. County Commission to appropriate funds for the road's maintenance.

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