Cutler Reservoir is a
reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
located in
Cache Valley
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in the
U.S. state
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of
Utah
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. It is an impoundment on the
Bear River built for irrigation, flood control, and water supply.
The concrete gravity-arch Cutler Dam, built in 1927, is located in easternmost
Box Elder County
Box Elder County is a county at the northwestern corner of Utah, United States. As of 2018, the estimated population is 54,950. Its county seat and largest city is Brigham City. The county was named for the box elder trees that abound in the co ...
, although the reservoir is almost entirely in
Cache County, to its east. Cutler contains several fish species, including catfish, walleye, and bass. The reservoir and adjacent swamps are listed as an important bird area by the
National Audubon Society
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; species include hawks, falcons, eagles and osprey; pelicans,
great blue heron
The great blue heron (''Ardea herodias'') is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North America and Central America, as well as the Caribbean and the Galápagos ...
and
ibis
The ibises () (collective plural ibis; classical plurals ibides and ibes) are a group of long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, that inhabit wetlands, forests and plains. "Ibis" derives from the Latin and Ancient Greek word f ...
; multiple species of owl; ducks, geese and swans; and others.
is in Cutler Reservoir.
References
External links
Cutler Reservoir, Utah (UT), United StatesBear River Watershed
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Bear River (Great Salt Lake)
Reservoirs in Utah
Dams in Utah
PacifiCorp dams
Lakes of Box Elder County, Utah
Lakes of Cache County, Utah
Buildings and structures in Box Elder County, Utah
Buildings and structures in Cache County, Utah
Dams completed in 1927
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