Newton Dam is an earthen dam about a mile north of
Newton
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* Isaac Newton (1642–1726/1727), English scientist
* Newton (unit), SI unit of force named after Isaac Newton
Newton may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Newton'' (film), a 2017 Indian film
* Newton ( ...
, in
Cache County,
Utah
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, United States.
Description
Original construction here dates from an earthen water-control project of 1872, built by
LDS pioneers with ox and horsedrawn scrapers, the first large irrigation project in Utah and a contender for the first in the entire United States. That structure was replaced by the
United States Bureau of Reclamation
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, a mile and a half downstream, in 1941-1946.
The dam is 101 feet high and contains 5,600
acre-feet
The acre-foot is a non- SI unit of volume equal to about commonly used in the United States in reference to large-scale water resources, such as reservoirs, aqueducts, canals, sewer flow capacity, irrigation water, and river flows.
An acre-f ...
of water. The impoundment of Clarkston Creek forms a reservoir of 350 surface acres,
owned by the Bureau of Reclamation, and operated by the local Newton Water Users Association.
Historic dam and reservoir
The original dam and reservoir were added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1973 as Newton Reservoir.
Originally built in 1871-1872 and rebuilt after wash-outs in 1874, 1877, and 1888, the dam was lined with rock and raised three feet in 1897. The capacity of the original reservoir was 1566 acre-feet. The location of the original dam is still visible, located at . The historic boundaries start from the old dam and cover a portion of Clarkson Creek to the west.
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See also
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List of dams and reservoirs in Utah
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References
External links
Utah Water Quality document
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Buildings and structures in Cache County, Utah
Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Utah
Dams completed in 1872
Dams completed in 1946
Dams in Utah
Lakes of Cache County, Utah
United States Bureau of Reclamation dams
National Register of Historic Places in Cache County, Utah
1872 establishments in Utah Territory