Newton Dam

	Newton Reservoir (Historic)
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Newton, Utah
Area	170 acres (69 ha)
Built	1871
NRHP reference No.	73001860
Added to NRHP	November 30, 1973

Newton Dam is an earthen dam about a mile North of Newton, Utah, in Cache County, in the northern part of the state.

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.^[2] That structure was replaced by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, a mile and a half downstream, in 1941-1946.

The dam is 101 feet high and contains 5,600 acre-feet of water. The impoundment of Clarkston Creek forms a reservoir of 350 surface acres,^[3] 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 in 1973.^[1] 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 41°54′43″N 111°59′24″W / 41.912°N 111.99°W / 41.912; -111.99. The historic boundaries start from the old dam and cover a portion of Clarkson Creek to the west.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=Newton%20Project
^ http://publiclands.org/explore/site.php?id=1172
^ Kent Powell (August 2, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Newton Reservoir" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-07-27. Two photos

External links

Utah Water Quality document

41°53′46″N 111°58′25″W / 41.89608°N 111.97364°W / 41.89608; -111.97364

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] ttp://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=Newton%20Project

[3] ttp://publiclands.org/explore/site.php?id=1172

[nom-4] Kent Powell (August 2, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Newton Reservoir" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-07-27. Two photos

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