General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Earthfill dam |
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Location
| Location: |
Summit County, Utah, USA |
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| Coordinates: | 40° 47' 18.54" N 111° 24' 20.10" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 53.3 m | |
| crest length | 614.2 m |
Excerpt from Wikipedia
Rockport Reservoir, also called Wanship Reservoir, is a reservoir along the Weber River within the Rockport State Park in southwestern Summit County, Utah, United States.
Description
Rockport Reservoir is located just south of the town of Wanship on Utah State Route 32. It is an impoundment on the Weber River, created by the Waship Dam.
The reservoir was named for the former town of Rockport, which it almost completely submerged in the 1950s.
Wanship Dam
Wanship Dam is a 175 feet (53 m) high embankment dam. It has a crest length of 2,015 feet (614 m). It was built as part of the Weber Basin project between 1954 and 1957.
State Park
Rockport State Park is a 550-acre (2.2 km²) state park. The park is used for fishing, waterskiing, swimming, and boating on Rockport Reservoir. There are eight campgrounds, featuring a total of 36 RV sites, and 86 tent sites. A cross-country skiing trail is available during the winter.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Rockport Reservoir#State Park" and modified on February 21, 2022 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20050426 - Published on:
13/12/2009 - Last updated on:
24/11/2021
