Jordanelle Reservoir EarthCache
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a Large body of Water created to help the dry desert survive. With a lack of water in this AREA this body of water was created
Jordanelle Reservoir
Jordanelle Dam is the largest water development project in the history of Utah
Jordanelle Reservoir is one of the newest reservoirs in Utah. The Jordanelle Dam was constructed on the Provo River by the Bureau of Reclamation in 1992, and the reservoir filled to capacity in 1995. Its construction caused a few headaches - Two Utah Towns were buried as a result of the construction of this reservoir.
. The reservoir's benefits include water for irrigation, municipal, and industrial use, public recreation, fish and wildlife preservation, and flood control.
The Jordanelle Dam is owned by the Bureau of Reclamation, and operated by the Central Utah Water Conservancy District.
The Jordanelle Reservoir functions as a holding station for two other major bodies of water - Utah Lake and Strawberry Reservoir. The reservoir's stored water is delivered to Salt Lake County and northern Utah County by way of the Provo River and a series of aqueducts. Jordanelle Reservoir's shoreline is publicly owned with unrestricted public access. The Utah Division of Parks and Recreation, under an agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation, manages the reservoir's recreation and public use.
The reservoir is over 3,000 acres, and at times has depths over 200 feet.
Without this Large body of Water moat of this Area would be without water. The Dam created to make this Reservoir is an Earthen Dam.
An Earthen dam is a massive artificial water barrier. It is typically created by the emplacement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions of soil, sand, clay and/or rock. It has a semi-permanent waterproof natural covering for its surface, and a dense, waterproof core. This makes such a dam impervious to surface or seepage erosion. The force of the impoundment creates a downward thrust upon the mass of the dam, greatly increasing the weight of the dam on its foundation. This added force effectively seals and makes waterproof the underlying foundation of the dam, at the interface between the dam and its stream bed. Such a dam is composed of fragmented independent material particles. The friction and interaction of particles binds the particles together into a stable mass rather than the use of a cementing substance. The stress of the water increases linearly with its depth. Water also pushes against the upstream face of the dam, a nonrigid structure that under stress behaves semiplastically, and causes greater need for adjustment (flexibility) near the base of the dam than at shallower water levels. Thus the stress level of the dam must be calculated in advance of building to ensure that its break level threshold is not exceeded.
Conservationists wanted to maintain the natural state of the Provo River. Because of this, a large area at the foot of the dam was converted into an artificial wetland.
To Log this cache you will need to answer the following Questions ( Answers can be found on the signs located at this location)
1) seismic Data: What level on the richter scale can this feature withstand both localy and along the Wasatch Fault ?
2) This feature is part of what bigger project, and how much water does that produce annually.(Feet-Acre)
HINT: it is six digits XXX,XXX it is NOT 107,500
( incorrect answers will be deleted so please read the signs carefully)
THIS IS DESIGNED TO EDUCATE TAKE THE TIME TO READ AND LEARN
3) What is Directly East of Hailstone State Park ACROSS the reservoir.?
4) Who built these covered informational area's ? ( found in the side of the hut)
EMAIL ALL ANSWERS DO NOT POST THE ANSWER OR YOUR POST WILL BE DELETED.
Additional Hints
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