Echo Dam - Echo, Utah USA
N 40° 58.036 W 111° 25.715
12T E 463937 N 4535212
Echo Dam in Echo, Utah
Waymark Code: WMBB6X
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 04/29/2011
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Echo Dam is a zoned earthfill structure, one mile upstream from the town of Echo and about six miles north of Coalville. It has a structural height of 158 feet and contains 1,540,000 cubic yards of materials. The spillway has a capacity of 15,000 cubic feet per second. The outlet conduit is a concrete-lined horseshoe tunnel to the gatehouse, from which two steel pipes pass through a tunnel to the valve house. The outlet works has a capacity of 2,100 cubic feet per second.
Source: www.usbr.gov/projects/Facility.jsp?fac_Name=Echo+Dam
Waterway where the dam is located: Weber River
Main use of the Water Dam: Irrigation
Material used in the structure: embankment
Height of Dam: 158 feet
Date built: 01/01/1930
Fishing Allowed: yes
Motor Sports Allowed: yes
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