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Show Water Behind Dam Named Rockport Lake Rockport Lake is the new name for the reservoir created by Wan-ship Wan-ship Dam on the Weber Basin Project and located about 40 miles east of Salt Lake City, it was reported by C. H. Carter, acting regional director of the Bureau of Reclamation. The name Rockport Lake will commemorate the name of the small Utah community in the area which has been flooded by the 60,000 acre feet of water impounded im-pounded behind Wanship Dam. "It is entirely appropriate that the reservoir should be named Rockport Lake after the pioneer town which was flooded out," Mr. Carter said. Storage of water in Rockport Lake was begun with the closing clos-ing of the outlet gates on May 9, 1957, in a ceremony dedicating Wanship Dam. Within 2 months, Rockport Lake had nearly gone to its maximum level. Recreational use of Rockport Lake began immediately in the summer of 1957. Rockport Lake quickly became a favorite lake of water skiers from the nearby towns and cities. The Board of Commissioners for Summit County regulate and administer the recreational use of Rockport Lake under agreement agree-ment with the Bureau of Reclamation. Recla-mation. Although recreational facilities are rudimentary at the present time, bids were opened on April 17 by the Bureau of Reclamation for the construction of recreational facilities at two sites. One recreation site is located on the east shore of Rockport Lake, and the other is on the Weber River below the Wanship Dam. The east shore recreational site is reached by a newly constructed con-structed access road from the highway at a point near the upper up-per end of the 3-mile long lake. Summit County officials will take over and administer the new recreational area when it is completed. However, discussions have been held recently among the Bureau of Reclamation, Summit Sum-mit County Commissioners, and the new Utah State Parks Board looking toward the possibility of making Rockport Lake one of Utah's first state parks. |