Show 30 left to go Red Creek project looks to 1960 fall completion F R U I T L A N D The Red Creek Dam is expected to be completed by is a report coming from officers of the Red Irrigation of sponsors of this first dual-purpose reservoir ever financed by the State of Utah FRANCIS J. BROOKS of secretary-treasurer of the acted as Brooks reports as of Sept the contractor has been paid The sponsors paid of Work on the long earth-fill dam was started last November by Construction of Og-den who was awarded the contract for construction of this dam which will impound the waters of Red Creek in west Duchesne to create a acre irrigation-recreation reservoir which will store some acre feet of CONSTRUCTION work was suspended during the winter months and resumed about with operations for ripping the surface of the that had been hauled onto the dam last so that it would bind better with the fresh fill A large sprinkling system was installed and thousand gallons of water pumped from the present which stores a minimum of acre feet of water that covers 17 surface acres of Backfill of the clay-core dam is up nearly 74 When finished the dam will be feet high with a wide clay core base and 25 feet width at the Sides of the dam will be rock THE expected to cost nearly when completed this takes about acres of grazing land for the reservoir and No homes had to be moved for the and a little over a mile of irrigation ditch belonging to Tim needed to be The county running previously along the east side of Red will be realigned farther east above and along the waterline of the THIS RESERVOIR will furnish supplementary water for irrigation of some acres of cultivated land and irrigated See RED page 8 Library with new books Nora Roosevelt City accepts 21 new books from tho I of tho Altrus Mali- ing tho presentation were Daid Owen F. Burgener and Books cover varied Red Creek from Page Mr Brooks The State Water and Power Board will put up in an interest-free loan to the local the Red Creek Irrigation of for the dam The sponsors will be required to expend in money or THERE ARE 35 Fruitland area farmers and ranchers will benefit directly from the irrigation water from the These include Edward L. Me- Edna Lester Bert Alden Hyman J of Bert L. Francis J. Max Ray Beit Lewis John F R W. Paul Mar-Vin Asel Sweat and others Because the dam will not be founded on the state board retains authorization to keep the reservoir from being filled during the first two years of LOCATION OF THE dam is seven miles north of Fruitland in west Duchesne Const met ion of this clam culminates moi-e than eight years of planning and work for these Fruitland people and it is their come true Increased production of crops on this land is expected to boost Duchesne County's economy THE UTAH FISH and in return for perpetual of public entry and a design assuring a dead area of acre feet of water with it surface has contributed to the project Tins reservoir has been stocked this year and is not open to although Red Creek stream above and below the dam is open to anglers Mr Brooks explained The reservoir is being stocked now- with fish finger- s |