Reexamination Little Dell Lake Utah
Abstract
The Little Dell Lake project was authorized for construction by the Flood Control Act of 1968. Modifications to the authorized plan, reflecting Phase I and Phase II General Design Memorandum (GDM) studies, were approved by Section 170 of the 1976 Water Resources Development Act. The plan of improvement, as presented in the Phase II GDM, provides for the construction of a dam 253 feet high, creating a lake with a gross capacity of 30,000 acre-feet for flood control, municipal and industrial water supply, and recreation. The lake would be operated in conjunction with the existing Mountain Dell Reservoir (capacity 3,200 acre-feet) on parleys Creek for flood control and water supply. Location is shown on map inside of front cover. in October 1982, an Office Study, completed in response to Senate Report No. 97-256, contained a reanalysis of the justification for the Little Dell Lake project to reflect 1982 price levels and conditions. This report has been prepared to provide information and analysis in response to a DAEN-CWP-W, Memorandum for the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), Subject: Reexamination of the Little Dell Lake Project, Utah - Information Memorandum, dated 1 November 1983. (Attachment 1.) The reexamination includes a reassessment of the needs for, effectiveness of, and capability of the major project functions; updated economic and financial aspects of the project, including updated benefit-cost analysis, cost allocation, and cost-sharing criteria; and updated project design and construction scheduling considerations. This reexamination supplements previous GDM's, which are listed in attachment 5.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADB344268
Entities
Organizations
- Sacramento District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers