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Show ;,::.:::-:•: - 1 •* --"<' • S. L. C. Eng. Dept. 19. Lake Phobe- Lake Mary reservoir, near Brighton resort at the head of Big Cottonwood Canyon. The dam was constructed during 1915 and 1916, with a capacity of 742 acre feet. canal ( the Jordan and Salt Lake City) so that a large part of the city is now above the said canal, and is without an adequate supply of water for irrigation and other municipal purposes." 20. Twin Lakes dam under construction. It also is located at the head of Big Cottonwood Canyon. Completed in 1917, this reservoir has a capacity of 934 acre feet. S. L. C. Eng. Dept. This action resulted in a judgment in favor of the city and finally, on January 29, 1920, in a written agreement between it and the East Jordan irrigation Company under which the canal was enlarged sufficiently to carry the 150 cubic feet per second of the City, the East Jordan's " Morse Decree" right of 170 second feet and an additional 50 second feet capacity for the irrigation company. The enlargement was commenced in 1920 and by 1924 the canal had been extended to its present length, and the " Sixtieth South Street" pumping plant had been completed. All this was of far- reaching importance because it is only by means of this canal that it is possible to fulfill the " Exchange Agreements" with several " Ditches" on Big and Little Cottonwood, exchanges by means of which a vital part of the city's water supply has been obtained since 1924. |
