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Show ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF WATER DEVELOPMENT 71 Grande Western Railroad branch line formerly traversing the entire length of the reservoir area. The new grade extends 1034 miles around the west side of the reservoir. A railroad detour along the toe of the right abutment was constructed to serve temporarily prior to completion of the relocated line. All of the construction work on the relocated line has been completed, and the railroad now is operating over it. Relocated Highway As the railroad, the state highway formerlv traversed the floor of the canyon through the reservoir site. A temporary roadway was first built to detour traffic around the damsite during construction. The portion of this road extending downstream from the dam will later be used as a stock trail to avoid congestion from the trailing of sheep across the dam. The new highway crosses the river on the crest of the dam and connects at both abutments with short sections of highway constructed under the present contract. Other than this %- mile section, the road relocation is being undertaken by the Utah State Road Commission and invloves a new road from a point downstream and around the east side 84. Upstream view of Deer Creek reservoir, taken when the reservoir contained about 6000 acre feet of water. At full capacity the reservoir will impound 150,000 acre feet. Water is drawn throught the inlet tower at lower right, flows through a concrete- lined tunnel to the gate chamber ( see photographs on pages 70 and 73) and into the steel outlet pipes discharging into the Provo River. Hampton C. Godbe |