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Show Page 3. GENERAL INTOimTION CONCERNING PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS IN UTAH ( By Washington Office - Modified at Salt Lake) The Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works has made allotments to the Bureau of Reclamation for the construction of five projects in the State of Utah, as follows: Initial Allotment Ultimate Allotment Hyrum ( near Logan) # 930,000 Same Ogden River ( near Ogden) 3* 000,000 Same Provo River ( near Provo) 2,700,000 # 9,974,000 Sanpete ( near Ephraim) 300,000 Same Moon Lake ( near Duchesne) 1,500,000 Same The first four projects named are in the Salt Lake Basin, while Moon Lake is in the Green River Basin » No new lands will he brought into cultivation by the construction of these projects, hut a supplemental water supply will be provided to improve conditions on lands now irrlgatedo * HYHUM PROJECT: The principal construction features are ( 1) the Hyrum dam and reservoir* near tha town of Byrum9 on the Little Bear Riv^ r* ^ he reservoir will have a gross capacity of 18,000 aora- ffet, with a net capacity of I4e000 acre- feet above the outlet for project canalso The disia is designated es an earth- fill struotur © with a maximum height of 90 feet, and length at the top © f 500 feet, raising the water level of the river about 33 feeto ( g) Hyrum- Hendon canal, 14 miles long, with a capacity of 85 second- feet to serve lands west of the reservoir to end beyond Wellsvilleo ( 3) Wellsville pump lateral at IS second- feet capacity, So5 miles long, serving high lands south of the reservoir, |