Parowan City flood barrier : Sand and gravel were a serious menace to Parowan City and to the irrigation system before the barrier was built in 1925 [and] Gravel deposited above the Parowan flood barrier supplies the building needs of the community

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Title Parowan City flood barrier : Sand and gravel were a serious menace to Parowan City and to the irrigation system before the barrier was built in 1925 [and] Gravel deposited above the Parowan flood barrier supplies the building needs of the community
Photo Number P0208n01_01_058-059
Description Two black and white photographs from Parowan Creek in Iron County, Utah. One shows flooding in the early 1920s; the other shows horse-drawn wagon being loaded with gravel from a flood control basin on Parowan Creek.
Date 1923; 1924; 1925
Subject Floods--Utah--Iron County--Photographs; Flood control--Utah--Iron County--Photographs
Spatial Coverage Parowan (Utah); Iron County (Utah)
Collection Number and Name P0208 Utah Flood Survey photograph collection
Collection Name Utah Flood Survey
Rights
Type Image/StillImage
Finding Aid https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv01162
ARK ark:/87278/s6t9amjq
Setname uum_map
ID 2421693
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6t9amjq
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