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<br />du tile ript abuc.ent of a COUDt)' bridge failed. Alao aaveral hW1dred <br />acrea of croplaad vere ~aed by floodwater. ailt aad debris when a <br />left bank l.vee failed. The l.vee waa repaired with e..raency fUDda by <br />the Corp. of EIl&ineer.. <br /> <br />36. Shoal Creek threat_d the tcnm of EIIterpr1ae. Utah. (population <br />844) a DeW aubdiv1aioll and .everal hUllllred acre. of croplaad; bQw.ver. <br />_raaDcy work by local forcea lIDd Corp. of EDa1neera in the f01'll of <br />levee conatructiOD aad the repeir aad conatructiOD of three detention <br />ponda averted a1gDificllDt flood d...ae to the dcnmatreaa areas. . <br /> <br />37. OIl 21 May 1973 Bos Reaervoir Dea. lID earth atructure located on <br />Peteetlleat Creek. a tributary to Payson Creek. located above tile co_ity <br />of Payson, Utah. failed, floodiD& the businsas diatrict with up to 3 <br />f..t of water. and coverina lID eatill&ted. total of 22S acree of reaidential. <br />co_rei..l and public property. The cOl8UDity of 4.S00 hed a three bour <br />lead tta. to evacuate ho..s aad to aandbaa the buaineaa diatrict prior <br />to. floocliD&. This wamilll prevented the 1088 of life aad aiD1a1zed the <br />a..aae that would have otherwbe occurred. An eatill&ted 100 hoae. and <br />20 buaineaa vere damaaed by floodwater. to varyilll deareea; floodfiaht- <br />iD& lIDd cleanup were ..jor damaae it... in the community. A Forest <br />Service road .uatai_d heavy damage fro. floodwater lIDd eo.. livs.tock <br />vaa loat; clauaea to al1'icultural laada were minill&l. <br /> <br />38. Ophir Creek. a ...11 vaterahed 011 the weatem elopea of the Oquirrb <br />HoUDtaiDe in DOrth c8lltral Utah. ruptured the culiaary ..ter aupply <br />line ae"illl the co_ity of Ophir (population 76) and cla8aaed road., <br />fence. aad aillOr acreaae. of native aeadow. Floodfiahtilll. cleanup of <br />.ilt and deb ria aad the haulina of dQ88.tic water for a t~ period <br />were .ianificant de..aed items. <br /> <br />39. Middle Canyon and Settl_nt Can)'on Creek.. located at the north <br />and &outh enda of Tooele. Utah. (population l2.S39) required est_ive <br />floodfiahtiD& effort. to prevent urbllD floodina of the co__unity. OIl <br />Middle Can)'01\ Creek a 12-iD.ch cOllcrete irri&ation pipeli_ vaa damaaed <br />for approxiaately 0_ mile of aliguaent. No other d...ae. vere reported <br />in thb area. <br /> <br />40. A ...11 earthen daa 011 Center Creek near Heber City failed. The <br />reaervoir ... not spi11iD& at tIM of failure. The flood vave cau..d <br />about two feet of vater aroUllll ao.. botaea iD. the ...11 town of Center <br />Creek. but the floodwatera vere diverted by local intereat. along . <br />roadbed and vere diaperaed 011 agricultural landa before reachiD& the <br />coaaUDity of Heber City. <br /> <br />13 <br />