Utah Flood Survey photograph collection

Utah Flood Survey photograph collection, 1933

Overview of the Collection

Title: Utah Flood Survey photograph collection
Dates: 1933 (inclusive)
19331933
Quantity: .2 linear feet, (1 archives box) : 111 Photographic Prints
Collection Number: P0208
Summary: The Utah Flood Survey photograph collection photographs documenting flood damage in Utah in 1933.
Repository: University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions: Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Languages: English, English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

During the late 1920s and 1930s, Utah experienced a number of serious floods. The most disastrous occurred between Salt Lake City and Weber Canyon in 1930-1932. The seriousness of the floods prompted Governor George Dern to apppoint a special commission to investigate in Davis County. Realizing that there were many areas affected by floods, the commission recommended provisions be made for a survey of floods throughout Utah. A special fund was appropriated by the Legislature and a study of flood control was produced by the State Land Board in 1933.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

As a result of the serious damage caused to homes, farmlands, and railroads by the floods of the 1920s and 1930s, Governor Dern appointed a special committee to study the problem. Their findings may be seen in part in the photographs which demonstrate the extent of the flood damage throughout Utah in 1933.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Separated Materials

Manuscript materials were transferred to the Utah Flood Survey Records, (Ms 208).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
1	1	Flood damage 1-2: Erosion North Salt Lake 3-24:Flooding in Willard, Utah 25-32: Farmington Floods 33-37:Ford Creek Floods 38-44:Parrish Creek and Centerville flooding 45-46: Steed Creek flooding 47:Fiddler's Creek near Cedar City 48: Bingham Flooding 49:Weber Canyon 50-53:Salt Creek flooding 54-55: Chalk Creek flooding 56-57:Kanosh Creek Barrier and Spillway 58-61: Parowan City flood barrier 62-67:Shoal Creek Dam 68-69:Summit Flood Control Dam 70-71: Diversion Dam near Orderville and Potato Valley 72: Canal Creek after flood 73: Haghts Creek flooding 74-75:Mount Pleasant Flood Barrier 76-77:Manti Barrier 78-79:Spillway on Payson Creek 80-81: Erosion on Santa Clara Creek 82-85:Woodruff Spillway 86-099: Kessler Canyon Carrier Spillway 100:Erosion near Bountiful, Utah 101:Near Crest of Davis County Watershed 102:Haights Creek Diversion dam being constructed 103: Chalk Creek before control 104:Fillmore Barrier 105-109:Farmington Commencement of Spillway and Barrier 110:Enterprise Flood Dam being constructed 111: Kessler Canyon, main spillway structure

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