Minersville Reservoir is a reservoir in Beaver County, Utah, United States.

Minersville Reservoir
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Location	Beaver County, Utah
Coordinates	38°14′08″N 112°48′48″W
Type	Reservoir
Primary inflows	Beaver River, Indian Creek, Chalk Hollow Creek
Primary outflows	Beaver River
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	5.4 mi (8.7 km)
Max. width	1.15 mi (1.85 km)
Surface area	400.6 acres (162.1 ha)
Average depth	26.7 ft (8.1 m)
Max. depth	44 ft (13 m)
Water volume	32,687,800 m3 (26,500.4 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation	5,500 ft (1,700 m)

History

Minersville Reservoir was created in 1914 by the construction of the Rocky Ford dam, an Embankment dam to impound water from the Beaver River which heads in the Tushar Mountains for use in agriculture.[1]

Geography

Minersville Reservoir is located 12 mi (19 km) west of Beaver, Utah and 6 mi (9.7 km) east of Minersville.[1] The shoreline consists of some private land, but is mostly public BLM-administered land.[2]

Activities

The reservoir is popular for year-round fishing, camping, boating, waterskiing, and tubing.[1]

References

External links

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