Huntington North Dam

{{Short description| Reservoir in the state of Utah, United States}}

{{Redirect|Huntington Reservoir|the reservoir in eastern California|Huntington Lake}}

{{Infobox dam

| name = Huntington North Dam

| name_official =

| image =

| coordinates = {{coord|39|20|30|N|110|56|52|W|type:landmark_region:US-UT|display=inline,title}}

| country = United States

| location = Emery County, Utah

| purpose = Irrigation

| status = Operational

| construction_began = 1964

| opening = 1966

| demolished =

| cost =

| builder = United States Bureau of Reclamation

| designed_by =

| owner = United States Bureau of Reclamation

| operator = Emery Water Conservancy District

| dam_type = Earthen

| dam_crosses = Huntington Creek

| dam_height_foundation = {{convert|74|ft|abbr=on}}

| dam_height_thalweg =

| dam_length = {{convert|1907|ft|abbr=on}}

| res_name = Huntington Lake

| res_capacity_total = {{convert|5,420|acre-feet|abbr=on}}

| res_surface = {{convert|242|acres|abbr=on}}

| res_elevation = {{convert|1779|m|abbr=on|order=flip}}{{gnis|1434738}}

}}

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Huntington North Dam (National ID # UT10122) is a dam in Emery County, Utah.

The earthen dam was constructed between 1964 and 1966 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, with a height of 74 feet and a length of 1907 feet at its crest.{{Cite web |url=http://findlakes.com/huntington_north_utah~ut10122.htm |title=Huntington North |access-date=2012-09-12 |archive-date=2012-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017135036/http://findlakes.com/huntington_north_utah~ut10122.htm |url-status=dead }} It impounds Huntington Creek for irrigation water storage as part of the Emery County Project.{{Cite web |url=http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=Emery%20County%20Project |title=Project details - Emery County Project - Bureau of Reclamation |access-date=2012-09-12 |archive-date=2012-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925114614/http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=Emery%20County%20Project |url-status=dead }} The dam is owned by the Bureau, and operated by the local Emery Water Conservancy District.

The reservoir it creates, Huntington Lake, has a normal water surface of 242 acres, and a maximum storage capacity of 5,420 acre-feet.{{Cite web |url=http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=Emery%20County%20Project |title=Project details - Emery County Project - Bureau of Reclamation |access-date=2012-09-12 |archive-date=2012-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925114614/http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=Emery%20County%20Project |url-status=dead }} Recreation includes camping, boating, hiking, fishing (for bluegill, sunfish, largemouth bass, and rainbow trout) http://www.recreation.gov/recAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&recAreaId=1187&contractCode=129 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2022}} and the facilities of the adjacent Huntington State Park.