Minersville Reservoir
{{Short description| Reservoir in the state of Utah, United States}}
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| location = Beaver County, Utah
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| type = Reservoir
| inflow = Beaver River, Indian Creek, Chalk Hollow Creek
| outflow = Beaver River
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| basin_countries = United States
| length = {{convert|5.4|mi|abbr=on}}
| width = {{convert|1.15|mi|abbr=on}}
| area = {{convert|400.6|acre|abbr=on}}
| depth = {{convert|26.7|ft|abbr=on}}
| max-depth = {{convert|44|ft|abbr=on}}
| volume = {{convert|32687800|m3|acre.ft|abbr=on}}
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| elevation = {{convert|5500|ft|abbr=on}}
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Minersville Reservoir is a reservoir in Beaver County, Utah, United States.
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.{{Cite report |author=Utah Department of Environmental Quality |title=Minersville Reservoir |url=http://www.waterquality.utah.gov/watersheds/lakes/MINERSVL.pdf |access-date=2012-04-28 }}
Geography
Minersville Reservoir is located {{convert|12|mi|abbr=on}} west of Beaver, Utah and {{convert|6|mi|abbr=on}} east of Minersville. The shoreline consists of some private land, but is mostly public BLM-administered land.[http://wildlife.utah.gov/hotspots/detailed.php?id=1154783391 wildlife.utah.gov]
Activities
The reservoir is popular for year-round fishing, camping, boating, waterskiing, and tubing.
References
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External links
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