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Jordanelle Reservoir is a reservoir in Wasatch County, Utah, United States, [1] just north of Heber City. Jordanelle Reservoir is fed and drained primarily by the Provo River , and is impounded by the Jordanelle Dam , an earthen dam .
U.S. Route 40 begins at I-80 at Silver Creek Junction in Silver Summit, traveling south-southeast as a full freeway in a broad valley northeast of Park City.At the south end of the valley, Jordanelle Reservoir comes into view and US-40 continues south high on the slope above its western shore while Utah State Route 248 climbs away to the east on the slope overlooking the northern shore.
The modern SR-32 begins running north from the US-40/US-189 junction north of Heber City. It curves east to run along the southern edge of the Jordanelle Reservoir and provides access to Jordanelle State Park. It continues east to cross into Summit County and meets the western terminus of SR-35 in Francis. [1]
Eastern terminus at the entrance to Jordanelle State Park. SR-319 begins at US-40/US-189 at the Mayflower interchange (exit 8 on that highway) and proceeds to the east as a two-lane roadway with a center turn lane. The route passes a large hotel complex before veering to the southeast, towards the Jordanelle Reservoir.
Jordanelle was located along the former routing of US-40 and US-189, south of the former town of Hailstone and north of Heber City, [2] in the approximate current site of the Jordanelle Dam. [3] Almost all of the former town was submerged in 1995 by the waters of Jordanelle Reservoir, along with Hailstone and Keetley.
The two branches of Provo are split into upper, middle, and lower sections. The upper Provo originates in the high Uintas and flows into Jordanelle Reservoir. Below the dam of Jordanelle to Deer Creek Reservoir is known as the Middle Provo River. The Middle Provo is joined on the right by Snake Creek, which includes the Midway Fish Hatchery. [5]
The system provides flood control, recreation, and fish and wildlife benefits. Jordanelle Dam (363,354 acre-feet (448,191,000 m 3), completed in 1994), near Heber City, is the major feature. Provo River flow that historically flowed into Utah Lake is stored in Jordanelle Reservoir and in Deer Creek Reservoir. Utah Lake water originating from ...
Hideout is a town in the northwestern corner of Wasatch County, Utah, United States, in the northern part of the state.Lying just to the north and east of Jordanelle Reservoir along Utah State Route 248 (SR-248), the town was incorporated in 2008 under short-lived state law.