Historic aerial photography, 1938 Salt Lake Aqueduct Project, Salt Lake, Utah, and Wasatch Counties, Utah (OFR-537)

By: S. D. Bowman and K. Beisner

This compilation of the 1938 Salt Lake Aqueduct Project includes 183 scanned aerial photograph prints (frames) taken as part of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) Salt Lake Aqueduct Project. The Salt Lake Aqueduct was constructed between 1939 and 1951 to carry water from the Provo River at Deer Creek Reservoir to Salt Lake City, Utah.

This compilation covers the area from Heber City, Utah, down Provo Canyon to Orem, Utah, and north along the Wasatch Front to the Fort Douglas/University of Utah campus area. These aerial photographs will be useful for professionals involved with geologic, geotechnical, and environmental assessment and investigation projects; land-use planning; governmental agencies; and the general public and others as an historical archive.

Other Information:
Published: 2008
Pages: 2 p. + 183 photographs
Plates: 1 pl.
Scale: 1:100,000
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah County, and Wasatch County
Media Type: DVD Publication