State leaders ‘grateful’ for completion of Deer Creek Dam upgrades, intake project

State leaders ‘grateful’ for completion of Deer Creek Dam upgrades, intake project

Thursday, statewide leaders gathered at Sailboat Beach in Deer Creek State Park to commemorate the completion of a massive infrastructure upgrade to the Deer Creek Dam.  The Deer Creek intake project began in 2019, when the Provo River Water Users Association joined forces with state leaders to upgrade aging intake and guard gate systems at the Deer Creek Dam. The dam, which is about 85 years old, saw key components modernized to strengthen oper…