List of dam removals in Utah

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This is a list of dams in Utah that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams.

Completed removals

Dam [1] HeightYear removedLocationWatercourseWatershed
Brighton-North Point Dam [2] 2022 Salt Lake County
40°40′20″N111°54′30″W / 40.67210°N 111.9084°W / 40.67210; -111.9084 (Brighton-North Point Dam) 		Jordan River Jordan River
Mill Creek Dam14 ft (4.3 m)2016 Salt Lake County
40°41′56″N111°43′11″W / 40.699°N 111.7196°W / 40.699; -111.7196 (Mill Creek Dam) 		Mill Creek
Box Elder Creek Dam50 ft (15 m)1995 Box Elder County
41°26′45″N111°54′58″W / 41.4459°N 111.916°W / 41.4459; -111.916 (Box Elder Creek Dam) 		Box Elder Creek Great Salt Lake
Brush Dam49 ft (15 m)1983 Sanpete County
39°03′41″N111°26′56″W / 39.0614°N 111.449°W / 39.0614; -111.449 (Brush Dam) 		North Fork Muddy Creek Dirty Devil River
Gigliotti Diversion Dam12 ft (3.7 m)2023 Carbon County
39°42′05″N110°51′57″W / 39.7014°N 110.8658°W / 39.7014; -110.8658 (Gigliotti Diversion Dam) 		Price River Price River
Atlas Mineral Dam93 ft (28 m)1994 Grand County
38°36′00″N109°35′42″W / 38.6°N 109.595°W / 38.6; -109.595 (Atlas Mineral Dam) 		Tributary to Colorado River Colorado River
Unnamed dam Summit County
40°55′39″N111°17′25″W / 40.9275°N 111.2903°W / 40.9275; -111.2903 		South Fork Chalk Creek Weber River
Unnamed dam2010 Utah County
40°26′49″N111°41′11″W / 40.4469°N 111.6864°W / 40.4469; -111.6864 		American Fork River Utah Lake
Temple of Sinawava Dam [3] [4] 2025 Zion National Park
37°17′10″N112°56′59″W / 37.2861°N 112.9496°W / 37.2861; -112.9496 (Temple of Sinawava Dam) 		Virgin River Virgin River
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References

  1. ↑ Rivers, American (March 3, 2025). "American Rivers Dam Removal Database". Figshare . American Rivers. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5234068.v12 . Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Jordan River Commission Governing Board Meeting Minutes" (PDF). Jordan River Commission. October 7, 2021. p. 5. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
  3. ↑ Condos, David (June 2, 2025). "For 68 years, a small dam kept fish trapped in Zion National Park. Now it's gone". KUER. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Fish Passage: Temple of Sinawava Dam Removal Floodplain Statement of Findings" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
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