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Upper Weber | NRCS UtahDescription of Watershed
Weber Upper River watershed has experienced rapid urban growth in the resent past and is projected to grow rapidly into the future. The most rapid growth is taking place in the Park City area, but growth is also spreading to the other smaller communities. The watershed is dominated by livestock operations. Many large sheep operations still exist but most have converted to cattle operations. These animals graze on grasses, sagebrush, oakbrush and other shrub vegetation grown on the mountain ranges. During the winter the stock must be fed or taken to lower elevation rangeland, out of the watershed, to graze. Some other agricultural uses within the area are mink ranching, dairy farming, horse breeding, and logging. Big game hunting operations on private land is providing a good secondary income to large rangeland owners. Most of the watershed is privately owned but about 20% is U. S. Forest Service land. There are six significant tributaries that flow into the main stem of the Weber River from the watershed. These are Beaver Creek, Chalk Creek, Echo Creek, Lost Creek, Smith & Morehouse and Silver Creek. The four major reservoirs in the Upper Weber River watershed are Rockport, Echo, Smith & Morehouse and Lost Creek. Land Cover/UseCropland/hayland
19,400 acres These documents require
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Acrobat Map of Upper Weber Watershed
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Acrobat Program Contacts – UtahLocal Contact: Travis Thomason State Contact: Tim Julander Last Modified: 03/31/2008 |
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major portion of the Upper Weber Watershed is located in Summit County. A
portion of the watershed (sub-watershed #040) called Lost Creek is located in
Morgan County. The Upper Weber Watershed boundaries are along the steep rugged
ridges of the Wasatch and Uinta Mountain ranges. The mountain slopes are
forested, with Douglas fir on the northern slopes, Quaking aspen at the higher
elevations and Gambel oak dominates much of the mid-range elevation. The benches
and higher valleys produce hay. The lower valleys and wet meadows are used as
pasture. Sheep and cattle ranches utilize the rangeland and meadows. There are a
few dairies in the watershed but most of the hayland is occupied by small farms
or ranchettes with a variety of livestock. Park City Ski Resort and the
associated urban build-up are located in the southwest corner of the watershed.
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