History of Water Resources Development in the Bear River Basin of Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming by R. Scott Wrenn. M.S. thesis by R. Scott Wrenn, submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in History, Utah...
Water resources development--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Water-supply--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Management; Water quality management--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho);
Betty Bear, and her daughter Paula Bear Wright, speak about their experiences ranching in Elko County. They also talk about their acquisition of Capriola’s store, saddle making, leather working and other details. Interviewed by Randy Williams and...
A report of water quality investigation based on sampling conducted in 1967-1968 in various sites throughout the Bear River basin in Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming. Printed on 2 large sheets 40 x 52 inches, the report consists of text, tables, figures,...
Water quality--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Measurement; Hydrogeology--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Maps; Irrigation--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)
History of the Cache National Forest / prepared by Supervisor's Office, Dec. 1940. This history has been prepared by the forest officers of the Cache National Forest for hte purpose of building up a train of events and conditions leading to the...
Cache National Forest (Utah and Idaho)--History; Forest reserves--Utah--History;
Story of the death of Old Ephraim, a famous grizzly bear in Logan Canyon, and Frank Clark, the man who killed him, as told by Newell Crookston to a group of Boy Scouts in 1966.
Old Ephraim (Bear) -- Legends; Clark, Frank, 1879-1960; Grizzly bear hunting -- Utah -- Logan Canyon -- Folklore; Grizzly bear -- Cache National Forest (Utah and Idaho) -- History -- 20th century; Grizzly bear -- Utah -- Logan Canyon -- History --...
The interview contains a brief description of Barrie Gilbert's childhood and details of his schooling and subsequent career in wildlife management. It includes his story of being attacked by a grizzly bear, his attitudes on wildlife management in...
Gilbert, Barrie K., 1937---Interviews; Gilbert, Barrie K., 1937---Childhood and youth; Utah State University. Dept. of Natural Resources--Faculty--Interviews; Kingston (Ont. : Township); Professional education--Ontario--Kingston (Township); Animal...
Story of the death of Old Ephraim, a famous grizzly bear in Logan Canyon, and Frank Clark, the man who killed him, as told by George R. Hill to his grandchildren on Thanksgiving evening 1954.
Old Ephraim (Bear) -- Legends; Clark, Frank, 1879-1960; Grizzly bear hunting -- Utah -- Logan Canyon -- Folklore; Grizzly bear -- Cache National Forest (Utah and Idaho) -- History -- 20th century; Grizzly bear -- Utah -- Logan Canyon -- History --...
Story of the death of Old Ephraim, a famous grizzly bear in Logan Canyon, and Frank Clark, the man who killed him, as recorded on phonograph record by Reed Bullen at KVNU Radio; ca. 1950
Old Ephraim (Bear) -- Legends; Clark, Frank, 1879-1960; Grizzly bear hunting -- Utah -- Logan Canyon -- Folklore; Grizzly bear -- Cache National Forest (Utah and Idaho) -- History -- 20th century; Grizzly bear -- Utah -- Logan Canyon -- History --...
Janet Quinney Lawson talks about her childhood memories at her family's summer home at Bear Lake. She also talks of her childhood memories at family members' homes in Cache Valley, Utah. She talks a lot about skiing and sailing on/at the Wasatch...
Lawson, Janet Quinney, 1922-2008--Interviews; Lawson, Janet Quinney, 1922-2008--Family; Quinney, S. Joe (Seymour Joseph), b. 1893; Bear Lake (Utah and Idaho); Boats and boating--Bear Lake (Utah and Idaho); Vacation homes--Bear Lake (Utah and...
Nature's Second Course: Water Culture in the Mormon Communities of Cache Valley, Utah, 1860-1916 by Kathryn T. Morse. A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in History, Utah State University,...
Canals--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--History; Canals--Utah--History; Water rights--Utah--Cache County--History; Water resources development--Utah--History; Mormons--Utah--Social life and customs; Logan River (Utah)--Water rights;
Final decree issued giving Utah Power & Light Company the right to divert water via the "rainbow canal" from the Bear River at Stewart Dam to store in the Bear Lake Reservoir, consisting of Bear Lake and Mud or North Lake. In addition to the above...
This 100 page thesis examines the problem of erosion and its resultant sedimentation in the Bear River in Cache Valley, Utah. Includes many charts and tables.
Sedimentation and deposition; Flood control--Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Geology--Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Bear River (Utah-Idaho)--History; Bear River (Utah-Idaho)--Erosion
Map removed from rare manuscript volume "A Description of the Location, Works and Business of the Bear Lake and River Water Works and Irrigation Co." (1889) which is also in this digital collection. Printed against a township & range grid, this...
Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Maps;
Bear River (Utah-Idaho)--Maps
Ted Seeholzer is the owner of the Beaver Mountain ski area in Logan Canyon and talks about the history of Beaver Mountain (which has been owned by his family since its inception), and his varying roles with the ski resort – beginning in...
This study will examine the problem of compatibility of competing and conflicting uses of water resources and the social effects of changing uses of water held in a reservoir lake and its related land area. The area selected for this study is Bear...
Water resources development--Social aspects--Bear Lake (Utah and Idaho); Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho);
Mr. Pete Holmgren speaks about being a rancher, growing up on a ranch, and raising his own family on his ranch. He touches on how ranching has changed from his boyhood, and now watching his grandchildren grow-up on the ranch. He talks a little...
Holmgren, Pete--Interviews; Holmgren, Linda--Interviews; Cattle ranching; Pasture, Right of; Hay--Harvesting--Equipment and supplies; Ranch managers; Beef cattle--Cow-calf system; Haying equipment; Range management;
This survey of fish and their habitat was begun in June 1962 and included an inventory of fish species, water temperatures and chemistry, and physical and biological data. Study area was 210 miles along the Bear River and its tributaries in Utah:...
Freshwater fishes--Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Freshwater fishes--Utah--Cache County; Freshwater fishes--Utah--Box Elder County; Limnology--Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Little Bear River (Utah); Malad River (Idaho and Utah); Cub...
Cache County, Hydrographic Studies on the Bear River in Cache Valley from June 15 through September 15, 1925. Includes studies on all tributaries to the Bear River originating in Cache Valley comparing inflow and outflow at Preston, Idaho and...
Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Hydrology--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Statistics;
Preliminary report of Idaho's Bear River Basin Investigation, February 1970. Updates and continues the draft report issued Dec. 1968. The investigation of the Bear River Basin evaluated water and related land resources in the Basin to assist...
Water resources development--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Water-supply--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Water resources development--Idaho; Water-supply--Idaho
Environmental Conditions Inventory Appendices, a working paper, March 1977. This appendices volume provides tables and descriptions of statistical environmental data and quality ratings discussed in the other three volumes of the Environmental...
Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Bear River (Utah-Idaho)--Environmental conditions; Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Environmental conditions
Final decree issued subsequent to an earlier decree (July 14, 1920) providing supplemental detail and another Schedule of Rights distributing water from the Bear River and its tributaries to defendants in Utah such as the Lewiston-Bear Lake...
Water rights -- Utah -- Cache County;
Utah Power & Light Company;
Richmond Irrigation Company;
Smithfield Irrigation Company;
Smithfield West Bench Irrigation Company;
Smithfield North Bench Ditch Company;
Logan Cow Pasture Water Company;...
Three wooden wagons, each drawn by two horses, and their drivers stand on a flat ferry boat waiting to disembark from their trip across the Bear River. They are carrying cinders for road construction. May 19, 1931. Black & white photograph, 3.5 x...
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (Utah)--History--Pictorial works; Bird refuges--Utah--Design and construction--Pictorial works; Horse-drawn vehicles--Utah--Pictorial works; Ferries--Utah--Pictorial works
View looking southeast at construction of river control structure no. 3 of the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, showing first radial gate being lowered into place, December 16, 1929. Black & white photograph, 2.5 x 4 inches.
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (Utah)--Design and construction--Pictorial works
Aerial view of Bear River Canyon, Utah, 1950s. Cutler Dam in distance. Bear River Canal and East side canal show on either side of Bear River. One black and white photograph (4.5 x 6.75 inches) mounted on board. (Negative Available).
Bear River Canyon (Utah)--Pictorial works; Irrigation canals and flumes--Bear River (Utah-Idaho)--Pictorial works; Dams--Bear River (Utah-Idaho)--Pictorial works
Air boat driven by Cecil Williams skims across the water at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. These air boats run well across shallow waters and mud flats. With an aluminum hull, the boat shown here is powered by a 4-cylinder airplane motor...
Boats and boating--Utah--Pictorial works; Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (Utah)--History--Pictorial works; Salt marshes--Utah--Pictorial works
View from the observation tower shows many hunters' vehicles parked at the headquarters of the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Oct. 15, 1938. This panoramic view shows the surrounding salt marshes and mountains in the background. Black & white...
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (Utah)--History--Pictorial works; Salt marshes--Utah--Pictorial works; Automobiles--Pictorial works
Conference attendees at the concluding luncheon of the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge's Botulism Conference April 4, 1940. Consisted mainly of refuge managers and agency officials. Black & white photograph, 3 x 4 inches.
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (Utah)--Officials and employees--Pictorial works; Wildlife managers--Pictorial works; Avian botulism--Congresses--Pictorial works;
Photograph taken from the roof of the headquarters cabin showing control works and Unit 2 of the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in the background. Black & white photograph, 3.5 x 6 inches.
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (Utah)--History--Pictorial works
A History of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest / submitted to the Wasatch-Cache National Forest, September 25, 1980 ; by Charles S. Peterson, Linda E. Speth, Utah State University. The history of the forest falls into two major periods. The...
Cache National Forest (Utah and Idaho); Wasatch National Forest (Utah and Wyo.); Forest reserves--Utah--HIstory; Forest reserves--United States--History;
Franklin truck, experimental vehicle built with wide front wheels and caterpillar drive for travel over soft mud and through shallow water. Stuck in mud. End of experiment. October, 1928. Black & white photograph, 3 x 5.5 inches.
Experimental automobiles--Utah--Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge--Pictorial works; Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (Utah)--Pictorial works
Water discharging from spillbox at Station 452.00 "D", Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Sept. 16, 1930. Photo includes workers placing rock rip-rap and two wooden wagons, each pulled by a team of horses. Black & white photograph, 3.5 x 5.75...
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (Utah)--History--Pictorial works; Bird refuges--Utah--Design and construction--Pictorial works; Horse-drawn vehicles--Utah--Pictorial works
Civilian Conservation Corp boys spread gravel on the beach line of the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge's Unit 5 main dike, Spring 1935. Negative of photo submitted to Washington by the camp. Black & white photograph, 3 x 5 inches.
Dikes (Engineering)--Design and construction--Pictorial works; Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)--History--Pictorial works; Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (Utah)--History--Pictorial works; Bird refuges--Utah--Design and construction--Pictorial...
Civilian Conservation Corps workers are digging up scirpus tubers to be transplanted in Unit 5 at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, May 8, 1941. Black & white photograph, 3 x 4 inches.
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (Utah)--History--Pictorial works; Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)--History--Pictorial works; Scirpus--Pictorial works; Salt marshes--Utah--Pictorial works
Gas and mud gush out of the 6 inch casing as men pull the last wash rod out from the hole drilled for the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge's first well, August 19, 1931. Black & white photograph, 3.5 x 5.5 inches.
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (Utah)--History--Pictorial works; Bird refuges--Utah--Design and construction--Pictorial works; Water well drilling--Utah--Pictorial works
Water Quality Working Paper for the Bear River Basin Cooperative (Type IV) Study Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, December 1976. This report assembled and evaluated data pertaining to the water quality of the Bear River Basin. Specific objectives included 1)...
Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Water quality--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)
Index of Gaging Stations, 1925. Handwritten tables provide gage height in feet and discharge for 84 gaging stations for streams and rivers in the Bear River Watershed (mostly located in Utah). Data covers the summer of 1925 (June, July, August,...
Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Stream measurements -- Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Stream measurements -- Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)
Well no. 1 at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge blows gas and mud just after the well drilling rig has been moved away from the hole, August 20, 1931. Black & white photograph, 5.5 x 3.25 inches.
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (Utah)--History--Pictorial works; Bird refuges--Utah--Design and construction--Pictorial works; Water well drilling--Utah--Pictorial works
The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge's garage, boat house, and workshop while under construction in 1932. Black & white photograph, 3.15 x 5.45 inches.
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (Utah)--History--Pictorial works; Bird refuges--Utah--Design and construction--Pictorial works
River control area of the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, with garage and boathouse in the background, summer, 1934. Black & white photograph, 3.25 x 5.75 inches.
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (Utah)--History--Pictorial works; Wetland restoration--Utah--Pictorial works; Flood dams and reservoirs--Utah--Pictorial works
M.S. thesis by R. Scott Wrenn, submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in History, Utah State University, 1973. Typewritten, 127 single-sided pages. Includes tables and maps. Also includes R....
Water resources development--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Water-supply--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Management; Water quality management--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)
The legendary conflict between sheepherder Frank Clark and Old Ephraim the giant grizzly bear is one of the most widely-told stories of Logan Canyon. Voiced by David Sidwell. Part of the Stokes Nature Center's podcast series History & Lore of Logan...
This chapter from a Utah State University thesis on folklore in the Bear Lake Valley describes accounts related to the Bear Lake Monster, a local legend about a creature living in Bear Lake. Includes quotes from newspaper articles in Deseret News...
Bear Lake Monster--Legends; Bear Lake Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Folklore; Folklore--Utah; Legends--Utah
Amphibious swamp boat "Mud Queen" on reconnaissance survey in South Bay, Utah in summer, 1929. Black & white photograph, 3 x 5.25 inches.
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (Utah)--History--Pictorial works; Bird watching--Utah--Pictorial works; Boats and boating--Utah--Pictorial works; Wetlands--Utah--Pictorial works; South Bay (Utah)--Pictorial works; Motor vehicles,...
Aerial view of Bear River Canyon, 1950s. Cutler Dam at center of photo; Union Pacific Railroad tunnel is at right. One black and white photograph (4.5 x 6.75 inches) mounted on board.
Bear River Canyon (Utah)--Pictorial works; Cutler Dam (Utah)--Pictorial works; Railroad tunnels--Utah--Bear River Canyon--Pictorial works; Dams--Bear River (Utah-Idaho)--Pictorial works
Duck trap containing several ducks caught for banding at the mouth of the third lateral canal entering Unit 1, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Spring 1931.
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (Utah)--History--Pictorial works
Ford truck sits atop ice in Unit 1 of Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. Its driver is in the background looking at the dike and spillbox which is completely frozen. February 1932.
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (Utah)--History--Pictorial works; Ford trucks--Pictorial works
A painting showing a bear confronting a wagon carrying two gun-toting men is one among many western art objects making up the Noble Hotel's decor in Lander, Wyoming. For a description of the Noble Hotel, see the Fife American Collection in the...
Noble Hotel (Lander, Wyo.) -- Pictorial works; Hotels -- Decoration -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; West (U.S.) in art -- Pictorial works
Mr. Craig Holmgren speaks about being a rancher, growing up on a ranch, and raising his own family on his ranch. He also discusses some of the different struggles and benefits of ranching today. Interviewed by Randy Williams on May 12, 2011 in the...
Holmgren, Craig--Interviews; Hay--Harvesting--Equipment and supplies; Cattle—Feeding and feeds; Cattle ranching; Pasture, Right of; Ranching--Equipment and supplies; Pastures--Irrigation;
June 1943 issue of Trek, a quarterly literary magazine produced by the residents of the Topaz Relocation Center. This issue was edited by Toku Okubo and Nobuo Kitagaki with Mine Okubo as art editor and Alfred Sawahata as contributing artist. ...
Central Utah Relocation Center -- Periodicals; Central Utah Relocation Center; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Japanese Americans
This report dated May 1982 identifies water resource development opportunities on the Bear River below Cutler Dam in Box Elder County. Data provided supplements that of previous reports and covers various alternative reservoir storage projects and...
Water resources development -- Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)
View looking down Bear River Canyon, Utah, at lower falls of the Bear River, circa 1905. Black and white photograph (6.25 x 8.5 inches) mounted on board.
Compton's Studio--Archives; Bear River Canyon (Utah)--Pictorial works;
View of Bear River Canyon, Utah, looking up the Bear River into the canyon at Lower Falls, circa 1905. Black and white photograph (5 x 6.75 inches) mounted on board.
Compton's Studio--Archives; Bear River Canyon (Utah)--Pictorial works;
Wooden flume repair to washed-out section of Bear River Canal on the north side of Bear River Canyon, Utah, circa 1903. Black and white photograph (5 x 6.5 inches) mounted on board.
Compton's Studio--Archives; Irrigation canals and flumes--Utah--Bear River Canyon--Pictorial works
Bear Lake, Idaho. 1919. Dredge barge at Camp Lifton. Dredge used by the Utah Power and Light company to dig and maintain the Bear Lake Outlet Canal connecting the Lake with Bear River. Gift from Zelda Evans, 1976. One black and white photograph...
Dredges--Idaho--Camp Lifton--Pictorial works; Dredges--Bear Lake (Utah and Idaho)--Pictorial works
Map of the Bear River Watershed, March 1936 by the Utah State Planning Board, Ray B. West, Director. Features include: state and county lines, cities, canyons, and points of interest concerning water and usage (i.e. dams, canals, etc.). Symbols...
Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Maps; Water resources development--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Maps; Dams--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Maps
Aerial view of Cutler Dam and Bear River canal system in Bear River Canyon, 1950s. View looking east. One black and white photograph (4.5 x 6.75 inches) mounted on board. (Negative Available).
Cutler Dam (Utah)--Pictorial works; Irrigation canals and flumes--Bear River (Utah-Idaho)--Pictorial works; Dams--Bear River (Utah-Idaho)--Pictorial works
View in Bear River Canyon looking east from Box Elder toward Cache County, about 1895. Wooden trestle of the Oregon Short Line branch of the Union Pacific Railroad on right, spillway of the Bear River Canal at left. (Copied from original owned by...
Bear River Canyon (Utah)--Pictorial works; Railroad bridges--Utah--Bear River Canyon--Pictorial works
Excavation and the driving of Wakefield piling at Reeder Overflow canal, one of several sources of water coming into the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, August 25, 1930. Black and white photograph, 3 x 5.5 inches.
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (Utah)--History--Pictorial works; Bird refuges--Utah--Design and construction--Pictorial works; Reeder Overflow (Utah); Piling (Civil Engineering)--Design and construction--Pictorial works
Hyrum Lake, located in Hyrum Lake State Park (Cache County, Utah) serves as a major recreational attraction and source of irrigation water for the Cache Valley area of Utah. Constructed in 1936, Hyrum Lake has a surface area of 475 acres and a...
Water quality--Utah--Hyrum Reservoir; Algal blooms--Utah--Hyrum Reservoir; Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Environmental conditions;
1939 Watermaster's report, District no. 5, state of Idaho, Bear River.
Irrigation districts--Idaho--Statistics; Irrigation water--Idaho--Statistics; Irrigation water--Bear River (Utah-Idaho)--Statistics; Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Streamflow--Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Bear Lake (Utah and Idaho)
A man stands in the shallow water of the Willard Bay section of the Refuge, shooting ducks with a rifle as part of a duck sickness control effort, Sept. 19, 1932. Next to him is another man in a mud boat. Black & white photograph, 3.25 x 5.2...
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (Utah)--History--Pictorial works; Ducks--Diseases--Prevention--Pictorial works; Duck shooting--Utah--Pictorial works; Avian botulism--Prevention--Pictorial works
View of snow-covered camp at Box 465-00 "N" line, Unit 5, January 6, 1931. Men are unloading lumber from a horse-drawn sleigh. In the background are several cars, heavy machinery, a shed, and two camper-type vehicles.
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (Utah)--History--Pictorial works; Truck campers--Pictorial works; Horse-drawn vehicles--Pictorial works; Sleighs--Pictorial works; Automobiles--Pictorial works
Proposed site for a dam between Deweyville and Tremonton, Utah. Taken about 1939 when bill to authorize construction was introduced to Congress. One b & w photograph.
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (Utah)--History--Pictorial works; Dams--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)-- Pictorial works
Map showing the various structures and land features of the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in Box Elder County, Utah. Scale: 1 inch = 2000 feet. Smaller scale inset map shows where map area fits into surrounding area. Scale for inset is 1 inch...
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (Utah)--Design and construction--Maps; Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (Utah)--Maps
