The dam and reservoir were built and operated by the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR).

[4] The primary purpose of the dam is to store flows from the upper Strawberry River, as well as water diverted from eight tributaries of the Duchesne River, for diversion through the Strawberry Tunnel to supplement water supplies in the Utah Valley.

Water from the Strawberry Tunnel eventually outlets into Sixth Water Canyon, the Diamond Fork (stream) and finally the Spanish Fork (river) before flowing into Utah Lake.

[1] Water releases from the dam are controlled by outlet works with a bypass capacity of 2,830 cu ft/s (80 m3/s).

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