Causey Reservoir is a reservoir

Reservoir

A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...

 located 15 miles (24.1 km) northeast of Ogden

Ogden, Utah

Ogden is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. Ogden serves as the county seat of Weber County. The population was 82,825 according to the 2010 Census. The city served as a major railway hub through much of its history, and still handles a great deal of freight rail traffic which makes it a...

, Utah

Utah

Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...

, United States

United States

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 just off Utah State Route 39

Utah State Route 39

State Route 39 is a state highway in northern Utah connecting Ogden to Woodruff via Ogden Canyon and Huntsville. The highway is on 12th Street in Ogden and the Ogden River Scenic Byway through Ogden Canyon. The route is over sixty-seven miles long.Prior to 1964, SR-39 was routed along 24th Street...

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Geography

Causey is a 142 acre (0.57465412 km²) surface area reservoir on the South Fork of the Ogden River

Ogden River

The Ogden River is a long river in Utah.The Ogden River's three forks begin in the Wasatch Range in Weber County and converge at Pineview Reservoir, near Huntsville...

. It is a feature of the Weber Basin Project, and lies at an elevation of about 5700 feet (1,737.4 m). The reservoir has a maximum depth of 182 feet (55.5 m) and a mean depth of 65 feet (19.8 m).

Causey is located in steep, forested, valley terrain, and extends into three canyons.

Management for the reservoir is under jurisdiction of the U.S. Forest Service

United States Forest Service

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, Wasatch-Cache National Forest

Wasatch-Cache National Forest

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest is a United States National Forest located primarily in northern Utah , with smaller parts extending into southeastern Idaho and southwestern Wyoming . The name is from the Ute word Wasatch for a low place in high mountains, and the French word Cache meaning to...

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History

Causey Dam was constructed between 1962 and 1966 by the Bureau of Reclamation

United States Bureau of Reclamation

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 to provide water to the northern Wasatch front

Wasatch Front

The Wasatch Front is a metropolitan region in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Utah. It consists of a chain of cities and towns stretched along the Wasatch Range from approximately Santaquin in the south to Brigham City in the north...

 area of Utah. It is an earthfill dam

Embankment dam

An embankment dam is a massive artificial water barrier. It is typically created by the emplacement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions of soil, sand, clay and/or rock. It has a semi-permanent waterproof natural covering for its surface, and a dense, waterproof...

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Activities

Activities at Causey Reservoir include boating and fishing. There are no dedicated boat-launch facilities, and wakeless speeds only are allowed. Fishing includes several trout varieties, including rainbow

Rainbow trout

The rainbow trout is a species of salmonid native to tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America. The steelhead is a sea run rainbow trout usually returning to freshwater to spawn after 2 to 3 years at sea. In other words, rainbow trout and steelhead trout are the same species....

, cutthroat

Cutthroat trout

The cutthroat trout is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family of order Salmoniformes. It is one of the many fish species colloquially known as trout...

, and brown

Brown trout

The brown trout and the sea trout are fish of the same species....

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Swimming and cliff-jumping are also popular.

Camping and picnic sites are available at nearby Memorial Park, and along the Ogden River.

Camp Kiesel, a Boy Scout

Boy Scouts of America

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camp, is located on the northern arm of the reservoir.