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Causey Reservoir

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Activities at Causey Reservoir include boating and fishing. There are no dedicated boat-launch facilities, and only wake-less speeds are allowed. Fishing includes Kokanee Salmon and several trout varieties, including
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On August 14, 2015, a group of individuals was cliff jumping at the reservoir. At one point, a person jumped in and didn't surface. The body of the cliff diver was found the next day at approximately 11 a.m.
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On September 1, 2007, an 18-year-old exchange student drowned while swimming across a narrow part of the reservoir. The teen's body was found the next day in 121 feet of water.
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On March 20, 2020, a 19-year-old male drowned. The Weber County Sheriff's office said the call came in at 2:45 a.m. The body was recovered within an hour.
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In July 1976, a 23 year old Salt Lake City Man drowned in Causey Reservoir near Lookout Point. Rescue divers found his body in about 100 feet of water.
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In July 1988, a 17-year-old boy drowned while trying to swim to an area to cliff jump. It took over a year for authorities to recover the body.
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Camping and picnic sites are available near Memorial Park and along the Ogden River.
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Causey is a 142-acre (0.57 km) surface area reservoir on the South Fork of the
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Causey Reservoir
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Causey is located in steep, forested valley terrain and extends into three
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The Weber Basin Water Conservancy District operates the reservoir.
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drowned while swimming to a popular cliff jumping location.
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Causey Dam was constructed between 1962 and 1966 by the
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camp, is located on the northern arm of the reservoir.
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Location of Causey Reservoir in Utah, USA.
Location of Causey Reservoir in Utah, USA.
Weber County, Utah
41°17′54″N 111°35′14″W / 41.29833°N 111.58722°W / 41.29833; -111.58722
Type
reservoir
Primary inflows
Ogden River
Primary outflows
Ogden River
Basin
reservoir
Ogden
Utah
Utah State Route 39

Ogden River
canyons
Bureau of Reclamation
Wasatch front
earthfill dam

Hill Air Force Base
rainbow
cutthroat
brown
Boy Scout
List of dams and reservoirs in Utah
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Causey Reservoir

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