Tropic Reservoir
1953
2003
Description:
Plate 157X. Tropic Reservoir ca. 1950-2003 Viewed southeast across the upper end of Tropic Reservoir. The original image was taken to show the amount of sediment that was being deposited in the reservoir by the East Fork of the Sevier River. Conditions, however, have improved in the upper watershed and today sediment inflow is minimal. Juniper, pinyon, ponderosa pine, and spruce have all increased.
Photo Information:
U.S. Forest Service photograph (474947) taken ca. 1950; retake by Charles E. Kay on June 25, 2003 - - Photo No. 5176-14. Original photograph held by Southern Utah University Archives and Special Collections, Cedar City, UT.
Vegetative Community:
Conifer, Pinyon, Juniper
Location:
South West: Section 7, Range 4 West, Township 37 South; UTM 389200 E, 4162170 N; elevation 7,880 ft.