Building Roof Floating on Thistle Lake on August 10, 1983
US 89 (Utah County)--Photographs
Disasters--Utah-Spanish Fork Canyon
This image documents the Thistle Flood that began in April 1983 with a massive mud slide that created an earthen dam, blocking the flow of the Spanish Fork River. In addition to severing Highway 89 as a transportation route, the dam destroyed the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad tracks, cutting off the railroad link between Salt Lake and Denver. As flood waters rose, the town of Thistle (located on Highway 89) was inundated with the water that would form Thistle Lake. Massive construction efforts were made between 1983 and 1984 to reconstruct rail and road lines, as well as divert and drain water from Thistle Lake into the nearby Spanish Fork River.
Utah Department of Transportation
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 18, Photo 83165-272.
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Rooftops Above Water on Thistle Lake on August 10, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 18, Photo 83165-280.
Water Diversion Construction at Thistle on August 10, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 18, Photo 83165-288.
New Railroad Line Near Thistle on August 10, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 19, Photo 83165-302.
Bow Valley Ranch Road Sign on August 10, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 20, Photo 83165-44.
Water Diversion Equipment at Halls Falls on August 10, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 20, Photo 83165-70.
Birdseye Road Sign Near Thistle on August 10, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 22, Photo 83165-141.
Search and Recover Equipment at Thistle Lake on August 10, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 22, Photo 83165-154.
A View From Thistle Lake of a House and Passing Train on August 10, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 23, Photo 83165-201.
House Wreckage on Thistle Lake on August 10, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 23, Photo 83165-220.
Closeup of House Wreckage on Thistle Lake on August 10, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 24, Photo 83165-161.
House Wreckage on the Thistle Lake Shoreline on August 10, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 24, Photo 83165-167.
Water Diversion and General Construction at the Thistle Mud Slide Area on August 10, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 24, Photo 83165-198.
Broken Railroad Bridge over the Spanish Fork River on August 13, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 25, Photo 83168-16.
Aerial View of the New Railroad Line and Thistle Lake Water Diversion Area on August 15, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 26, Photo 83171-20.
Aerial View of the New Railroad Line and General Construction Area Near Thistle on August 15, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 26, Photo 83171-24.
Aerial View of Thistle Lake on August 15, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 27, Photo 83171-55.
Aerial View of Thistle Lake and the Thistle Mudslide Area on August 15, 1983
Inventory for the Utah Department of Transportation Thistle Flood photograph collection can be found at: http://archives.utah.gov/research/inventories/25229.html
Night Construction on the Railroad Line Bypass Near Thistle Junction on August 25, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 29, Photo 83172-49.
New Railroad Tunnel Construction Near Thistle Lake on August 25, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 30, Photo 83175-33.
Thistle Navy Trailer and Sign Near Thistle Lake on August 25, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 30, Photo 83175-35.
View from the Thistle Lake Overlook on August 25, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 31, Photo 83175-97.
Halls Falls Water Diversion Area on August 25, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 31, Photo 83175-110.
Road Cut and Construction Equipment at the Thistle Mudslide on August 25, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 32, Photo 83175-132.
Thistle Lake Overview Sign on August 25, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 34, Photo 83175-62.
Information Card Providing a Brief History of the U-Pace-O Ranch (Located Near Thistle) on August 25, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 34, Photo 83175-74.
Box of Core Samples Taken at Thistle on September 28, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 44, Photo 83207-40.
Thistle Mudslide and Thistle Lake on September 29, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 46, Photo 83208-4.
Halls Falls Water Diversion Area Near Thistle Lake on September 29, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 46, Photo 83208-29.
Thistle Lake Overlook on September 30, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 48, Photo 83209-11.
Road Signs on the Stewart Road Near Thistle on September 30, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 48, Photo 83209-27.
Entrance to the Second Thistle Drain Tunnel on September 06, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 35, Photo 83177-51.
Directional Signs and New Railroad Line Near Thistle on September 06, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 36, Photo 83177-26.
Work on the Second Thistle Drain Tunnel on September 06, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 36, Photo 83177-42.
Thistle Drainage Tunnel on September 06, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 37, Photo 83177-6.
Drainage Tunnel at Thistle Lake on September 06, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 37, Photo 83177-104.
Halls Falls Drainage Area on September 09, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 38, Photo 83201-9.
Train and New Railroad Line Near Thistle on September 20, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 39, Photo 83203-68.
Debris Near Thistle on September 20, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 39, Photo 83203-84.
Water Diversion Construction Near Thistle on September 20, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 40, Photo 83203-144.
Stewart Road Sign at Thistle on September 20, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 41, Photo 83203-128.
Unidentified Children at the Thistle Lake Overlook on September 20, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 41, Photo 83203-140.
Core Samples Taken at Thistle on September 28, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 43, Photo 83207-44B.
Workers Taking Core Samples at Thistle on September 28, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 43, Photo 83207-53.
Thistle Drainage Tunnel on September 28, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 43, Photo 83207-69.
Construction Work at the Thistle Lake Drain Tunnel on September 28, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 2, Folder 44, Photo 83207-14.
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Stores at 245 South State Street. Image taken in the 1940s.
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