Soldier Creek Dam, Embankment dam in Wasatch County, United States.

Soldier Creek Dam is an earth-and-rock embankment dam built across the Strawberry River in the Uinta National Forest. The structure rises prominently from the valley floor and creates a large reservoir used for irrigation and power generation throughout the region.

The Bureau of Reclamation completed this dam in 1974, replacing an earlier structure dating to 1913. This replacement greatly increased water storage capacity for the entire Utah Valley region.

Water stored behind the dam is sent through the Strawberry Tunnel to Sixth Water Canyon, then along Diamond Fork and the Spanish Fork river to Utah Lake, supplementing Utah Valley supplies. The reservoir also collects diverted flow from eight Duchesne River tributaries.

The area around the dam is best explored on foot from accessible viewpoints, which offer views of the reservoir and surrounding landscape. Visitors should expect changing weather conditions at this elevation and dress accordingly.

The dam's outlet works can release up to 2,830 cubic feet per second, and the structure controls runoff from a 170-square-mile drainage area. Its zoned earthfill embankment holds 3,206,000 cubic yards of material, standing 272 feet high and 1,290 feet long.