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Willard Bay SP -- NW Playas
Coordinates: 41.3957883, -112.1064663 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Tips for birding Northwest Playas
From Utah Birders website The majority of this hotspot is the playas to the northwest of Willard Bay, also known as the Willard Spur. It is flooded from Fall through early Summer. The road between the Reservoir and Spur can be quite rough, and muddy when raining. The two jetties, dike, and roadside are lined with wheatgrass, phragmites, greasewood, and pickleweed. During late Summer the NW playa is dry.

About Willard Bay State Park
Willard Bay is a freshwater reservoir located 12 miles northwest of Ogden on the flood plains of the Great Salt Lake. An earth filled dike and natural shoreline make up the 20-mile enclosures. The dike is officially named the Arthur V. Watkins Dam, for a former U.S. Senator from Utah who was essential in getting the Weber Basin Project passed through congress in 1949. The area had a need for a reservoir to store surplus water from the Ogden and Weber rivers that could later be pumped out and used on farmlands.

Design and construction of the dam were completed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The reservoir is operated by the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District and recreation activities are administered by the Utah State Parks and Recreation.

Willard Bay State Park consists of two separate marinas next to Willard Bay. Recently renovated, the park offers state-of-the-art day-use and camping facilities, boat launch ramps, and group-use areas. From Willard Bay State Park webpage

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