During the winter no water is diverted from the river. Flooding from the canal can still occur if water from surface runoff or other sources flows into the canals. During the months from October to March no watermaster is employed. Please contact one of the Directors or Providence City in cases of emergency.

In case of emergency please contact one of the following:

1. Call the watermaster
2. Call one of the Providence-Blacksmith Fork Irrigation Company Directors
3. Call Providence City
4. Call the Millville-Blacksmith Fork Irrigation Company
5. Call 911

The canal is jointly owned by both the Providence and Millville Blacksmith Fork irrigation companies. Millville has access to the river diversion and can divert water at several points south of Providence. The president of the Millville company is:

George Winborg
145 West,100 South
Millville, Ut
752-4327

The canal begins at a diversion at the mouth of Blacksmith Fork Canyon and ends 6-miles downstream in a small box at 150 East 100 North in Providence. In case of a washout or other failure it is impractical to quickly shut off the water by closing the gates at the diversion, it takes 8-10 hours for the canal to empty out.

In case of a washout the most productive action is to divert the water in the canal back to the river. Several headgates thru Millville and Providence can be used to dump water back to either the Blacksmith Fork or Spring Creek rivers. These headgates are normally locked. In case of emergency it is acceptable to cut the lock off with a bolt cutter or hacksaw.

1. Upper Canal: 12 inch headgate at 150 East 300 North Millville. Open the bypass headgate in the wier to allow water to flow to the West.
2. Lower Canal: 24 inch headgate at 200 West 350 North Millville. Walk North along the canal to the tree line. This headgate is large enough to drain the entire canal.
3. Lower Canal: 12 inch headgate at 250 West 300 South Providence. Open the canal gate then drive west 1-block and open the outlet gate valve near the cottonwood trees on the south side of the lane.