This is a list of dams in Wyoming that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams.__TOC__
Dam[1] | Height | Year removed | Location | Watercourse | Watershed | Notes |
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White Water Barrier Dam | 2012 | Lincoln County | Smiths Fork | Bear River | ||
Twin Creek Barrier and Screen Dam | 2012 | Lincoln County | Twin Creek | |||
Newbold Diversion Dam | 2feet | 2013 | Kelly | Gros Ventre River | Gros Ventre River | Located on the border of Grand Teton National Park and the National Elk Refuge, the failing Newbold Dam was no longer used for irrigation and had become a safety risk. The dam's removal opened up more than of stream to fish spawning on a tributary of the Snake River.[2] |
Jones Creek Dam | 2018 | Teton County | ||||
Unnamed dam | 2018 | Teton County | Lafferty Creek | Dam built for agriculture. | ||
Lloyd Creek Dam | 2018 | Teton County | Lloyd Creek | |||
Unnamed dam | 2018 | Teton County | ||||
Hoback River Dam | 2019 | Bondurant | Hoback River | Hoback River | ||
Little Snake River Barrier Dam #1 | 2014 | Carbon County | Little Snake River | Little Snake River | ||
Savery Creek Barrier Dam #1 | 2015 | Carbon County | Savery Creek | |||
Savery Creek Barrier Dam #2 | 2015 | Carbon County | ||||
Savery Creek Brewster-Clay Dam | 2019 | Carbon County | ||||
Muddy Creek Barrier Dam | 2014 | Carbon County | Muddy Creek | Snake River | ||
White Grass Dude Ranch Dam | 1988 | Teton County | Tributary to Snake River | Located on White Grass Dude Ranch. | ||
Spread Creek Dam | 2011 | Moose | Spread Creek | [3] |