List of largest reservoirs in Wyoming explained
The following is a list of the fourteen reservoirs, in the United States state of Wyoming, that contain at least 40000acre.ft when at full capacity. In addition to in-stream reservoirs, the list includes enhanced natural lakes, notably Jackson Lake. With five of the fourteen largest reservoirs in the state, the North Platte River is the most dammed river in the state, and provides much of the state's water storage.
These reservoirs provide 10221672sigfig=2NaNsigfig=2 of storage. (Some of this storage capacity, or of the water held in it, is allocated otherwise than for normal use within the state.)
List
Name | County(s) | Coordinates | Volume (acre feet) | Volume (km3) | Elevation | Inflow | Dam | Image |
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Flaming Gorge Reservoir | Sweetwater (WY), Daggett (UT) | 41.0856°N -109.5503°W[1] | 3,778,700[2] | 4.6610 | 6,040 | Green River | Flaming Gorge Dam | |
Pathfinder Reservoir | Carbon, Natrona | 42.4525°N -106.8942°W[3] | 1,070,000[4] | 1.3198 | 5,852 | North Platte River | Pathfinder Dam | |
Seminoe Reservoir | Carbon, Albany | 42.1383°N -106.8831°W[5] | 1,017,276[6] | 1.2548 | 6,357 | North Platte River | Seminoe Dam | |
Boysen Reservoir | Fremont | 43.3772°N -108.1756°W[7] | 892,226[8] | 1.1006 | 4,732 | Wind River | Boysen Dam | |
Jackson Lake | Teton | 43.8389°N -110.6531°W[9] | 847,000[10] | 1.0448 | 6,770 | Snake River | Jackson Lake Dam | |
Glendo Reservoir | Platte, Converse | 42.5111°N -104.9569°W[11] | 763,039[12] | 0.9412 | 4,653 | North Platte River | Glendo Dam | |
Buffalo Bill Reservoir | Park | 44.4931°N -109.2025°W[13] | 646,565[14] | 0.7975 | 5,394 | Shoshone River | Buffalo Bill Dam | |
Fontenelle Reservoir | Lincoln, Sweetwater | 42.0528°N -110.0886°W[15] | 345,360[16] | 0.4260 | 6,509 | Green River | Fontenelle Dam | |
Keyhole Reservoir | Crook | 44.3756°N -104.7844°W[17] | 334,200[18] | 0.4122 | 4,114 | Belle Fourche River | Keyhole Dam | |
Alcova Reservoir | Natrona | 42.5372°N -106.7356°W[19] | 184,405[20] | 0.2275 | 5,500 | North Platte River | Alcova Dam | |
Bull Lake Reservoir | Fremont | 43.205°N -109.06°W[21] | 152,459[22] | 0.1881 | 5,805 | Bull Lake Creek | Bull Lake Dam | |
Wheatland Reservoir Number 2 | Albany | 41.8819°N -105.5856°W[23] | 98,930[24] | 0.1220 | 6,968 | Laramie River | | |
New Fork Lake | Sublette | 43.0906°N -109.9583°W[25] | 45,900 | 0.0566 | 7,825 | New Fork River | New Fork Lake Dam | |
Guernsey Reservoir | Platte | 42.3192°N -104.7986°W[26] | 45,612[27] | 0.0563 | 4,420 | North Platte River | Guernsey Dam | | |
See also
Notes and References
- 1441113. Flaming Gorge Reservoir. 1979-12-31. 2014-12-22.
- Web site: Flaming Gorge Dam. United States Bureau of Reclamation. 2009-02-20. 2014-12-22.
- 1596879. Pathfinder Reservoir. 1979-06-05. 2014-12-22.
- Web site: Pathfinder Reservoir Allocations. United States Bureau of Reclamation. 2014-12-22.
- 1596899. Seminoe Reservoir. 1979-06-05. 2014-12-22.
- Web site: Seminoe Reservoir Allocations. United States Bureau of Reclamation. 2014-12-22.
- 1585867. Boysen Reservoir. 1979-06-05. 2014-12-22.
- Web site: Boysen Reservoir Allocations. United States Bureau of Reclamation. 2014-12-22.
- 1609177. Jackson Lake. 1979-06-05. 2014-12-22.
- Web site: Jackson Lake Dam. United States Bureau of Reclamation. 2012-10-29. 2014-12-22. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121017225619/http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Facility.jsp?fac_Name=Jackson+Lake+Dam. 2012-10-17.
- 1596825. Glendo Reservoir. 1979-06-05. 2014-12-22.
- Web site: Glendo Reservoir Allocations. United States Bureau of Reclamation. 2012-10-04. 2014-12-22.
- 1604367. Buffalo Bill Reservoir. 1979-06-05. 2014-12-22.
- Web site: Buffalo Bill Reservoir. United States Bureau of Reclamation. 2012-10-03. 2014-12-22.
- 1588609. Fontenelle Reservoir. 1979-06-05. 2014-12-22.
- Web site: Fontenelle Dam. United States Bureau of Reclamation. 2009-02-20. 2014-12-22.
- 1590341. Keyhole Reservoir. 1979-06-05. 2014-12-22.
- Web site: Keyhole Unit. United States Bureau of Reclamation. 2011-05-11. 2014-12-22.
- 1584734. Alcova Reservoir. 1979-06-05. 2014-12-22.
- Web site: Alcova Reservoir Allocations. United States Bureau of Reclamation. 2012-10-03. 2014-12-22.
- 1586105. Bull Lake. 1979-06-05. 2014-12-22.
- Web site: Bull Lake Allocations. United States Bureau of Reclamation. 2012-10-03. 2014-12-22.
- 1605520. Wheatland Reservonir Number 2. 1979-06-05. 2014-12-22.
- Web site: Reservoirs in the United States. United States Geological Survey. 1966. 2014-12-22.
- 1607908. New Fork Lake. 1994-09-01. 2014-12-22.
- 1609200. Guernsey Reservoir. 1979-06-05. 2014-12-22.
- Web site: Guersey Reservoir Allocation. United States Bureau of Reclamation. 2012-10-04. 2014-12-22.