List of dams and reservoirs in Wyoming explained
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Wyoming.
All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50feet tall with a storage capacity of at least 5000acre.ft, or of any height with a storage capacity of 25000acre.ft.[1]
List
- Alcova Dam, Alcova Reservoir, United States Bureau of Reclamation
- Anchor Dam, Anchor Reservoir, USBR
- Big Sandy Dam, Big Sandy Reservoir, USBR
- Boysen Dam, Boysen Reservoir
- Buffalo Bill Dam (formerly Shoshone Dam), Buffalo Bill Reservoir, USBR
- Bull Lake Dam, Bull Lake Reservoir, USBR
- Flaming Gorge Dam, Flaming Gorge Reservoir, USBR
- Fontenelle Dam, Fontenelle Reservoir, USBR
- Glendo Dam, Glendo Reservoir, USBR
- Granite Springs Dam, Granite Springs Reservoir, City of Cheyenne
- Grassy Lake Dam, Grassy Lake Reservoir, USBR
- Guernsey Dam, Guernsey Reservoir, USBR
- Jackson Lake Dam, Jackson Lake, USBR
- Keyhole Dam, Keyhole Reservoir, USBR
- Kortes Dam, Kortes Reservoir, USBR
- Meeks Cabin Dam, Meeks Cabin Reservoir, USBR
- Worthen Meadow Reservoir, City of Lander
- Pathfinder Dam, Pathfinder Reservoir, USBR
- Pilot Butte Dam, Pilot Butte Reservoir, USBR
- Seminoe Dam, Seminoe Reservoir, USBR
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Major Dams of the United States. National Atlas of the United States. USGS. September 17, 2009. October 24, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090814080910/http://nationalatlas.gov/mld/dams00x.html. August 14, 2009. dead.