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Buffalo Bill Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Shoshone River in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The dam is named after the famous old West figure William “Buffalo Bill” Cody who founded the nearby town of…
Seminoe Dam is a concrete-arch structure. Dam and powerplant construction began in 1936 and was completed in 1939. The powerplant was updated in the mid-1970s, and other improvements made starting in 2001.
Kortes dam is located about 54 miles southwest of Casper in Black Canyon. The plant has three 18,500-horsepower Francis-type turbines and three 12,000-kilowatt generators with a combined capacity of 36,000 kilowatts.
The Heart Mountain Powerplant is at the outlet of Shoshone Canyon Conduit about 4 miles southwest of Cody, Wyoming.
Guernsey Dam is an earthfill dam. The dam creates Guernsey Reservoir, the last of the 5 major reservoirs on the North Platte River in Wyoming.
Glendo Dam is located on the North Platte River in Wyoming. The earthfill dam is 2,096 feet long and 190 feet high, containing two hydroelectric turbines.
The powerplant generates power during releases of stored water from Pathfinder Reservoir of the North Platte Project.
The Fontenelle Dam is located on the Green River 24 miles southeast of La Barge, Wyoming. A zoned earthfill structure, the dam is 139 feet high with a crest length of 5,421 feet, and a volume of 5,265,000…
Boysen Dam is a zoned earthfill structure having a structural height of 220 feet. An overflow, weir-type spillway controlled by radial gates is located on the right abutment and surcharges immediately upstream and left of the powerplant. View…
Alcova Reservoir and its surrounding lands provide excellent water oriented recreational facilities and is the primary recreation area for Casper and the surrounding region. Sailboating and water skiing in summer and ice fishing in winter attract many visitors…