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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 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3 ), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3 ).
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. [citation needed] These reservoirs provide 10,221,672 acre-feet (13 billion cubic metres) of storage.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Pathfinder Reservoir has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.The hottest temperature recorded at Pathfinder Reservoir was 100 °F (38 °C) on July 14, 1925, July 12-13, 1954, July 22, 1960, and July 7-9, 1989, while the coldest temperature recorded was −39 °F (−39 °C) on January 17, 1930.
Monitoring wells showed groundwater contamination, but didn't include residential areas. In 2007, elevated levels of benzene in one private water well sped up the 2009 clean up schedule; Windsor had to deliver a clean up plan to the DEQ by May 1, 2008. [41] Not until 2010 did residents learn about the plan. [42]
All reservoirs in Wyoming should be included in this category. The main article for this category is List of dams and reservoirs in Wyoming; Wikimedia Commons has media related to Reservoirs in Wyoming; See also category Lakes of Wyoming
Water from Fontenelle Reservoir is used in local industries such as mining and power generation. Although initially projected to provide irrigation water for agriculture, the irrigation component was downgraded after difficulties with efficient irrigation in Wyoming's high semi-desert became apparent.
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The dam structure and outlets are within a few hundred feet of the south boundary of Yellowstone. The zoned earthfill dam was built between 1937 and 1939 as part of the Minidoka Project, which provides water to irrigate farmland in Idaho's Snake River Plain. [1] The dam provides only water storage, impounding 15,200 acre-feet (0.0187 km 3 ...