List of largest reservoirs of Wyoming

What follows is a list of the fourteen reservoirs in the state of Wyoming, the United States, that contain at least 40,000 acre feet when at full capacity. In addition to in-stream reservoirs, the list includes enhanced natural lakes, such as Jackson Lake. With five of the fourteen largest reservoirs in the state, the North Platte River holds the distinction of being the most dammed river in the state, as well as providing much of the water storage for the state.

The fourteen reservoirs on this list provide 10,221,672 acre feet of storage, though not all is allocated for the state of Wyoming.

Key
dagger denotes reservoir not entirely in Wyoming

List

Name County(s) Coordinates Volume[n 1] (acre feet) Volume (km3) Elevation[n 2] Inflow Dam Image
Flaming Gorge Reservoir Sweetwater (WY)dagger, Daggett (UT)dagger 41°05′08″N 109°33′01″W / 41.08556°N 109.55028°W / 41.08556; -109.55028[1] 3,778,700[2] 4.6610 6,040 Green River Flaming Gorge Dam
Pathfinder Reservoir Carbon, Natrona 42°27′09″N 106°53′39″W / 42.45250°N 106.89417°W / 42.45250; -106.89417[3] 1,070,000[4] 1.3198 5,852 North Platte River Pathfinder Dam
Seminoe Reservoir Carbon, Albany 42°08′18″N 106°52′59″W / 42.13833°N 106.88306°W / 42.13833; -106.88306[5] 1,017,276[6] 1.2548 6,357 North Platte River Seminoe Dam
Boysen Reservoir Fremont 43°22′38″N 108°10′32″W / 43.37722°N 108.17556°W / 43.37722; -108.17556[7] 892,226[8] 1.1006 4,732 Wind River Boysen Dam
Jackson Lake[n 3] Teton 43°50′20″N 110°39′11″W / 43.83889°N 110.65306°W / 43.83889; -110.65306[9] 847,000[10] 1.0448 6,770[10] Snake River Jackson Lake Dam
Glendo Reservoir Platte, Converse 42°30′40″N 104°57′25″W / 42.51111°N 104.95694°W / 42.51111; -104.95694[11] 763,039[12] 0.9412 4,653 North Platte River Glendo Dam
Buffalo Bill Reservoir Park 44°29′35″N 109°12′09″W / 44.49306°N 109.20250°W / 44.49306; -109.20250[13] 646,565[14] 0.7975 5,394 Shoshone River Buffalo Bill Dam
Fontenelle Reservoir Lincoln, Sweetwater 42°03′10″N 110°05′19″W / 42.05278°N 110.08861°W / 42.05278; -110.08861[15] 345,360[16] 0.4260 6,509 Green River Fontenelle Dam
Keyhole Reservoir Crook 44°22′32″N 104°47′04″W / 44.37556°N 104.78444°W / 44.37556; -104.78444[17] 334,200[18] 0.4122 4,114 Belle Fourche River Keyhole Dam
Alcova Reservoir Natrona 42°32′14″N 106°44′08″W / 42.53722°N 106.73556°W / 42.53722; -106.73556[19] 184,405[20] 0.2275 5,500 North Platte River Alcova Dam
Bull Lake Reservoir[n 4] Fremont 43°12′18″N 109°03′36″W / 43.20500°N 109.06000°W / 43.20500; -109.06000[21] 152,459[22] 0.1881 5,805 Bull Lake Creek Bull Lake Dam
Wheatland Reservoir Number 2 Albany 41°52′55″N 105°35′08″W / 41.88194°N 105.58556°W / 41.88194; -105.58556[23] 98,930[24] 0.1220 6,968 Laramie River
New Fork Lake[n 5] Sublette 43°05′26″N 109°57′30″W / 43.09056°N 109.95833°W / 43.09056; -109.95833[25] 45,900[24] 0.0566 7,825 New Fork River New Fork Lake Dam
Guernsey Reservoir Platte 42°19′09″N 104°47′55″W / 42.31917°N 104.79861°W / 42.31917; -104.79861[26] 45,612[27] 0.0563 4,420 North Platte River Guernsey Dam

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Volume given is the maximum flood pool, not the operational or live storage capacity.
  2. ↑ Elevation given is the elevation of reservoir at full pool, measured in feet.
  3. ↑ Jackson Lake is a natural lake, but was expanded with a dam first built in 1911, and enlarged in 1916.
  4. ↑ The natural Bull Lake was expanded with the completion of Bull Lake Dam in 1938.
  5. ↑ New Fork Lake was expanded with the creation of New Fork Lake Dam.

References

  1. ↑ "Flaming Gorge Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1979-12-31. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  2. ↑ "Flaming Gorge Dam". United States Bureau of Reclamation. 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  3. ↑ "Pathfinder Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1979-06-05. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  4. ↑ "Pathfinder Reservoir Allocations" (PDF). United States Bureau of Reclamation. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  5. ↑ "Seminoe Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1979-06-05. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  6. ↑ "Seminoe Reservoir Allocations" (PDF). United States Bureau of Reclamation. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  7. ↑ "Boysen Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1979-06-05. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  8. ↑ "Boysen Reservoir Allocations" (PDF). United States Bureau of Reclamation. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  9. ↑ "Jackson Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1979-06-05. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  10. 1 2 "Jackson Lake Dam". United States Bureau of Reclamation. 2012-10-29. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  11. ↑ "Glendo Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1979-06-05. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  12. ↑ "Glendo Reservoir Allocations" (PDF). United States Bureau of Reclamation. 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  13. ↑ "Buffalo Bill Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1979-06-05. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  14. ↑ "Buffalo Bill Reservoir" (PDF). United States Bureau of Reclamation. 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  15. ↑ "Fontenelle Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1979-06-05. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  16. ↑ "Fontenelle Dam". United States Bureau of Reclamation. 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  17. ↑ "Keyhole Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1979-06-05. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  18. ↑ "Keyhole Unit". United States Bureau of Reclamation. 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  19. ↑ "Alcova Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1979-06-05. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  20. ↑ "Alcova Reservoir Allocations" (PDF). United States Bureau of Reclamation. 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  21. ↑ "Bull Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1979-06-05. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  22. ↑ "Bull Lake Allocations" (PDF). United States Bureau of Reclamation. 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  23. ↑ "Wheatland Reservonir Number 2". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1979-06-05. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  24. 1 2 "Reservoirs in the United States" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. 1966. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  25. ↑ "New Fork Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  26. ↑ "Guernsey Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1979-06-05. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  27. ↑ "Guersey Reservoir Allocation" (PDF). United States Bureau of Reclamation. 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
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