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General
Vicinity Map
Region (Map) ....................... Great Plains
State (Map) .............................. Wyoming
County .......................................... Carbon
Project ............................. PSMBP-Kortes
Dam type ...................... Concrete gravity
Location ......... 60 mi SW of Casper, WY
Watercourse .............. North Platte River
Reservoir ........................................ Kortes
Original Construction ............. 1946-1951
National ID Number ................ WY01294
Hydrologic Unit Code ............... |
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Hydraulics
Top of Active Conservation .... 6142.0 ft
Top of Inactive ........................... 6092.0 ft
Top of Dead ................................ 6035.5 ft
Streambed at Dam Axis ............. 5942.0 ft
Lowest Point of Foundation .... 5925.0 ft
Total Storage to El. 6142 ........ 4,739 ac-ft
Active Storage ........................ 3,073 ac-ft
Inactive Storage ...................... 1,515 ac-ft
Dead Storage .............................. 151 ac-ft
Service spillway
Capacity at El. 6165.7 ........... 60,000 cfs
Power outlets
Capacity at El. 6139.0 .............. 2,745 cfs
Safe channel capacity ............. 15,000 cfs |
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Dimensions
Crest Elevation .............................. 6169.0 ft
Top of Parapet Elevation ........... 6172.74 ft
Structural Height ................................ 244 ft
Hydraulic Height ................................ 200 ft
Crest Length ........................................ 440 ft
Crest Width ........................................... 24 ft
Base Width ......................................... 193 ft
Volume of Concrete ............. 147,000 cu yd |
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Hydrology
Drainage Area .................................. 0 sq mi
Hydrometeorological Report .... HMR 55A
PMF ...... 1989 June General Rain-on-Snow
Volume ... 1,932,000 acre-feet over 15 days
Peak Inflow ................................ 372,000 cfs
Maximum Water Surface ............ 6200.57 ft |
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