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Wind River Diversion Dam

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General

  • Vicinity Map
  • Region (Map) ....................... Great Plains
  • State (Map) .............................. Wyoming
  • County ......................................... Fremont
  • Project .......................... PSMBP-Riverton
  • Dam type ................................... Diversion
  • Location ...... 32 mi NW of Riverton, WY
  • Watercourse .......................... Wind River
  • Original Construction ................. 1921-23
  • Modified ............................................. 1976
  • National ID Number ................. WY01383
  • Hydrologic Unit Code ...................

Dimensions

  • Crest Elevation ............................ 5581.25 ft
  • Weir Crest Elevation ................... 5570.25 ft
  • Structural Height ............................... 37.0 ft
  • Hydraulic Height ..............................  19.0 ft
  • Weir Crest Length ........................... 651.0 ft
  • Total Crest Length ....................... 2,464.0 ft
  • Crest Width ............................................ NA
  • Base Width ............................................. NA
  • Volume ..................................... 17,200 cu yd

Hydraulics

  • Spillway capacity at
  •   El. 5576.7.................................. 40,000 cfs
  • Diversion capacity at
  •   El. 5576.2 ................................... 2,200 cfs

Headworks

  • Wyoming Canal:  Six 10- by 10-foot steel radial gates.
  • Sluiceway:  Four 10- by 12-foot radial gates.
  • Logway:  10-foot-wide wooden gate.


Narration

 


Links

 | Recreation | NA

 | Dams Located by State | USBR Wyoming Dams | North Great Plains Region Dams |

 | Owner:  Bureau of Reclamation, Wyoming Area Office,
                   PO Box 1630, Mills, WY 82644-1630, (307) 261-5671

 | Operator:  Midvale Irrigation District,
                       PO Box 128, Pavillion, WY 82523, (307) 856-6359

 

 

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