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Red Willow Dam/Hugh Butler Lake, Neb.
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| Red Willow Dam, which impounds Hugh Butler Lake, is located on Red Willow Creek about 11 miles northwest of McCook |
The Bureau of Reclamation is making releases from Red Willow Dam in support of anticipated repair-work and investigations related to a small hole discovered the week of Oct. 19 by maintenance crews.
Engineers are currently examining the facility, and sand and gravel are being stored at the site for use as filter material and to backfill excavations.
Red Willow Dam, located on Red Willow Creek about 11 miles northwest of McCook, is an earthfill embankment with a structural height of 126 feet that forms a reservoir of 86,630 acre-feet. An ungated concrete spillway is located in the right abutment. An outlet works through the base of the dam provides for river and irrigation releases for downstream diversions. The reservoir behind this dam is Hugh Butler Lake. For more information, please contact Marv Swanda at (308) 345-1027
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- News Release, 11/20/09: Red Willow Dam Investigations
- Fact Sheet, 11/20/09: Red Willow Dam, Nebraska
- Fact Sheet, 11/20/09: Dam Safety Overview
- Daily Bulletin, 11/12/09: Red Willow Dam
- Daily Bulletin, 11/10/09: Red Willow Dam
- Daily Bulletin, 11/09/09: Red Willow Dam
- News Release, 11/06/09: Reclamation Temporarily Closes Road Across Red Willow Dam
- Daily Bulletin, 11/05/09: Red Willow Dam
- Daily Bulletin, 11/04/09: Red Willow Dam
- Daily Bulletin, 11/03/09: Red Willow Dam
- Daily Bulletin, 11/02/09: Red Willow Dam
- News Release, 10/30/09: Reclamation Modifies Operations at Red Willow Dam
- News Release, 10/28/08: Reclamation Crews Inspect Red Willow Dam
Reservoir Data Links
- Current Reservoir Data for Hugh Butler Lake, NE
- HydroMet System for Red Willow Diversion Dam, NE
- Reservoir Allocation for Hugh Butler Lake (Red Willow Dam)
Informational Links
- Red Willow Dam, Nebraska - Fact Sheet
- Dam Safety Overview - Fact sheet
- Nebraska-Kansas Area Office Home Page
- Reclamation's Dam Safety Program Home Page
- Hugh Butler Lake (Red Willow Reservoir State Recreation Area) at Recreation.gov
Last Update: November 20, 2009