Pathfinder Dam

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Pathfinder Dam is a historic early 20th-century masonry dam in Wyoming that forms Pathfinder Reservoir and provides water storage and flood control on the North Platte River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arch dam
historic structure
masonry dam
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
constructionBegan 1905
constructionCompleted 1909
constructionMethod cyclopean masonry
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designedBy United States Bureau of Reclamation engineers NERFINISHED
formsReservoir Pathfinder Reservoir NERFINISHED
hasSpillway yes
height about 214 feet
about 64 metres
heritageStatus listed on the National Register of Historic Places
historicPeriod early 20th century
isUpstreamOf Alcova Dam NERFINISHED
Glendo Dam NERFINISHED
Guernsey Dam NERFINISHED
length about 168 metres
about 550 feet
locatedIn Wyoming
locatedInCounty Carbon County, Wyoming NERFINISHED
Natrona County, Wyoming NERFINISHED
locatedNear Casper, Wyoming NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver North Platte River NERFINISHED
managesFloodRiskFor communities along the North Platte River
material concrete masonry
namedAfter John C. Frémont NERFINISHED
namedFor John C. Frémont NERFINISHED
NRHPListingYear 1971
NRHPType historic district contributing property
opened 1909
operator United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED
owner United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED
partOf North Platte Project NERFINISHED
Reclamation Era historic resources
project North Platte Project NERFINISHED
providesWaterTo irrigation districts in Nebraska
irrigation districts in Wyoming
purpose flood control
irrigation
water storage
regionServed North Platte River Basin NERFINISHED
reservoirCapacity about 1,016,000 acre-feet
reservoirName Pathfinder Reservoir NERFINISHED
reservoirUse fisheries
recreation
riverCrossed North Platte River NERFINISHED
watercourse North Platte River NERFINISHED

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North Platte River hasDam Pathfinder Dam