Guernsey Dam

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Guernsey Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in eastern Wyoming that creates Guernsey Reservoir and plays a key role in irrigation and water management in the North Platte River Basin.

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Guernsey Dam canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concrete arch-gravity dam
dam
associatedWith Bureau of Reclamation North Platte Project
basinCountry United States
constructionBegan 1925
constructionCompleted 1927
constructionEra 1920s
continent North America
country United States
countrySubdivision State of Wyoming
linked to: Wyoming
county Platte County, Wyoming
createsReservoir Guernsey Reservoir
crosses North Platte River
damType arch-gravity
function regulating seasonal flows of the North Platte River
supplying irrigation water to agricultural lands in Wyoming and Nebraska
hasPowerPlant yes
height 135 ft
about 41 m
length about 610 m
approx 2,000 ft
locatedIn Wyoming
eastern Wyoming
locatedInTimeZone Mountain Time Zone
locatedNear Guernsey, Wyoming
locatedOnRiver North Platte River
managesWaterFor North Platte River Basin
linked to: North Platte River
material concrete
nearCity Guernsey
nearProtectedArea Guernsey State Park
openingDate 1927
operator United States Bureau of Reclamation
ownedBy United States Bureau of Reclamation
partOfProject North Platte Project
purpose hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
water management
regionServed North Platte River irrigation districts
reservoirCapacity about 71,000 acre-feet
reservoirName Guernsey Reservoir
spillwayType gated overflow spillway
state Wyoming
usedFor flow regulation
power generation
storage for downstream irrigation
watercourse North Platte River

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North Platte River hasDam Guernsey Dam
Guernsey Reservoir createdBy Guernsey Dam
Pathfinder Dam isUpstreamOf Guernsey Dam
Glendo Dam isUpstreamOf Guernsey Dam