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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Pathfinder Dam canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arch dam
historic structure
masonry dam
basinCountry United States
constructionBegan 1905
constructionCompleted 1909
constructionMethod cyclopean masonry
country United States
designedBy United States Bureau of Reclamation engineers
formsReservoir Pathfinder Reservoir
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
Glendo Dam
Guernsey Dam
length about 168 metres
about 550 feet
locatedIn Wyoming
locatedInCounty Carbon County, Wyoming
Natrona County, Wyoming
locatedNear Casper, Wyoming
locatedOnRiver North Platte River
managesFloodRiskFor communities along the North Platte River
material concrete masonry
namedAfter John C. Frémont
namedFor John C. Frémont
NRHPListingYear 1971
NRHPType historic district contributing property
opened 1909
operator United States Bureau of Reclamation
owner United States Bureau of Reclamation
partOf North Platte Project
Reclamation Era historic resources
project North Platte Project
providesWaterTo irrigation districts in Nebraska
irrigation districts in Wyoming
purpose flood control
irrigation
water storage
regionServed North Platte River Basin
linked to: North Platte River
reservoirCapacity about 1,016,000 acre-feet
reservoirName Pathfinder Reservoir
reservoirUse fisheries
recreation
riverCrossed North Platte River
watercourse North Platte River

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North Platte River hasDam Pathfinder Dam
Pathfinder Reservoir formedByDam Pathfinder Dam
Pathfinder Reservoir namedAfter Pathfinder Dam
Pathfinder Reservoir hasDam Pathfinder Dam
Glendo Dam isDownstreamOf Pathfinder Dam