Anchor Dam Wyoming

Anchor Dam is a dam in Hot Springs County, Wyoming, about 35 miles west of Thermopolis. The concrete thin-arch dam was completed in 1960 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation as a water storage project. The 208-foot -high dam structure impounds the water of the South Fork of Owl Creek, with the spillway as designed as a central overflow.
  • Type of dam: Arch dam
  • Impounds: South Fork of Owl Creek
  • Height (foundation): 208 feet (63 m)
  • Creates: Anchor Reservoir
  • Total capacity: 17,400 acre-feet (21,500,000 m³) (designed)

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