The concrete gravity dam was constructed between 1946 and 1951 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, with a height of 244 feet, and a length of 440 feet at its crest.[1] It impounds the North Platte River for hydroelectric power. Owned and operated by the Bureau, it stands as part of the Kortes Unit of the vast Pick–Sloan Missouri Basin Program less than two miles downstream from the Bureau's larger Seminoe Dam.
The riverine reservoir it creates, Kortes Reservoir, has a water surface of 83 acres and a volume of 4,765 acre-feet confined to the narrow Black Canyon,[2] which is not stocked with fish and has no boat ramp facilities.[3] However, the five and a half river miles from the base of Kortes Dam downstream to the Pathfinder Reservoir, the Miracle Mile Area, has eleven primitive camping areas and fishing for brown trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, and walleye.[4]
^"Kortes Reservoir/Miracle Mile Area, Wyoming". Recreation.gov. from the original on 2021-09-11. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
^. WyomingTourism.org. Archived from the original on 2010-07-14. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
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kortes, national, wy01294, carbon, county, wyoming, location, wyomingcountryunited, stateslocationcarbon, county, wyomingcoordinates42, 17408, 88110, 17408, 88110statusin, useconstruction, began1946opening, date1951owner, bureau, reclamationdam, spillwaysimpou. Kortes Dam National ID WY01294 is a dam in Carbon County Wyoming Kortes DamLocation of Kortes Dam in WyomingCountryUnited StatesLocationCarbon County WyomingCoordinates42 10 27 N 106 52 52 W 42 17408 N 106 88110 W 42 17408 106 88110StatusIn useConstruction began1946Opening date1951Owner s U S Bureau of ReclamationDam and spillwaysImpoundsNorth Platte RiverHeight244 ft 74 m Length440 ft 130 m ReservoirCreatesKortes ReservoirSurface area83 acres 34 ha The concrete gravity dam was constructed between 1946 and 1951 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation with a height of 244 feet and a length of 440 feet at its crest 1 It impounds the North Platte River for hydroelectric power Owned and operated by the Bureau it stands as part of the Kortes Unit of the vast Pick Sloan Missouri Basin Program less than two miles downstream from the Bureau s larger Seminoe Dam The riverine reservoir it creates Kortes Reservoir has a water surface of 83 acres and a volume of 4 765 acre feet confined to the narrow Black Canyon 2 which is not stocked with fish and has no boat ramp facilities 3 However the five and a half river miles from the base of Kortes Dam downstream to the Pathfinder Reservoir the Miracle Mile Area has eleven primitive camping areas and fishing for brown trout cutthroat trout rainbow trout and walleye 4 References edit Kortes Dam United States Bureau of Reclamation Archived from the original on 2012 09 27 Retrieved 2012 08 28 Kortes Dam United States Bureau of Reclamation Archived from the original on 2012 09 25 Retrieved 2012 08 28 Kortes Reservoir Miracle Mile Area Wyoming Recreation gov Archived from the original on 2021 09 11 Retrieved 2021 09 11 Kortes Reservoir Miracle Mile Area WyomingTourism org Archived from the original on 2010 07 14 Retrieved 2012 08 28 External links edit nbsp Media related to Kortes Dam at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kortes Dam amp oldid 1073380884, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
