Anchor Dam
Dam in Hot Springs County, Wyoming · South Fork Owl Creek · forms Anchor Reservoir
Height
208 ft
63 m (NID height)
Length
660 ft
201 m
Completed
1960
Anchor Reservoir today
6,369.48 ft
7 days ▼ 0.04 ft
Normal storage
17,354 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM MDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Irrigation
- Dam type
- Concrete
- Structural height
- 208 ft
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 22,390 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 437 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 146 ft
- Drainage area
- 131 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 100 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Omaha District
- Also known as
- Anchor Reservoir
- NID ID
- WY01298
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID WY01298 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.