Buffalo Bill Dam
Dam in Park County, Wyoming · Shoshone River · forms Buffalo Bill Reservoir
Height
350 ft
107 m (NID height)
Length
200 ft
61 m
Completed
1910
Buffalo Bill Reservoir today
5,358.23 ft
7 days ▼ 0.51 ft
Normal storage
646,565 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM MDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Fish and Wildlife Pond; Irrigation; Recreation; Hydroelectric; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Concrete
- Structural height
- 350 ft
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 646,565 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 8,324 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 265 ft
- Drainage area
- 1,504 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 41 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Omaha District
- Also known as
- Buffalo Bill Reservoir;Enl of 492r & 751r
- NID ID
- WY01300
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID WY01300 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.
Other dams at Buffalo Bill Reservoir
- Buffalo Bill-Diamond Creek Dike
- Buffalo Bill-North Fork Dike