Kortes Dam
Dam in Carbon County, Wyoming · North Platte River · forms Kortes Reservoir
Height
244 ft
74 m (NID height)
Length
440 ft
134 m
Completed
1951
Kortes Reservoir today
6,141.70 ft
7 days –
Normal storage
4,739 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM MDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Hydroelectric
- Dam type
- Concrete
- Structural height
- 244 ft
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 4,739 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 83 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 220 ft
- Drainage area
- 7,169 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 118 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Omaha District
- Also known as
- Kortes Reservoir
- NID ID
- WY01294
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID WY01294 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.