Pathfinder Dam
Dam in Natrona County, Wyoming · North Platte River · forms Pathfinder Reservoir
Height
214 ft
65 m (NID height)
Length
432 ft
132 m
Completed
1909
Pathfinder Reservoir today
5,784.18 ft
7 days ▲ 0.90 ft
Normal storage
1,016,500 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM MDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Hydroelectric; Irrigation
- Dam type
- Masonry
- Structural height
- 214 ft
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 1,016,500 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 22,014 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 195 ft
- Drainage area
- 10,672 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 770 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Omaha District
- Also known as
- Pathfinder Reservoir
- NID ID
- WY01296
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID WY01296 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.
Other dams at Pathfinder Reservoir
- Pathfinder Dike