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Place Name
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Boysen Reservoir
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Place Status (Type)
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reservoir
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Location
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Fremont County, Wyoming (WY), United States, North America
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Latitude
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43°24'N
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Longitude
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108°09'W
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Boysen Reservoir
, Fremont co., central Wyo., on Bighorn R.,
15 mi/24 km S of Thermopolis;
c.20 mi/32 km long; 43°24'N 108°09'W. Max.
capacity 1,473,000 acre-ft. Formed by Boysen Dam
(144 ft/44 m high), built by the Bureau of
Reclamation for irrigation, flood control, and power generation. Wind
River Indian Reservation to N; Boysen State Park on E shore.
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