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Place Name
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Buffalo Bill Reservoir
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Place Status (Type)
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reservoir
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Location
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Park County, Wyoming (WY), United States, North America
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Latitude
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44°30'N
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Longitude
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109°15'W
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Buffalo Bill Reservoir
(
15 sq mi/39 sq km), Park co., NW
Wyo., on South Fork Shoshone R., 3 mi/5 km SW
of Cody; 44°30'N 109°15'W. Max. capacity 644,540 acre-ft. Formed by
Buffalo Bill Dam (350 ft/107 m
high), built (1910) by the Bureau of Reclamation for power generation;
also used for irrigation, water supply, recreation, and as a fish and
wildlife pond. Shosone Natl. Forest to W.
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