Pathfinder Reservoir
(
35 sq mi/91 sq km), Carbon and
Natrona cos., central Wyo., on North Platte R.,
36 mi/58 km SW of Casper;
20 mi/32 km long, max.
4 mi/6.4 km wide; 42°27'N 106°50'W. Max.
capacity 1,070,000 acre-ft. Main reservoir of North Platte project.
Formed by Pathfinder Dam (masonry; 214 ft/65 m
high), built (1913) for irrigation. Immediately above dam is Sweetwater
(R.) Arm, 12 mi/19 km long to W,
3 mi/4.8 km wide. Alcova Reservoir is
downstream (NE); Kortes Dam is upstream (S) at headwaters of Pathfinder
Reservoir; large Seminoe Reservoir 4 mi/6.4 km
S of Kendrick. Pathfinder Bird Refuge here.
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