Buffalo Bill Dam Tunnels, Cody Wyoming
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Buffalo Bill Dam When completed in 1910, Buffalo Bill Dam stood as an engineering marvel, one of the first concrete arch dams built in the United States. At 325 feet high, it also was the highest dam in the world (surpassing New York’s Croton Dam). The dam was part of the Shoshone Project, which comprised a system of tunnels, canals, diversion dams, and Buffalo Bill Reservoir. Today, the project irrigates more than 93,000 acres, where principal crops are beans, alfalfa, oats, barley, and sugar beets.
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Buffalo Bill Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Shoshone River in the U.S. stateof Wyoming. It is named after the famous Wild West figure William Buffalo Bill Cody, who founded the nearby town of Cody and owned much of the land now covered by the reservoir formed by its construction. The dam is part of the Shoshone Project, successor to several visionary schemes promoted by Cody to irrigate the Bighorn Basin and turn it from a semi-arid sagebrush-covered plain to productive agricultural land.[3] Known at the time of its construction as Shoshone Dam, it was renamed in 1946 to honor Cody.
BUFFALO BILL STATE PARK AND CAMPGROUND BY CODY WYOMING
We stayed at Buffalo Bill State Park over Memorial Day Weekend while visiting Yellowstone National Park. We stayed at the North Fork Campground. We got a lot of rain one night and it washed big boulders down on the road.
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Buffalo Bill Dam - Cody WY
Buffalo Bill State Park near Cody, WY
Loved this park. Near enough to Cody that we could run in to shop or lunch at Irma's. Peaceful. the weather was great. Unfortunately, far enough fro Yellowstone t be a long drive. Still, I want to go back. It had boat ramps, hiking trails, volunteer hosts. It was pet-friendly.
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Buffalo Bill's Irma Hotel in Cody, WY near Yellowstone's East Entrance
The historic Irma Hotel in Cody, Wyoming, is a phenomenal piece of Western history. Buffalo Bill built the Irma in 1902, planning an outstanding hotel, featuring a dining room, a saloon, and other accommodations that would appeal to the type of worldly visitors he foresaw. Learn more about The Irma at
Buffalo Bill Dam Cody WY May 2017
Opened sluice gates draining Buffalo Bill reservoir west of Cody, Wyoming, making space for impending snow pack runoff, spring 2017. Water empties into Shoshone River canyon. Water can run over the top of the dam if needed.
Cody, Wyoming to Buffalo Bill Reservoir
Motorcycle ride from Cody, Wyoming to Buffalo Bill Reservoir
Buffalo Bill Dam - Cody, Wyoming - Historical Analysis & Facts - 1910
Buffalo Bill Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Shoshone River in the U.S. state of Wyoming. It is named after the famous Wild West figure William Buffalo Bill Cody, who founded the nearby town of Cody and owned much of the land now covered by the reservoir formed by its construction. The dam is part of the Shoshone Project, successor to several visionary schemes promoted by Cody to irrigate the Bighorn Basin and turn it from a semi-arid sagebrush-covered plain to productive agricultural land. Known at the time of its construction as Shoshone Dam, it was renamed in 1946 to honor Cody. The 325 feet (99 m) high structure was designed by engineer Daniel Webster Cole and built between 1905 and 1910. At the time of its completion it was the tallest dam in the world. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and named a National Civil Engineering Landmark in 1973. The land around the reservoir is maintained as Buffalo Bill State Park.
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From my research.....I have found distance widths on the bottom of Dam Width....data source one says 70 feet at base.....data source two says 100 feet at base.....I have both distances in the slides....I am not sure what is correct.......further research will determine that calculation.........
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Ride through Wyoming's Longest Tunnel @ Buffalo Bill Dam
Ride through Wyoming's Longest Tunnel. Tunnels at Buffalo Bill Dam in Shoshone River Canyon near Cody, WY on the way to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota - N Fork Hwy, US Highway 14. 16. 20. - riding on M109R - 8.3.2014
Buffalo Bill Center of the West - Cody, Wyoming
Marguerite House of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West tells us all about the legendary American hero and the legacy that he left behind which the museum carries on today. By museum we mean five museums dedicated respectively to Natural History, Plains Indians, Western Art, Firearms and William F. Cody himself - Buffalo Bill.
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Buffalo Bill Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Shoshone River in the U.S. state of Wyoming. It is named after the famous Wild West figure William Buffalo Bill Cody, who founded the nearby town of Cody and owned much of the land now covered by the reservoir formed by its construction.
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Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir - Video Preview (Shoshone River, Wyoming)
Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir in Wyoming. The dam is situated on the Shoshone River. Worth a stop by on the way to Yellowstone National Park!
Buffalo Bill Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Shoshone River in the U.S. state of Wyoming. It is named after the famous Wild West figure William Buffalo Bill Cody, who founded the nearby town of Cody and owned much of the land now covered by the reservoir formed by its construction. The dam is part of the Shoshone Project, successor to several visionary schemes promoted by Cody to irrigate the Bighorn Basin and turn it from a semi-arid sagebrush-covered plain to productive agricultural land.[3] Known at the time of its construction as Shoshone Dam, it was renamed in 1946 to honor Cody.[4]
The 325 feet (99 m) high structure was designed by engineer Daniel Webster Cole[5] and built between 1905 and 1910. At the time of its completion it was the tallest dam in the world.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971[1] and named a National Civil Engineering Landmark in 1973.[6] The land around the reservoir is maintained as Buffalo Bill State Park.
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Super scoopers on buffalo Bill reservoir outside of Cody wyoming
They are working on the whit fire outside of Cody wyoming. 10,000 + acres.
Buffalo Bill Dam expansion celebrated
The anniversary of the completion of one of Wyoming’s most impressive engineering feats was celebrated recently as Cody marked the 25th anniversary of the expansion of Buffalo Bill Dam.
The $132 million expansion project, launched in 1985, raised the dam’s height from 325 feet to 350, increasing its storage capacity by 260,000 acre-feet.
The “Great Dam Day” on Aug. 17 celebrated the completion of the project with a number of activities that gave visitors a chance to stop by the dam and its visitor’s center.
Among the attendees was Bill McCormick, who served as the project manager for the expansion.
McCormick said one of the most challenging parts of the job was removing a large section of a mountain to allow for the expansion.
Project officials soon figured out that rock from the mountain could be used as “riprap” to line the reservoir’s shoreline, he said, eliminating the need to bring in the material from elsewhere.
“So it seemed very logical,” he said. “We had good granite right here and (workers could) take the rock from here.”
While the project was originally supposed to be completed in five years, various developments delayed completion, McCormick said.
“The estimated five years for the project actually took 11 as things were modified or problems came up or the design changed,” he said.
The dam today provides irrigation water for more than 90,000 acres of land in the Big Horn Basin, along with a 6-mile long reservoir that serves as a recreation area.
Dashcam - Buffallo Bill Dam & Tunnel and on to the Outskirts of Cody
From our US Roadtrip back in May 2019... there was a strong smell of Sulphur in the area from geothermal vents.
Buffalo Bill Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Shoshone River in the U.S. state of Wyoming. It is named after the famous Wild West figure William Buffalo Bill Cody, who founded the nearby town of Cody and owned much of the land now covered by the reservoir formed by its construction. The dam is part of the Shoshone Project, successor to several visionary schemes promoted by Cody to irrigate the Bighorn Basin and turn it from a semi-arid sagebrush-covered plain to productive agricultural land. Known at the time of its construction as Shoshone Dam, it was renamed in 1946 to honor Cody.
The 325 feet (99 m) high structure was designed by engineer Daniel Webster Cole and built between 1905 and 1910. At the time of its completion it was the tallest dam in the world. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and named a National Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1973] The land around the reservoir is maintained as Buffalo Bill State Park.
Things To Do in Cody, Wyoming
Dreaming of a wild, west adventure? Look no further than a road trip to Cody, Wyoming – a family-friendly town with rich western history, rugged terrain, and infamous tumbleweeds.
We recently embarked upon a weekend road trip from Billings, MT to Cody, WY – a relaxing trek that took less than two hours and rolled through flat plains. With a new mystery audiobook on play, a few salty snacks, and full tank of gas, our travels to Cody were quite the adventure.
See below our “Top Things to Do in Cody, Wyoming” – a list of our favorite travel finds in and around this historic town:
- Old Trail Town
- Buffalo Bill Center of the West
- Buffalo Bill Dam State Park
- The Tunnels
- Old Dam Trail
- Downtown Cody
- Cody KOA Holiday
- Rocky Mountain MoJoe
- Devil's Kitchen in Greybull, Wyoming
- Bighorn Scenic Byway
- Shell Falls
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Buffalo Bill Dam
Hydroelectric dam near Cody, Wyoming. A damn powerful dam.