Dams in Albany County, Wyoming
84Total Dams
2High Hazard
3Significant
Dam Safety in Albany County, Wyoming
Albany County has 84 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 2 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 3 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 43 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Albany County is 72 years old. The most common purpose is irrigation. The tallest dam is Rob Roy at 150 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Roy | High | Fair | 150 | Water Supply | 1986 |
| Lake Owen | High | Fair | 30 | Water Supply | 1963 |
| Lake Hattie | Significant | Fair | 43 | Irrigation | 1912 |
| Wheatland No. 2 | Significant | Fair | 37 | Irrigation | 1901 |
| Bell And Scranton No. 1 | Significant | Fair | 35 | Irrigation | 1966 |
| Toltec | Low | Fair | 60 | Irrigation | 1984 |
| Canon No. 5 | Low | Fair | 45 | Irrigation | 1963 |
| Bar M No. 2 | Low | 43 | Irrigation | 1966 | |
| Enl. Willow Creek No. 2 | Low | Fair | 42 | Irrigation | 1981 |
| Doby No. 3 | Low | Poor | 41 | Irrigation | 1984 |
| Kennedy No. 1 | Low | Poor | 40 | Irrigation | 1965 |
| James Lake | Low | Poor | 40 | Irrigation | 1908 |
| Brown No. 1 | Low | Poor | 39 | Irrigation | 1953 |
| Bell | Low | Poor | 38 | Irrigation | 1957 |
| Alvie No. 1 | Low | Poor | 38 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1974 |
| Canon No. 2 | Low | Poor | 37 | Irrigation | 1963 |
| Duck Creek No. 1 | Low | Poor | 36 | Irrigation | 1951 |
| Two Bar No. 1 | Low | Fair | 36 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1974 |
| Johnson | Low | Poor | 35 | Other | 1962 |
| Iron Mountain | Low | Fair | 35 | Irrigation | 1910 |
| Lone Tree | Low | Poor | 35 | Irrigation | 1947 |
| Canon No. 4 | Low | Fair | 34 | Irrigation | 1959 |
| Cook No. 2 | Low | Fair | 34 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 2001 |
| Bar M No. 1 | Low | 34 | Irrigation | 1961 | |
| Canon No. 1 | Low | Fair | 33 | Irrigation | 1952 |
| Williams No. 2 | Low | Poor | 33 | Irrigation | 1963 |
| Iron Mountain No. 1 | Low | Fair | 32 | Irrigation | 1957 |
| Newell | Low | Poor | 31 | Irrigation | 1969 |
| Dutton Creek | Low | Fair | 31 | Irrigation | 1911 |
| Sturgeon No. 3 | Low | Poor | 30 | Irrigation | 1950 |
| Mule Creek | Low | Fair | 30 | Irrigation | 1911 |
| Grazing No. 1 Stock | Low | Fair | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1976 |
| Bar M No. 3 | Low | 30 | Irrigation | 1964 | |
| Wellbaum | Low | Fair | 30 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1962 |
| Hanchett | Low | Poor | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1990 |
| Cash's Home | Low | Poor | 29 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1976 |
| Weaver | Low | Poor | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1972 |
| Enl. Halleck Creek No. 3 | Low | Poor | 29 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1975 |
| Canon No. 3 | Low | Fair | 28 | Irrigation | 1952 |
| Strong No. 4 | Low | Poor | 28 | Irrigation | 1958 |
| Phillips No. 1 | Low | Poor | 28 | Irrigation | 1953 |
| Wheatland No. 3 | Low | Poor | 28 | Irrigation | 1964 |
| Point Of Rocks | Low | Poor | 28 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1975 |
| Williams No. 3 | Low | Fair | 28 | Irrigation | 1969 |
| Cook Stock | Low | Fair | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2001 |
| Patrick Ryan No. 3 | Low | Poor | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1970 |
| Bliss No. 1 | Low | Fair | 27 | Irrigation | 1956 |
| Williams & Blunk No. 1 | Low | Fair | 27 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1973 |
| Shellhart Fish & Stock | Low | Poor | 27 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1976 |
| Berdine Stock | Low | Poor | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1989 |
| Clearwater | Low | Poor | 26 | Irrigation | 1950 |
| Sundby No. 2 | Low | Poor | 26 | Irrigation | 1971 |
| Grant Creek | Low | Poor | 25 | Irrigation | 1912 |
| Sturgeon No. 2 | Low | Poor | 25 | Irrigation | 1949 |
| Bell & Scranton No. 2 | Low | Poor | 25 | Irrigation | 1947 |
| Pinto | Low | Poor | 25 | Irrigation | 1961 |
| Little Pierce | Low | Poor | 24 | Other | 1941 |
| King No. 1 | Low | Fair | 24 | Irrigation | 1922 |
| Strong No. 1 | Low | Poor | 24 | Irrigation | 1951 |
| Ella | Low | Poor | 24 | Irrigation | 1963 |
| Kafka No. 1 | Low | Fair | 22 | Irrigation | 1969 |
| Old Smuggler | Low | Fair | 22 | Irrigation | 1956 |
| Sturgeon No. 1 | Low | Poor | 21 | Irrigation | 1949 |
| Sundby | Low | Poor | 21 | Irrigation | 1945 |
| Freemeth Springs Stock | Low | Fair | 21 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1976 |
| Home | Low | Poor | 20 | Irrigation | 1941 |
| Coal Bank | Low | Poor | 19 | Irrigation | 1953 |
| Laramie Wastewater Treatment(cell 1) | Low | Fair | 19 | Other | 1983 |
| Three Mile | Low | Fair | 18 | Irrigation | 1904 |
| Sid No. 1 | Low | Poor | 18 | Irrigation | 1950 |
| Cavender | Low | Fair | 15 | Irrigation | 1943 |
| Lace | Low | Poor | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1951 |
| Hundred Springs | Low | Poor | 14 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1915 |
| Burns M. G. | Low | Fair | 14 | Irrigation | 1903 |
| Beery | Low | Poor | 13 | Irrigation | 1911 |
| Sportsman Lake | Low | Fair | 13 | Irrigation | 1949 |
| Cavender | Low | Fair | 12 | Irrigation | 1924 |
| Soda Lake Draw No. 1 | Low | Fair | 11 | Irrigation | 1950 |
| Rainey | Low | Poor | 10 | Irrigation | 1922 |
| Harman | Low | Fair | 10 | Irrigation | 1945 |
| Twin Buttes | Low | Fair | 8 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1972 |
| Gillespie | Low | Poor | 8 | Irrigation | 1914 |
| Lone Tree No. 2 | Low | Fair | 7 | Irrigation | 1909 |
| Seepage Lake | Low | Fair | 7 | Irrigation | 1970 |