Dams in Carbon County, Wyoming
114Total Dams
13High Hazard
14Significant
Dam Safety in Carbon County, Wyoming
Carbon County has 114 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 13 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 14 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 53 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Carbon County is 72 years old. The most common purpose is irrigation. The tallest dam is Seminoe Dam at 295 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seminoe Dam | High | Not Available | 295 | Hydroelectric | 1938 |
| Kortes Dam | High | Not Available | 244 | Hydroelectric | 1951 |
| High Savery | High | Fair | 165 | Irrigation | 2003 |
| Hog Park Main Dam | High | 118 | Water Supply | 1986 | |
| Little Robber Det. Dam X | High | Poor | 48 | Debris Control | 1953 |
| Hog Park Saddle Dam No. 2 | High | 34 | Water Supply | 1986 | |
| Teton Reservoir | High | Fair | 33 | Recreation | 1966 |
| South Spring Creek Lake | High | Fair | 33 | Irrigation | 1917 |
| North Spring Creek | High | Poor | 31 | Irrigation | 1958 |
| Enl. Turpin Park | High | Fair | 30 | Irrigation | 1957 |
| Cow Creek Lake | High | Fair | 28 | Irrigation | 1941 |
| Little Sage Creek Reservoir | High | Satisfactory | 26 | Debris Control | 1969 |
| Hog Park Saddle Dam No. 1 | High | 26 | Water Supply | 1986 | |
| Ver Plancke | Significant | Fair | 37 | Irrigation | 1908 |
| Spring Creek (enlargement) | Significant | Poor | 35 | Irrigation | 1921 |
| Pierce | Significant | Fair | 30 | Irrigation | 1918 |
| Unit 3 Fgd Pond 2 | Significant | Fair | 25 | Other | 1998 |
| Gunst | Significant | Poor | 24 | Irrigation | 1926 |
| Sand Lake | Significant | Fair | 22 | Irrigation | 1956 |
| Rawlins Wastewater Treatment Plant (a 1) | Significant | Fair | 17 | Other | 1978 |
| Rawlins Wastewater Treatment Plant (st1) | Significant | Fair | 17 | Other | 1978 |
| Rawlins Wastewater Treatment Plant (a 2) | Significant | Fair | 17 | Other | 1978 |
| Rawlins Wastewater Treatment Plant (a 3) | Significant | Fair | 17 | Other | 1978 |
| Rawlins Wastewater Treatment Plant (st2) | Significant | Fair | 17 | Other | 1978 |
| Rawlins Wastewater Treatment Plant (s 1) | Significant | Fair | 17 | Other | 1978 |
| Rawlins Wastewater Treatment Plant (s 2) | Significant | Fair | 17 | Other | 1978 |
| Water Valley Fish & Recreation | Significant | 15 | Recreation | 1966 | |
| Detention 1593 #3 Dam | Low | Poor | 51 | Debris Control | 1957 |
| Loco Creek | Low | Fair | 48 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2004 |
| Rawlins | Low | Fair | 47 | Water Supply | 1956 |
| Smiley Reservoir | Low | Poor | 47 | Water Supply | 2000 |
| Deep Gulch | Low | Fair | 45 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2006 |
| Sheep Mountain | Low | Fair | 42 | Irrigation | 1946 |
| Pine Cone No. 2 | Low | Poor | 39 | Irrigation | 1977 |
| Rawlins Peaking | Low | Fair | 38 | Water Supply | 1965 |
| Mary No. 1 | Low | Poor | 38 | Irrigation | 1948 |
| Detention 1592 #1 Dam | Low | Fair | 36 | Debris Control | 1955 |
| Detention 1593 #2 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 36 | Debris Control | 1960 |
| Bucklin | Low | Fair | 35 | Irrigation | 1991 |
| Irene | Low | Fair | 35 | Irrigation | 1953 |
| Cardwell | Low | Poor | 35 | Irrigation | 1907 |
| Toothaker | Low | Poor | 35 | Irrigation | 1967 |
| Ketchum Butte | Low | Poor | 35 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2001 |
| Dana Meadows | Low | Poor | 34 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1957 |
| Seaverson | Low | Poor | 33 | Irrigation | 1944 |
| Atlantic Rim | Low | Fair | 32 | Water Supply | 1981 |
| Buck Draw | Low | Poor | 32 | Irrigation | 1955 |
| Canary Grove Livestock Reservoir | Low | Poor | 32 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1999 |
| White | Low | Fair | 31 | Recreation | 1971 |
| J. O. | Low | Poor | 30 | Irrigation | 1946 |
| Irene No. 2 | Low | Poor | 30 | Irrigation | 1953 |
| Coal Gulch | Low | Fair | 30 | Irrigation | 2013 |
| Pine Cone No. 1 | Low | Poor | 30 | Irrigation | 1976 |
| Finley | Low | Poor | 30 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1977 |
| Pine Creek | Low | Fair | 30 | Irrigation | 1987 |
| Enlargement Of The 29-35-4 | Low | Fair | 30 | Debris Control | 1993 |
| Indian Creek | Low | Poor | 28 | Irrigation | 1953 |
| Anne Marie #1 | Low | Fair | 28 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1996 |
| Anderson | Low | Poor | 28 | Irrigation | 1931 |
| Red Gulch Detention 1592 #5 Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 28 | Debris Control | 1960 |
| Golden Clover No. 1 | Low | Poor | 27 | Water Supply | 1960 |
| Hanna Pilot Reservoir | Low | Fair | 27 | Other | 2001 |
| Cherokee | Low | Poor | 26 | Water Supply | 1917 |
| Chapman | Low | Fair | 26 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | |
| Hanna | Low | Fair | 25 | Other | 1934 |
| Summit | Low | Poor | 25 | Irrigation | 1954 |
| Marsh And Company No. 7 | Low | Poor | 25 | Irrigation | 1917 |
| Shirley Basin Reservoir | Low | Not Rated | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1941 |
| Bob's Sport Fishing | Low | Poor | 24 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1975 |
| Jack Creek | Low | Poor | 24 | Irrigation | 1919 |
| Thompson | Low | Poor | 23 | Irrigation | 1923 |
| Silver Lake | Low | Fair | 23 | Irrigation | 1931 |
| Meer | Low | Poor | 22 | Irrigation | 1953 |
| Hannah Mahoney No. 2 | Low | Fair | 22 | Irrigation | 1909 |
| Chace No. 1 | Low | Poor | 21 | Irrigation | 1955 |
| Spring Lake | Low | Fair | 21 | Other | 1970 |
| Cherokee Trail | Low | Poor | 20 | Irrigation | 1923 |
| Paul | Low | Poor | 20 | Irrigation | 1953 |
| Haines | Low | Poor | 20 | Irrigation | 1912 |
| Kinney | Low | Poor | 20 | Irrigation | 1904 |
| Good No. 1 | Low | Fair | 20 | Irrigation | 1951 |
| Low | Low | Fair | 20 | Irrigation | 1946 |
| Long Pond | Low | Fair | 19 | Irrigation | 1947 |
| Lake George | Low | Fair | 19 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1971 |
| Wiant Dam No. 1 | Low | Poor | 19 | Irrigation | 1953 |
| Seepage | Low | Poor | 18 | Irrigation | 1914 |
| Antelope | Low | Fair | 18 | Water Supply | 1945 |
| Horn & Meason | Low | Fair | 18 | Irrigation | 1920 |
| John L. Campbell No. 1 | Low | Poor | 18 | Irrigation | 1912 |
| Bosler | Low | Poor | 18 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1955 |
| Beavers | Low | Poor | 17 | Irrigation | 1918 |
| G. H. Reservoir | Low | Poor | 17 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1977 |
| Hansen | Low | Poor | 16 | Irrigation | 1922 |
| Antelope | Low | Fair | 16 | Irrigation | 1940 |
| Brownlee | Low | Poor | 15 | Irrigation | 1892 |
| Red Wash No. 5 Wetland | Low | Fair | 15 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2003 |
| Corpening | Low | Poor | 14 | Irrigation | 1947 |
| Sucker Lake | Low | Poor | 13 | Irrigation | 1931 |
| Sage Creek | Low | Fair | 13 | Irrigation | 1914 |
| Duck Pond No. 5 | Low | Poor | 13 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 2004 |
| Saratoga Lake | Low | Fair | 13 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Bucklin No. 3 | Low | Fair | 12 | Irrigation | 1930 |
| Ryan Brothers Lake | Low | Poor | 12 | Irrigation | 1924 |
| Greyhound | Low | Poor | 11 | Irrigation | 1910 |
| Tim White Wetlands | Low | Poor | 11 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | 1994 |
| Keystone | Low | Fair | 10 | Irrigation | 1921 |
| Hanna Lagoon (cell 1 & 2) | Low | Fair | 10 | Other | 1988 |
| Wiant Dam No. 2 | Low | Poor | 10 | Irrigation | 1953 |
| Bucklin No. 2 | Low | Fair | 9 | Irrigation | 1930 |
| Stephenson | Low | Poor | 9 | Irrigation | 1909 |
| Point Of Rocks | Low | Poor | 8 | Irrigation | 1908 |
| Grinnell | Low | Fair | 8 | Irrigation | 1919 |
| Red Wash #2 | Low | Fair | 8 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 1997 |
| Sederlin | Low | Poor | 7 | Irrigation | 1910 |