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Kortes Reservoir

 
 

Kortes Dam, Reservoir, and Powerplant are part of the Kortes Unit of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Project. Constructed between 1946 and 1951, Kortes Dam is located in Black Canyon about two miles downstream of Seminoe Dam. The Kortes Dam site was chosen in order to provide additional ôheadö (water depth) between upstream Seminoe Powerplant tailwater and the downstream Pathfinder Reservoir water surf surface elevation.
Photo courtesy of USBR.

Summary - Storage Capacities of Kortes Reservoir

Permit number Reservoir name Total capacity Outlet capacity Spillway capacity Hydro-electric Power capacity Powerplant release
SEO tab book (acre-feet) (cubic feet per second) (cubic feet per second) generating plant (megawatts) SEO tab book (cubic feet per second)
P5580R
Kortes Reservoir
4,640
NA
50,000
Kortes Powerplant
36
2,850
 
 


The Platte River Basin Plan is a planning tool developed for the Wyoming Water Development Office. It presents estimated current and estimated future uses of water in WyomingÆs Platte River Basin. The Plan is not used to determine compliance with or administration of state law, federal law, court decrees, interstate compacts, or interstate agreements.
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