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TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM


SUBJECT:                 Snake/Salt River Basin Plan
                                  Basin Water Use Profile – Major Reservoirs

PREPARED BY:       Sunrise Engineering, Inc.
DATE:                       July 17, 2002

Introduction:

Each basin in Wyoming has reservoirs that are used to store water for various purposes. These reservoirs range from small ponds for stock water to large reservoirs for hydroelectric power and irrigation. The major reservoirs in the Snake/Salt River basin are listed in this memorandum and its appendices along with associated data.

Facility Selection:

For consistency with the other Wyoming basin plans, data has been collected on all of the major reservoirs that are of particular significance to the basin. Facilities with capacities of 1000 acre-feet or larger define this criteria. In depth data regarding these reservoirs such as capacity tables and water rights have been compiled on each of these larger facilities.

In addition to the information on key storage facilities in the basin, an inventory of reservoirs was compiled. As with the other basin plans, facilities with a dam height of 20 feet or greater or with capacities of 50 acre-feet or greater were included in the inventory. These facilities are within the limits of the Safety of Dams Law coverage.

Methodology – Data Gathering:

Data on the various reservoirs included in this memorandum were collected from a variety of sources. The main source to determine what facilities would be included was a search of the Water Rights Database obtained from the State Engineer’s Office. Also used as a source of information was the Active Dams database, as some dams listed in the Water Rights Database are not currently in operation. The Tabulation of Surface Water Rights was used to determine the water source for some of the facilities. Information was also obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation on facilities under their management. It was found during the data collection that there are a number of larger dams that were permitted at one time yet were never built, or were built and have since been removed. Generally, these facilities were to be in the vicinity of Grand Teton National Park, and some were to enlarge existing lakes. Review of the Active Dams database as well as conversations with the National Park Service helped to determine if a particular dam was in place. Dams that either were not built or have been removed were not considered for this technical memorandum.

Compact & Court Decree Issues:

According to the technical memorandum prepared by Fassett Consulting entitled “Summary of Interstate Compacts and Court Decrees”, the Snake River Compact recognizes, without restriction, all existing water rights in Wyoming and Idaho established prior to July 1, 1949. It permits Wyoming unlimited use of water for domestic and stock watering purposes, providing stock water reservoirs shall not exceed 20 acre-feet in capacity. The compact allocates to Wyoming, for all future uses, the right to divert or store 4% of the Wyoming-Idaho state line flow of the Snake River. Idaho is entitled to the remaining 96% of the flow. The use of water is limited to diversions or storage within the Snake River drainage basin unless both states agree otherwise. The compact also provides preference for domestic, stock and irrigation use of the water over storage for the generation of power.

One unique aspect of the Snake River Compact, compared to other compacts to which Wyoming is a party, is a requirement that calls for Wyoming to provide Idaho replacement storage for one-third of any usage after the first 2% is put to beneficial use. Early estimates of these replacement storage quantities, based upon the average state line flow, are 33,000 acre-feet. A valuable technical result, provided in the technical memorandum prepared by Boyle Engineering entitled “Available Surface Water Determination”, is the update of Wyoming’s current use of water in the basin. This will provide the state and water users with an important component of information for future development and project planning.

In addition to the Snake River Compact, the Roxanna Decree is in effect on Teton Creek and South Leigh Creek which feed the Teton River. These streams are on the west side of the Teton Range and are not direct tributaries of the Snake River. According to the technical memorandum entitled “Summary of Interstate Compacts and Court Decrees”, the stipulation generally sets forth that Wyoming water users shall be unlimited in their diversions from Teton Creek and its tributaries until the measured flow of the creek diminishes to 170 cubic feet per second (cfs). After that, the Wyoming water users are limited to a diversion of 1 cfs for each 50 acres of irrigated land. When the flow further reduces to 90 cfs, the flow of Teton Creek and its tributaries is divided equally between the Wyoming and Idaho water users.

For South Leigh Creek, the stipulation generally provides the appropriators in Wyoming the unlimited diversion of water until the natural flow of the creek diminishes to a total of 16 cfs. At this time the Wyoming water users are then permitted to divert one-half of the streamflow and Idaho water users can divert the balance. In general, the Roxanna Decree does not affect any storage of water at this time.

Conclusion:

As stated in the Facility Selection section of this memo, in depth data on reservoirs with storage over 1,000 acre-feet has been collected, and is presented as Appendix A. A list of the facilities in Appendix A is shown in Table 1.

All of the major reservoir facilities in the Snake/Salt River basin are owned and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for irrigation and hydropower production in Idaho. Jackson Lake Dam and Grassy Lake Dam are managed as part of the Minidoka Project, which provides irrigation water for over 1 million acres of farmland in Idaho. Palisades Dam, part of the Palisades Project, is also managed in conjunction with the Minidoka Project. The locations of these major reservoirs are shown in Figure 1. Also, an inventory of facilities with capacity at 50 acre-feet or larger is compiled in Appendix B

Table 1. Major Reservoirs in the Snake/Salt River Basin
Reservoir Permit
No.
Year
Complete
Normal Capacity
(acre-feet)
Dam Height
(feet)
Surface
Area (acres)
Grassy Lake 4631R 1939 15,182 70 310
Jackson Lake Various 1911 847,000 65 25,530
Palisades Idaho 1957 1,200,000 270 16,150

Lake evaporation data included in the inventory was obtained from the Annual Lake Evaporation presented in Development of an Evaporation Map for the State of Wyoming for Purposes of Estimating Evaporation and Evapotranspiration by Larry E. Lewis. The annual lake evaporation estimates were distributed among the months of the growing season using Table IX as instructed on page 58 of the Lewis report. This method of assigning evaporation to the various reservoirs is similar to that used in other recent Wyoming basin studies.

Resources:

Fassett Consulting, Summary of Interstate Compacts and Court Decrees, Technical Memorandum, Snake/Salt River Basin Plan, 2002.

Lewis, Larry Eugene, University of Wyoming, Development of an Evaporation Map for the State of Wyoming for Purposes of Estimating Evaporation and Evapotranspiration, May, 1978.

Wyoming State Engineer’s Office, “Search Results from Active Dams Database”, transmitted by Larry Stockdale, March 26, 2002.

Wyoming State Engineer’s Office, “Search Results from Water Rights Database,” transmitted by Jeff Davis, October 19, 2001.

Wyoming State Engineer’s Office, Tabulation of Adjudicated Surface Water Rights of the State of Wyoming, Water Division Number Four, October 1999.

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Dataweb (http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/) [new link 10/2009 HERE] , information on various dams, 2001-2002.


Appendix A

Key Storage Facilities


Facility: Grassy Lake Reservoir

Location: 25 miles northwest of Moran, 35 miles east of Ashton, ID. T48N, R116W.

Owner: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Year of Construction: 1937-9

Enlargement History: None

Total Storage: 16,200 acre-feet

Active Storage: 15,182 acre-feet

Dead Storage: Unknown due to natural portion of Grassy Lake

Area/Capacity Data: Maximum Surface Area = 310 acres

Elevation (feet) Capacity (acre-feet) Area (acres)
7135 0 65
7136 68 70
7137 138 75.0
7138 217 79
7139 297 84
7140 384 88
7141 474 91
7142 565 95
7143 665 99.0
7144 765 103
7145 869 107
7146 979 111
7147 1,090 116
7148 1,210 120.0
7149 1,330 124
7150 1,458 129
7151 1,588 133
7152 1,722 137
7153 1,862 141
7154 2,002 145
7155 2,151 148
7156 2,301 152
7157 2,455 157
7158 2,615 161
7159 2,775 165
7160 2,944 169
7161 3,114 173
7162 3,289 177
7163 3,469 180
7164 3,649 184
7165 3,837 188
7166 4,027 192
7167 4,220 196
7168 442 199
7169 4,620 203
7170 4,821 206
7171 5,031 209
7172 5,241 211
7173 5,451 214
7174 5,668 217
7175 588 219.0
7176 6,108 222
7177 6,328 224.0
7178 6,555 227
7179 6,785 229
7180 7,015 232
7181 7,245 235
7182 7,483 237
7183 7,723 240
7184 7,963 243
7185 8,204 245
7186 8,454 248
7187 8,704 250
7188 8,954 253
7189 9,205 256
7190 9,465 258.0
7191 9,725 261
7192 9,985 264
7193 10,251 267
7194 10,521 270
7195 10,791 273
7196 11,062 276
7197 11,342 278
7198 11,622 281.0
7199 11,902 284
7200 12,187 287
7201 12,477 289.2
7202 12,767 292
7203 13,057 294
7204 13,355 297
7205 13,655 299
7206 13,955 302
7207 14,255 304
7208 14,562 306.8
7209 14,872 309.2
7210 15,182 311.5
7211 15,492 313.9
7212 15,808 316.4
7213 16,128 319.0
7214 16,448 321.7
7215 16,768 324.3

Dam Construction Type: Zoned Earthfill/Rockfill. Dam Height = 118 feet.

End-of-Month Storage Records:

Water Rights:

Permit Number Permitted Use Priority Date Volume(af)
4631R POW, IRR, DOM 2/13/1936 15,204

Designated Use: Power Generation, Irrigation Storage, Domestic Use

Recreational Use:

Associated Irrigation Diversions: Fremont-Madison Irrigation District

Operational Discussion: Grassy Lake is managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation as part of the Minidoka Project. As part of this project, the dam provides supplemental irrigation to the Fremont-Madison Irrigation District in Idaho.

Resources: Active Dams, State Engineer’s Office, transmitted by Larry Stockdale, March 26, 2002.

Search Results from Water Rights Database, State Engineer’s Office, transmitted by Jeff Davis on October 19, 2001.

DataWeb, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation


Facility: Jackson Lake

Location: Thirty miles north of Jackson on the South Fork of the Snake River. T44-48N, R114-116W.

Owner: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Year of Construction: 1910-1911

Enlargement History: 1916

Total Storage:

Active Storage: 847,000 acre-feet

Dead Storage: Unknown due to natural portion of Jackson Lake

Area/Capacity Data: Maximum Surface Area = 25,530 acres

Elevation (feet) Capacity (acre-feet) Area (acres)
6730 0 17,100
6731 17,190 17,290
6732 34,580 17,490
6733 52,180 17,710
6734 70,010 17,940
6735 88,070 18,190
6736 106,390 18,450
6737 124,980 18,730
6738 143,860 19,020
6739 163,030 19,330
6740 182,520 19,650
6741 202,330 19,960
6742 222,430 20,050
6743 242,830 20,540
6744 263,500 20,810
6745 284,450 21,080
6746 305,660 21,340
6747 327,120 21,580
6748 348,820 21,820
6749 370,750 22,040
6750 392,910 22,250
6751 415,260 22,460
6752 437,810 22,650
6753 460,550 22,830
6754 483,470 23,000
6755 506,550 23,160
6756 529,790 23,320
6757 553,190 23,480
6758 576,750 23,640
6759 600,470 23,800
6760 624,360 23,970
6761 648,400 24,130
6762 672,620 24,300
6763 697,000 24,470
6764 721,560 24,640
6765 746,280 24,810
6766 771,180 24,990
6767 796,260 25,170
6768 821,520 25,350
6769 847,000 25,540
6770 872,600 25,730

Dam Construction Type: Combined concrete gravity and zoned earthfill. Dam Height = 65 feet.

End-of-Month Storage Records:

Average End of Month Contents, 1971-2001 (based on preliminary data)

Month Contents (acre-feet)
October 472,980
November 478,820
December 486,680
January 494,830
February 498,650
March 491,640
April 477,330
May 578,780
June 692,740
July 656,330
August 549,200
September 461,050
Water Rights:
Permit Number Permitted Use Priority Date Volume(af)
894R IRR 8/23/1906 299,000
1903R IRR 8/18/1910 392,990
2185R IRR 7/24/1911 438,000
2894R IRR 5/20/1912 738,000
2895R IRR, DOM 5/24/1913 838,000

Designated Use: Irrigation Storage, Domestic Use

Recreational Use: Boating, Fishing, Camping, Wildlife

Associated Irrigation Diversions: None

Operational Discussion: Jackson Lake Dam is managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation as part of the Minidoka Project. As part of this project, the dam provides irrigation supply to the irrigation districts in Idaho. Seasonal flows from the dam are also coordinated with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department in order to provide adequate flows for fish in the Snake River.

Resources: DataWeb, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Search Results from Water Rights Database, State Engineer’s Office, transmitted by Jeff Davis on October 19, 2001.

Mike Beus, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Telephone Interview, May 29, 2002.

Area and Capacity for Jackson Lake Reservoir, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, received from Mike Beus, July 15, 2002.


Facility: Palisades Reservoir

Location: Eighteen miles northwest of Alpine on the South Fork of the Snake River in Bonneville County, Idaho.

Owner: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Year of Construction: 1951-1957

Enlargement History: None

Total Storage: 1,401,000 acre-feet

Active Storage: 1,200,000 acre-feet

Dead Storage: 44,100 acre-feet

Area/Capacity Data:

Elevation (feet) Capacity (acre-feet) Area (acres)
5498 499 4,972
5499 5,509 5,046
5500 10,592 5,121
5501 15,751 5,197
5502 20,987 5,275
5503 26,302 5,354
5504 31,696 5,434
5505 37,170 5,514
5506 42,723 5,592
5507 48,354 5,670
5508 54,061 5,745
5509 59,842 5,818
5510 65,695 5,887
5511 71,614 5,952
5512 77,596 6,012
5513 83,636 6,068
5514 89,732 6,123
5515 95,881 6,176
5516 102,084 6,230
5517 108,341 6,284
5518 114,654 6,342
5519 121,026 6,403
5520 127,462 6,469
5521 133,967 6,540
5522 140,545 6,615
5523 147,199 6,694
5524 153,933 6,774
5525 160,749 6,857
5526 167,647 6,940
5527 174,629 7,023
5528 181,693 7,106
5529 188,839 7,187
5530 196,065 7,265
5531 203,368 7,342
5532 210,748 7,418
5533 218,203 7,493
5534 225,733 7,568
5535 233,338 7,642
5536 241,017 7,716
5537 248,769 7,790
5538 256,596 7,862
5539 264,496 7,936
5540 272,469 8,010
5541 280,515 8,083
5542 288,634 8,155
5543 296,826 8,227
5544 305,089 8,299
5545 313,423 8,370
5546 321,829 8,442
5547 330,307 8,514
5548 338,857 8,587
5549 347,481 8,661
5550 356,179 8,736
5551 364,954 8,813
5552 373,805 8,891
5553 382,735 8,969
5554 391,744 9,049
5555 400,833 9,129
5556 410,003 8,210
5557 419,252 9,290
5558 428,582 9,370
5559 437,991 9,449
5560 447,479 9,527
5561 457,045 9,604
5562 466,687 9,681
5563 476,406 9,757
5564 486,200 9,832
5565 496,070 9,908
5566 506,015 9,983
5567 516,036 10,059
5568 526,133 10,135
5569 536,306 10,211
5570 546,556 10,289
5571 556,883 10,366
5572 567,287 10,441
5573 577,765 10,515
5574 588,317 10,589
5575 598,944 10,665
5576 609,647 10,742
5577 620,429 10,822
5578 631,292 10,905
5579 642,241 10,993
5580 653,281 11,087
5581 664,417 11,185
5582 675,653 11,286
5583 686,911 11,391
5584 698,436 11,498
5585 709,990 11,609
5586 721,656 11,724
5587 733,439 11,843
5588 745,343 11,965
5589 757,371 12,091
5590 769,528 12,222
5591 781,819 12,359
5592 794,250 12,504
5593 806,830 12,656
5594 819,564 12,811
5595 832,454 12,970
5596 845,504 13,129
5597 858,712 13,288
5598 872,078 13,444
5599 885,598 13,596
5600 899,267 13,742
5601 913,079 13,884
5602 927,034 14,024
5603 941,127 14,163
5604 955,359 14,300
5605 969,727 14,435
5606 984,288 14,568
5607 998,861 14,698
5608 1,013,623 14,826
5609 1,028,512 14,951
5610 1,043,524 15,073
5611 1,058,657 15,194
5612 1,073,912 15,315
5613 1,089,286 15,435
5614 1,104,780 15,553
5615 1,120,390 15,667
5616 1,136,112 15,777
5617 1,151,941 15,882
5618 1,167,871 15,979
5619 1,183,896 16,069
5620 1,200,000 16,150
5621 1,216,219 16,266

Dam Construction Type: Zoned earthfill. Dam Height = 270 feet

End-of-Month Storage Records:

Average End of Month Contents, 1971-2001 (based on preliminary data)

Month Contents (acre-feet)
October 745,910
November 797,340
December 821,430
January 827,240
February 821,890
March 735,840
April 661,780
May 826,600
June 1,060,580
July 926,680
August 801,090
September 716,400

Water Rights: Water rights for Palisades Reservoir are administered by the State of Idaho.

Designated Use: Irrigation Storage, Power Generation, Flood Control, Fish and Wildlife

Recreational Use: Boating, Fishing, Camping, Wildlife

Associated Irrigation Diversions: Downstream diversions are located in Idaho

Operational Discussion: Palisades Dam is part of the Palisades Project, which serves purposes such as irrigation, power generation, flood control, recreation, and fish and wildlife conservation. The dam is also operated in conjunction with the Minidoka Project to provide holdover storage for irrigation and power generation

In 1991, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation entered into a contract with the State of Wyoming for the purchase of 33,000 acre-feet of joint use space in the reservoir. All Palisades Reservoir spaceholder contracts provide for use of a proportionate share of the water accruing to the reservoir water rights, the ability to keep unused stored water for use in subsequent years, and the option of participating in the Water District 1 Rental Pool. Additionally, Wyoming has the option of making exchanges to allow the use of their Palisades Reservoir space to retain water in Jackson Lake or to increase winter flows in the Snake River for cutthroat trout. The space also insures Wyoming’s ability to fulfill Snake River Compact obligations.

Resources: DataWeb, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation


Appendix B

Storage Facility Inventory


Afton Electric Reservoir
Tributary: Swift Creek, Tributary Salt River
Permit
No.
Owner/Operator Year
Completed
Location
S-T-R Latitude Longitude
4091R Town of Afton 1938 29, T32N,
R118W
42º43’32” 110º54’32”
Dam Height (ft) Max. Capacity
(af)
Normal Capacity
(af)
Max. Surface
Area (acres)
Purposes
30 69 48 5 P
Lewis Evaporation Estimates (inches/acre)
Annual May-Sept. May June July August September
40 27.52 4.82 5.59 6.71 6.16 4.24

Baldwin Reservoir
Tributary: Teton Creek
Permit
No.
Owner/Operator Year
Completed
Location
S-T-R Latitude Longitude
10498R Alfred E. Baldwin 1995 21, T44N,
R118W


Dam Height (ft) Max. Capacity
(af)
Normal Capacity
(af)
Max. Surface
Area (acres)
Purposes
20
30 3 S,F
Lewis Evaporation Estimates (inches/acre)
Annual May-Sept. May June July August September
34 23.39 4.09 4.75 5.71 5.24 3.60

Beaver Pond Reservoir
Tributary: Dry Gulch
Permit
No.
Owner/Operator Year
Completed
Location
S-T-R Latitude Longitude
1424R Royer & Shinkle 1908 18, T43N,
R114W


Dam Height (ft) Max. Capacity
(af)
Normal Capacity
(af)
Max. Surface
Area (acres)
Purposes
10
79 11 I
Lewis Evaporation Estimates (inches/acre)
Annual May-Sept. May June July August September
34 23.39 4.09 4.75 5.71 5.24 3.6

Bergman Lake Reservoir
Tributary: Indian Creek, Trib. Squirrel Cr., Trib falls R., Trib. Henrys Fk. R.
Permit
No.
Owner/Operator Year
Completed
Location
S-T-R Latitude Longitude
6001R Squirrel Creek
Irrigation Company
1953 5, T47N,
R118W
44º03’34” 111º02’20”
Dam Height (ft) Max. Capacity
(af)
Normal Capacity
(af)
Max. Surface
Area (acres)
Purposes
12 373 201 37 I
Lewis Evaporation Estimates (inches/acre)
Annual May-Sept. May June July August September
33 22.70 3.97 4.61 5.54 5.09 3.50

Cottonwood Lake
Tributary: Cottonwood Creek, Tributary Salt River
Permit
No.
Owner/Operator Year
Completed
Location
S-T-R Latitude Longitude
0253R U.S. Forest Service 1918 30, T31N,
R117W
42º38’09” 110º49’02”
Dam Height (ft) Max. Capacity
(af)
Normal Capacity
(af)
Max. Surface
Area (acres)
Purposes
11 240 70 32 I
Lewis Evaporation Estimates (inches/acre)
Annual May-Sept. May June July August September
41 28.21 4.94 5.73 6.88 6.32 4.34

Flat Creek Ranch Reservoir
Tributary: Flat Creek, Tributary Little Gros Ventre River
Permit
No.
Owner/Operator Year
Completed
Location
S-T-R Latitude Longitude
9068R Flat Creek Ranch 1967 8, T41N,
R114W
43º31’29” 110º32’27”
Dam Height (ft) Max. Capacity
(af)
Normal Capacity
(af)
Max. Surface
Area (acres)
Purposes
11
151 46 R,F
Lewis Evaporation Estimates (inches/acre)
Annual May-Sept. May June July August September
34 23.39 4.09 4.75 5.71 5.24 3.60

Grassy Lake
Tributary: Grassy Creek, Tributary Snake River
Permit
No.
Owner/Operator Year
Completed
Location
S-T-R Latitude Longitude
4631R U.S. Bureau of
Reclamation
1939 T48N,
R116W
44º07’48” 110º49’06”
Dam Height (ft) Max. Capacity
(af)
Normal Capacity
(af)
Max. Surface
Area (acres)
Purposes
118 16,200 15,182 310 P,I,D
Lewis Evaporation Estimates (inches/acre)
Annual May-Sept. May June July August September
32 22.02 3.85 4.47 5.37 4.93 3.39

Hardeman Reservoir
Tributary: Springs, Beaver Lake, Tributary Snake River
Permit
No.
Owner/Operator Year
Completed
Location
S-T-R Latitude Longitude
5603R Gerrit Hardeman 1947 18, T43N,
R114W


Dam Height (ft) Max. Capacity
(af)
Normal Capacity
(af)
Max. Surface
Area (acres)
Purposes
15
93 13 S,I
Lewis Evaporation Estimates (inches/acre)
Annual May-Sept. May June July August September
34 23.39 4.09 4.75 5.71 5.24 3.60

Hardeman #2 Reservoir
Tributary: Hardeman Creek, Tributary Snake River
Permit
No.
Owner/Operator Year
Completed
Location
S-T-R Latitude Longitude
5737R Gerrit Hardeman 1950 21, T43N,
R114W


Dam Height (ft) Max. Capacity
(af)
Normal Capacity
(af)
Max. Surface
Area (acres)
Purposes
15
133 19 I,D
Lewis Evaporation Estimates (inches/acre)
Annual May-Sept. May June July August September
34 23.39 4.09 4.75 5.71 5.24 3.60

Indian Lake Reservoir
Tributary: Indian Lake Basin, Tributary Snake River
Permit
No.
Owner/Operator Year
Completed
Location
S-T-R Latitude Longitude
6000R Squirrel Creek
Irrigation Company
1954 4, T47N,
R118W
44º04'01" 111º02'07"
Dam Height (ft) Max. Capacity
(af)
Normal Capacity
(af)
Max. Surface
Area (acres)
Purposes
10 2034 904 252 I
Lewis Evaporation Estimates (inches/acre)
Annual May-Sept. May June July August September
31 21.33 3.73 4.33 5.20 4.78 3.28

Jackson Lake
Tributary: Snake River
Permit
No.
Owner/Operator Year
Completed
Location
S-T-R Latitude Longitude
2895R U.S.Bureau of
Reclamation
1911 T44-48N,
R114-6W
43º51'36" 110º35'24"
Dam Height (ft) Max. Capacity
(af)
Normal Capacity
(af)
Max. Surface
Area (acres)
Purposes
65 873,000 847,000 25,530 I,D
Lewis Evaporation Estimates (inches/acre)
Annual May-Sept. May June July August September
32 22.02 3.85 4.47 5.37 4.93 3.39

Jackson Wastewater Treatment Plant
Tributary: Snake River
Permit
No.
Owner/Operator Year
Completed
Location
S-T-R Latitude Longitude
8114R Town of Jackson 1980
43º24'05" 110º46'53"
Dam Height (ft) Max. Capacity
(af)
Normal Capacity
(af)
Max. Surface
Area (acres)
Purposes
23
260 20 D
Lewis Evaporation Estimates (inches/acre)
Annual May-Sept. May June July August September
36 24.77 4.33 5.03 6.04 5.55 3.81

Leidy Lake
Tributary: Leidy Creek, Tributary South Fork Spread Creek
Permit
No.
Owner/Operator Year
Completed
Location
S-T-R Latitude Longitude
8632R Wyoming Game &
Fish Department
1983 2,T43N,
R113W
43º43'13" 110º22'21"
Dam Height (ft) Max. Capacity
(af)
Normal Capacity
(af)
Max. Surface
Area (acres)
Purposes
8
65 14 F
Lewis Evaporation Estimates (inches/acre)
Annual May-Sept. May June July August September
33 22.70 3.97 4.61 5.54 5.09 3.50

McLean Reservoir
Tributary: McLean Creek, Tributary Muddy Creek, Tributary Hoback River
Permit
No.
Owner/Operator Year
Completed
Location
S-T-R Latitude Longitude
5484R Miller Land &
Livestock Company
1965 23,T36N,
R113W


Dam Height (ft) Max. Capacity
(af)
Normal Capacity
(af)
Max. Surface
Area (acres)
Purposes
20
16 3 S
Lewis Evaporation Estimates (inches/acre)
Annual May-Sept. May June July August September
37 25.46 4.45 5.17 6.21 5.70 3.92

Melody Ranch Pond
Tributary: Flat Creek, Little Gros Ventre
Permit
No.
Owner/Operator Year
Completed
Location
S-T-R Latitude Longitude
9884R Melody Ranch 1993 28, T40N,
R116W


Dam Height (ft) Max. Capacity
(af)
Normal Capacity
(af)
Max. Surface
Area (acres)
Purposes


70 6 F
Lewis Evaporation Estimates (inches/acre)
Annual May-Sept. May June July August September
37 25.46 4.45 5.17 6.21 5.70 3.92

Porter Reservoir
Tributary: Wallace Creek, Tributary Shive Spring Branch, Trib. Buffalo Fork
Permit
No.
Owner/Operator Year
Completed
Location
S-T-R Latitude Longitude
5735R Bruce Porter Estate 1951 2,T44N,
R113W
43º48'01" 110º23'15"
Dam Height (ft) Max. Capacity
(af)
Normal Capacity
(af)
Max. Surface
Area (acres)
Purposes
17 52 52 7 S,I,D
Lewis Evaporation Estimates (inches/acre)
Annual May-Sept. May June July August September
32 22.02 3.85 4.47 5.37 4.93 3.39

Strawberry Creek Reservoir
Tributary: Strawberry Creek, Tributary Salt River
Permit
No.
Owner/Operator Year
Completed
Location
S-T-R Latitude Longitude
5684R Lower Valley Energy 1949 30, T34N,
R117W


Dam Height (ft) Max. Capacity
(af)
Normal Capacity
(af)
Max. Surface
Area (acres)
Purposes
22
10 3 P
Lewis Evaporation Estimates (inches/acre)
Annual May-Sept. May June July August September
39 26.83 4.70 5.45 6.55 6.01 4.13

Teal Reservoir
Tributary: Salt River
Permit
No.
Owner/Operator Year
Completed
Location
S-T-R Latitude Longitude
9837R Wyoming Game &
Fish Department
1992 3, T44N,
R119W


Dam Height (ft) Max. Capacity
(af)
Normal Capacity
(af)
Max. Surface
Area (acres)
Purposes
10
79 32 WL,WT
Lewis Evaporation Estimates (inches/acre)
Annual May-Sept. May June July August September
40 27.52 4.82 5.59 6.71 6.16 4.24

Timber Creek Reservoir
Tributary: Timber Creek, Tributary Snake River
Permit
No.
Owner/Operator Year
Completed
Location
S-T-R Latitude Longitude
2108R Mary A. Cheney 1911 15, T44N,
R116W


Dam Height (ft) Max. Capacity
(af)
Normal Capacity
(af)
Max. Surface
Area (acres)
Purposes
30
13 1 I,D
Lewis Evaporation Estimates (inches/acre)
Annual May-Sept. May June July August September
37 25.46 4.45 5.17 6.21 5.70 3.92

Tracy Lake
Tributary: Randolph Creek, Brush Creek, and Buffalo Fork River
Permit
No.
Owner/Operator Year
Completed
Location
S-T-R Latitude Longitude
9447R ANK Corporation 1928 19, T44N,
R112W
43º50'54" 110º22'00"
Dam Height (ft) Max. Capacity
(af)
Normal Capacity
(af)
Max. Surface
Area (acres)
Purposes
20 646 380 47 I
Lewis Evaporation Estimates (inches/acre)
Annual May-Sept. May June July August September
32 22.02 3.85 4.47 5.37 4.93 3.39

Tucker Ranch No. 23 Reservoir
Tributary: Snake River
Permit
No.
Owner/Operator Year
Completed
Location
S-T-R Latitude Longitude
10159R Tucker Ranch
Development
1993 13, T44N,
R117W


Dam Height (ft) Max. Capacity
(af)
Normal Capacity
(af)
Max. Surface
Area (acres)
Purposes


146 11 WT,F,A
Lewis Evaporation Estimates (inches/acre)
Annual May-Sept. May June July August September
37 25.46 4.45 5.17 6.21 5.70 3.92

Tucker Ranch No. 24 Reservoir
Tributary: Snake River
Permit
No.
Owner/Operator Year
Completed
Location
S-T-R Latitude Longitude
10160R Tucker Ranch
Development
1993 12, T41N,
R117W


Dam Height (ft) Max. Capacity
(af)
Normal Capacity
(af)
Max. Surface
Area (acres)
Purposes


270 16 WT,F,A
Lewis Evaporation Estimates (inches/acre)
Annual May-Sept. May June July August September
37 25.46 4.45 5.17 6.21 5.70 3.92

Two Ocean Reservoir
Tributary: Two Ocean Creek
Permit
No.
Owner/Operator Year
Completed
Location
S-T-R Latitude Longitude
3487R Osgood Land &
Livestock Company
1918 2, T44N,
R114W


Dam Height (ft) Max. Capacity
(af)
Normal Capacity
(af)
Max. Surface
Area (acres)
Purposes
10
1024 512 I
Lewis Evaporation Estimates (inches/acre)
Annual May-Sept. May June July August September
32 22.02 3.85 4.47 5.37 4.93 3.39

Uhl Reservoir
Tributary: Spread Creek, Tributary Snake River
Permit
No.
Owner/Operator Year
Completed
Location
S-T-R Latitude Longitude
5380R Jackson Hole
Preserve Inc.
1948 1, T44N,
R114W
43º48'18" 110º28'54"
Dam Height (ft) Max. Capacity
(af)
Normal Capacity
(af)
Max. Surface
Area (acres)
Purposes
20 756 543 83 I
Lewis Evaporation Estimates (inches/acre)
Annual May-Sept. May June July August September
32 22.02 3.85 4.47 5.37 4.93 3.39

West Borrow Area Lake
Tributary: Imeson Spring River
Permit
No.
Owner/Operator Year
Completed
Location
S-T-R Latitude Longitude
8116R Town of Jackson 1980 29, T40N,
R116W


Dam Height (ft) Max. Capacity
(af)
Normal Capacity
(af)
Max. Surface
Area (acres)
Purposes


96 6 W,F
Lewis Evaporation Estimates (inches/acre)
Annual May-Sept. May June July August September
37 25.46 4.45 5.17 6.21 5.70 3.92

Woodward Reservoir
Tributary: Turpin Creek
Permit
No.
Owner/Operator Year
Completed
Location
S-T-R Latitude Longitude
3845R Wm. Woodward 1922 21, T43N,
R114W


Dam Height (ft) Max. Capacity
(af)
Normal Capacity
(af)
Max. Surface
Area (acres)
Purposes
15
120 24 I,D
Lewis Evaporation Estimates (inches/acre)
Annual May-Sept. May June July August September
34 23.39 4.09 4.75 5.71 5.24 3.60


Major Reservoirs