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Guernsey Dam is an earthfill dam on the
North Platte River The North Platte River is a major tributary of the Platte River and is approximately long, counting its many curves.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 21, 2011 I ...
in Platte County in the
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. The dam creates Guernsey Reservoir, the last of the 5 major reservoirs on the North Platte River in Wyoming. The dam contains a hydroelectric plant capable of 6.4 megawatts of electricity. The total capacity of the reservoir is of water which is used mainly for irrigation. Morrison-Knudsen (Now
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Utah Construction Company The Utah Construction Company was a construction company founded by Edmund Orson Wattis Jr., Warren L. Wattis and William. H. Wattis in 1900. History The Wattis Brothers received funding from David Eccles, Thomas Dee, Joseph Clark and Jam ...
constructed Guernsey Dam and the hydroelectric plant as part of the North Platte Project to provide irrigation to eastern Wyoming and western
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. Guernsey helps control the river flow and stores water released from the project's primary storage upstream at
Pathfinder Reservoir Pathfinder Reservoir is located in the U.S. state of Wyoming on the North Platte River between Casper and Rawlins. It sits 47 miles (76 km) southwest of Casper, in Carbon County and Natrona County. The reservoir was created by Pathfinder ...
. About downstream of the dam the Whalen Diversion Dam diverts water into the Fort Laramie and Interstate Canals that service farms in Wyoming and Nebraska. The reservoir is surrounded by Guernsey State Park.


See also

* List of largest reservoirs of Wyoming


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* * {{authority control Buildings and structures in Platte County, Wyoming Historic American Engineering Record in Wyoming Reservoirs in Wyoming Dams in Wyoming United States Bureau of Reclamation dams Dams completed in 1928 Dams on the North Platte River Landforms of Platte County, Wyoming 1928 establishments in Wyoming Hydroelectric power plants in Wyoming