Buffalo Bill Dam
Wyoming State Parks, along with the Bureau of Reclamation, is looking for the public’s opinions about the future of Buffalo Bill Reservoir and State Park outside of Cody. There will be several opportunities for citizens to engage with resource management with questions, comments, ideas and concerns to the consultant team as well as the staff…
Here are some of the most important things to know about the Buffalo Bill Dam and its significance to the people living in northwest Wyoming.
Removal and replacement of the existing lighting system inside the big tunnel west of Cody on US14/16/20 is scheduled to begin Monday, May 1. Casper Electric is the prime contractor on the $5.184 million lighting replacement project inside the big tunnel west of Cody. Casper Electric’s work includes the removal and replacement of the existing…
The Bureau of Reclamation, at the request of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and in coordination with Willwood Workgroup Two, has scheduled a flushing flow in the Shoshone River downstream of Buffalo Bill Dam. The flushing flow will begin with rapidly increasing flows on April 11 and conclude on April 14. During this time,…
The Buffalo Bill Dam fulfills an essential purpose every day, but a test by the Bureau of Reclamation proves it will work safely and efficiently when it needs to release some of the water it contains. The Bureau of Reclamation’s Wyoming Area Office completed a full travel gate testing at Buffalo Bill Dam outside of…
Summer tourism is a significant part of life in Cody, Wyoming. The website Tripadvisor has complied user reviews to suggest the top three places to sleep, eat, and explore in Cody. Every month, Tripadvisor’s site and app help hundreds of millions of people plan, book, and take trips. Cody, named after the legendary Buffalo Bill…
The Bureau of Reclamation is holding an important meeting at the Park County Fairgrounds to discuss water and the Buffalo Bill Reservoir in 2022. The Bureau of Reclamation will host a public Buffalo Bill Reservoir Water Information Meeting in Powell on Tuesday, Mar. 15 at 1:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss…
As the flow of water from the Buffalo Bill Reservoir and into the Shoshone River increases, Cody residents are asked to stay safe near the rushing water. Every spring, snowmelt from the mountains flows into the Buffalo Bill Reservoir. To ensure that runoff is contained without damaging the reservoir, flushing flows occur downstream into the…
Cody and Wapiti residents need to prepare to stop and wait on Wednesday, March 10, as WYDOT gets some tunnel vision at the Buffalo Bill Dam. WYDOT intends to do some work in the tunnels on Highway 14/16/20 by the Buffalo Bill Dam. The work isn’t intense, but it will cause some temporary slowdowns and…
Celebrate a dam good thing that made Cody as we know it possible. Tomorrow, August 15th, is the 26th Annual Great Dam Day at the Buffalo Bill Dam Visitor Center, where the history and legacy of what was (for 30 days) the tallest dam every completed by human hands. The 110-year-old structure is on the…
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