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The reservoir fills enough to provide some irrigation benefit through July and August of each season. It is operated by the local Owl Creek
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350:Landforms of Hot Springs County, Wyoming
330:United States Bureau of Reclamation dams
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287:"Owl Creek Unit - Project Details"
18:Dam in Hot Springs County, Wyoming
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117:Owl Creek Irrigation District
260:Jean, Renée (July 8, 2024).
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340:Dams completed in 1960
80:43.66410°N 108.82450°W
325:Reservoirs in Wyoming
297:on December 14, 2012.
234:Jarvis, Todd (2003).
128:Type of dam
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178:Anchor Dam
100:Irrigation
68:43°39′51″N
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335:Arch dams
155:Reservoir
139:Impounds
133:Arch dam
49:Location
271:July 6,
160:Creates
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41:Country
106:Status
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