Completed in 1910
Cody, Wyoming
Learn More!
Visit the Buffalo Bill Dam Visitor Center.
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Building the Dam DVD is available for $8.99 in the gift store.
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Open Daily
May through
September
IRRIGATION- Water stored behind the original Buffalo Bill Dam supplies four irrigation districts encompassing over 93,000 acres of farmland in the Bighorn Basin. The principal crops are beans, alfalfa, oats, barley, and sugar beets. Crop production started in 1908.
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Buffalo Bill Dam History
Fun Facts
The Buffalo Bill Dam was originally called the Shoshone Dam.
Drilling to find bedrock for the foundation began in the spring of 1904.
82,900 cubic yards of concrete were used to build the dam.
Seven men were killed during construction.
Daniel Webster Cole was the engineer.
The final cost of the dam was $929,658.
Buffalo Bill Dam was the tallest dam in the world when completed in 1910.
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Group tours are welcome. Call 307-527-6076
Free Audio Tours for education groups.
Contact Us At Manager@BBDVC.com
