West Fork Dam size in flux as feds reconsider Wyoming plan
Some proposals for more irrigation in the Little Snake River Valley are uneconomical, feds say as they consider “changing the scope” of reservoir project.
Source: wyomingnews.com
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Some proposals for more irrigation in the Little Snake River Valley are uneconomical, feds say as they consider “changing the scope” of reservoir project.
The size of Wyoming’s proposed and controversial West Fork Dam in the Medicine Bow National Forest in Carbon County is in flux as federal environmental analysts juggle economics and conservation
More detailed analysis is underway for “less environmentally impactful” locations for the proposed 264-foot high concrete West Fork Dam and 130-acre reservoir.