Big Sandy Dam is a dam in
Sweetwater County, Wyoming
Sweetwater County is a county in southwestern Wyoming, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 42,272, making it the fourth-most populous county in Wyoming. Its county seat is Green River. By area, it is the larges ...
, about ten miles north of
Farson.
The earthen dam impounds the
Big Sandy River and stands 85 feet high. It was built from 1941 to 1952 by the
United States Bureau of Reclamation
The Bureau of Reclamation, and formerly the United States Reclamation Service, is a federal agency under the U.S. Department of the Interior, which oversees water resource management, specifically as it applies to the oversight and opera ...
as part of its Eden Project for irrigation storage. No hydroelectric power is generated here. The dam is operated by the local Eden Valley Irrigation and Drainage District.
Big Sandy Reservoir has a surface area of about and contains a maximum capacity of . The lake allows for boating, camping and fishing recreation with primitive facilities.
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Dams in Wyoming
Dams in the Green River (Colorado River tributary) basin
Buildings and structures in Sweetwater County, Wyoming
Earth-filled dams
United States Bureau of Reclamation dams
Dams completed in 1952
Reservoirs in Wyoming
Landforms of Sweetwater County, Wyoming
1952 establishments in Wyoming