Glendo Reservoir is a reservoir

Reservoir

A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...

 located on the North Platte River

North Platte River

The North Platte River is a major tributary of the Platte River and is approximately long counting its many curves, It travels about distance. Its course lies in the U.S...

 in Platte County and Converse County in the U.S. State

U.S. state

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 of Wyoming

Wyoming

Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...

. The reservoir is formed by Glendo Dam 42°28′47"N 104°56′54"W. The earthfill dam is 2096 feet (638.9 m) feet long and 190 feet (57.9 m) high and contains two hydroelectric turbines capable of generating 38 megawatts of power. The reservoir retains a maximum of 1170505 acre.ft of water used primarily for irrigation and flood control.

The reservoir is popular for water sports and fishing. It is located completely within Glendo State Park

Glendo State Park

Glendo State Park is a state park located in Platte County and Converse County, about 20 miles southeast of Douglas in Wyoming in the United States. The park surrounds Glendo Reservoir on the North Platte River near Glendo, Wyoming. It is popular for water sports and fishing and offers seven...

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