Dropped in for a quick visit to this dam named after Buffalo Bill. It had an interesting history. It was built in the early 1900s and it took nearly 6 years to complete. The contractors had to battle the extreme weather of Cody and hazardous working conditions which took the lives of 7 men before the dam was complete. At the time it was the tallest dam in the world. What we found unusual was that it was not built as a hydroelectric dam originally but as an irrigation dam which would provide the needed water to an area that only sees about 5 inches of rain per year.
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