Alcova Dam
Alcova Dam is a 265-foot tall zoned earthfill dam in central Wyoming, built in 1935-38 on the North Platte River and operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for water storage and hydroelectric power generation.- Type: Power station
- Description: dam in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States of America
- Also known as: “Alcova Power Station”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alcova.
Alcova
Hamlet
Photo: Satsuuma, Public domain.
Alcova is a census-designated place in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It is part of the Casper, Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 34 at the 2020 census.
Alcova Dam
- Categories: dam, hydroelectric power station, and industry
- Location: Natrona, Wyoming, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.54842° or 42° 32′ 54″ northLongitude
-106.7175° or 106° 43′ 3″ westInception
July 1955Operator
U S Bureau of ReclamationOpen location code
85JMG7XM+92OpenStreetMap ID
way 864234569Wikidata ID
Q4713370
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Alcova Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Alcova Dam (alihan sa tubig sa Estados Unidos, lat 42,55, long -106,72)”
- Cebuano: “Alcova Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد الكوفا”
- German: “Talsperre Alcova”
- Italian: “diga di Alcova”
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Notable Places Nearby
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