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Buffalo Bill Dam
Society: ASCEMain Category: CivilSub Category: DamsEra: 1900-1909DateCreated: 1905-1910Park CountyCodyState: WYCountry: USAWebsite: http://www.asce.org/project/Buffalo-Bill-Dam/Creator: Wheeler, Edgar

The Buffalo Bill Dam, known as the Shoshone Dam until 1946, was the first mass concrete dam in America. At nearly 325 feet high, it was also the tallest dam in the world at the time of completion.

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1973
Image Credit: Courtesy Flickr/Bob Bolhuis (CC BY-SA 2.0)Image Caption: Buffalo Bill DamEra_date_from: 1905
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Buffalo Bill Dam

The Buffalo Bill Dam, known as the Shoshone Dam until 1946, was the first mass concrete dam in America. At nearly 325 feet high, it was also the tallest dam in the world at the time of completion.

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