Wyoming's Seminoe Reservoir is 91% full

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By The Associated Press

Story Published: Jun 24, 2009 at 7:43 AM MST

Story Updated: Jun 24, 2009 at 7:43 AM MST

RAWLINS, WYOMING - High water in the North Platte is helping refill Seminoe Reservoir and other lakes on river.

John Lawson of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation says Seminoe, about 30 miles north of Rawlins, stood at 91% of its 1.01-million acre-feet capacity on Monday.

Lawson says a long drought had drawn Seminoe down to 37% of capacity by 2004 as irrigators in Nebraska and eastern Wyoming withdrew water for their crops.

Lawson says two consecutive good water years have helped Seminoe and other North Platte reservoirs recover.

Seminoe's highest-ever level was in 1983, when it actually hit 101% of capacity. Lawson says dam operators placed splash boards across the top of the spillway to raise the level.

On the Net:
Bureau of Reclamation Seminoe Reservoir page:
http://www.usbr.gov/gp-bin/arcweb(underscore)semr.pl

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