1910day.year
Construction ends on the Buffalo Bill Dam in Wyoming, United States, which was the highest dam in the world at the time, at 99 m (325 ft).
Construction of the Buffalo Bill Dam in Wyoming completes, becoming the world's tallest dam at the time.
On January 15, 1910, work finished on the Buffalo Bill Dam (originally Shoshone Dam) near Cody, Wyoming.
Standing 325 feet tall, it was the highest dam in the world upon completion.
Engineered to provide irrigation water for the arid Bighorn Basin, it transformed local agriculture.
The project was part of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's efforts to irrigate western lands.
Engineers employed innovative design techniques to anchor the concrete arch into the canyon walls.
The dam's success spurred further dam-building and water management initiatives throughout the American West.
1910
Buffalo Bill Dam
Wyoming