Here I am at the Buffalo Bill Dam! This is sure a cool one...it is 340' high and was completed in January 1910. It was fifteen below zero when the last load of concrete was placed. At the time, it was the highest dam in the world. It is a very narrow canyon, perfect for a dam, 70' wide at the bottom and 200' wide at the top. 25% of the dam is made with the nearby local pink granite as there wasn't a lot of sand and gravel around the site. There is a cool walkway that you can walk across the top of the dam. Joe thinks the Hungry Horse Dam is a bit cooler, but Anne thinks it is tied for coolness. I love dams!
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