North Platte project North Platte project, unit of the U.S.
Bureau of Reclamation, in the North Platte River valley, W Nebr.
and E Wyo. It supplies hydroelectric power to many towns and
industries and provides irrigation for land extending along the
valley from Guernsey, Wyo., to below Bridgeport, Nebr. Among the
project's many dams and reservoirs are Guernsey Reservoir,
formed by Guernsey Dam (completed 1927), and Pathfinder
Reservoir, created by Pathfinder Dam (completed 1909). There are
also several large dams on the branches of the North Platte. The
power system of the project has been integrated with the
Missouri River basin project. The Columbia Electronic
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