Kortes Dam - Wikipedia Kortes Dam (National ID # WY01294) is a dam in Carbon County, Wyoming The concrete gravity dam was constructed between 1946 and 1951 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, with a height of 244 feet (74 m), and a length of 440 feet (130 m) at its crest [1] It impounds the North Platte River for hydroelectric power Owned and operated by the Bureau, it stands as part of the Kortes Unit of