Reuter-Hess Reservoir Aerial View

Rueter-Hess Reservoir Aerial Views

Here’s a quick fact sheet:

• Planning for the project started almost 30 years ago.
• Permitting of the original project (120 foot tall dam impounding 16,200 Acre feet of water) began in 1999.
• Approval of the original project was granted in 2004.
• Construction on the original project started in September 2004.
• Approval for the enlarged project 184 foot tall dam impounding 72,000 Acre feet of water was granted in April of 2008.
• Construction of the enlarged project began in September of 2008.
• Completion of the project is anticipated in spring of 2012.
• By the time the project is complete:
• 15,000,000 cubic yards of earth will have been placed in the dam.
• 30,000 cubic yards of concrete will have been placed.
• 5,600 tons of steel will have be used.
• The final reservoir has a capacity of 72,000 Acre feet of water which equates to 23,461,200,000 gallons of water.
• The surface area of the filled reservoir will be 1,200 Acres or 1.5 times thesiz Creek Reservoir.
• The deepest point the reservoir will be 184 feet below the surface.
• There will be over 14 of shoreline.