Glendo Reservoir
— — a long blue patience above the dam.
Not only on a wall.
“A wide reservoir on the North Platte, held back by Glendo Dam since 1957. Twelve thousand surface acres of slow water set against red sandstone bluffs and short-grass prairie. The lake runs warm enough in July for swimming and shallow enough at the margins for walleye to hold close. Pelicans work the upper end most mornings. The state park around it is one of the busiest in Wyoming on a summer weekend, and one of the quietest in October when the cottonwoods turn and the wind drops. from the studio
Glendo Reservoir, on ceramic.
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Glendo Reservoir lies on the North Platte River in Platte County, southeastern Wyoming, about two miles east of the small town of Glendo and roughly thirty miles north of Wheatland. The reservoir was formed by Glendo Dam, completed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in 1957 as part of the Missouri River Basin Project. At full capacity it covers about 12,000 surface acres and holds 798,500 acre-feet of water. The shoreline runs roughly 76 miles. Glendo State Park surrounds it and is managed by Wyoming State Parks.
The lake holds walleye, smallmouth bass, channel catfish, perch, and rainbow trout, and is one of the most consistent walleye fisheries in Wyoming. The state record walleye, 17.42 pounds, came out of Glendo in 2017. Surface temperatures climb into the mid-70s in July and August, warm enough for open swimming. Spring run-off from the upper North Platte and the Sweetwater drainage controls the lake level; in dry years the boat ramps at the south end can drop below usable depth by late August.
Glendo State Park is reached from Exit 111 of Interstate 25, about ninety minutes north of Cheyenne. The park is open year-round; a daily resident vehicle permit runs $6 and a non-resident permit $9, with annual passes available. Eight developed campgrounds total roughly 480 sites, plus open primitive areas along the shore. Summer holiday weekends fill the lake with boats; the quiet season runs from mid-October through April, when the cottonwoods along Sandy Beach turn gold and the wind drops in the early morning.