When Chris Wilkinson began working at the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area just more than a year ago, he was surprised to discover there was no general history of the building of Yellowtail ...

Since then Yellowtail, the 15th-tallest dam in the United States, has operated largely as it was originally designed: funneling water through four 12-foot tubes, called penstocks, turning four ...

BILLINGS (AP) -- The Bureau of Reclamation plans to lower the level of Bighorn Lake by about 2 feet in advance of work to grout and seal spots where water is seeping between the large concrete blocks ...

Since then, Yellowtail, the 15th-tallest dam in the United States, has operated largely as it was originally designed: funneling water through four 12-foot tubes, called penstocks, turning four ...

Over the last decade, downstream stakeholders of Yellowtail Dam have been experiencing significant damage and disruption to local municipal, recreational, agricultural and land owner interests and ...

BILLINGS - Releases from Yellowtail Dam into the Bighorn River are at their highest level in more than a decade, and some low-lying areas along the banks of the river - famous for its trout fishing - ...

Rainbow and brown trout populations on the Bighorn River below Yellowtail Dam are growing and healthy. That’s good news for anglers and outfitters who saw populations on the stream drop after three ...