The Shoshone Project Story–Project Overview
3 miles north of Garland

The Shoshone Project is located in a desert-like valley surrounded by mountains. Annual precipitation is between 5 and 6 inches, not enough to grow crops.

The success of farming in this area is directly related to the amount of snow which falls in the mountains. The water supply for the Project is obtained from this snowmelt above Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir. The reservoir stores water from the approximately 1,500-square-mile Shoshone River drainage for use during the irrigation season, which runs from April 15 to October 15.

The elevation of the project ranges from about 4,200 feet above sea level in the Frannie Division to about 4,800 feet in the Heart Mountain Division.

The Garland, Willwood and Heart Mountain divisions of the Project can be seen from this vantage point. The Frannie Division is located about 10 miles northeast.