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An artificial lake, it was created in 1932 with the completion of the Owyhee Dam. [5] The lake supplies water for irrigation for 1,800 farms covering 118,000 acres of land in Eastern Oregon and Southwestern Idaho. [6] Seasonal Lake Owyhee State Park is located on the northeast shore and includes a boat ramp. [7] [8]
Location: Umatilla County, Oregon: Coordinates: 1]: Type: reservoir: Primary inflows: McKay Creek: Primary outflows: McKay Creek: Basin countries: United States: Max. length: 2.2 miles (3.5 km): Max. width: 0.5 miles (800 m): Water volume: 65,534 acre⋅ft (80,835,000 m 3): Surface elevation: 1,240 feet (380 m): McKay Reservoir is a reservoir in Umatilla County of the U.S. state of Oregon. It ...
Fourmile Lake (or Four Mile Lake) is a reservoir located 5,748 feet (1,752 m) above sea level in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. It is 45 miles (72 km) northeast of Medford . [ 2 ] The lake was created when the 25-foot (7.6 m) tall Fourmile Lake Dam was constructed, impounding Fourmile Creek, in the Klamath River watershed.
Emigrant Lake is a reservoir located 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Ashland, Oregon, at the southern end of the Rogue Valley. [1] It has an elevation of 2,241 feet (683 m) above sea level . [ 2 ] The lake has an average surface area of 806 acres (3.26 km 2 ), and an average volume of 40,530 acre-feet (49,990,000 m 3 ). [ 3 ]
Upper Klamath Lake is the largest remnant of Lake Modoc, a giant pluvial lake that existed in the region until about 10,000 years ago. At its largest, Lake Modoc covered over 1,000 square miles (2,600 km 2), joining Upper Klamath, Lower Klamath, and Tule Lakes, as well as all of the major wetlands in the upper Klamath River basin, into a contiguous body of water.
Location: Baker / Union counties, Eastern Oregon, United States: Coordinates: 1]: Type: Reservoir: Primary inflows: Powder River: Primary outflows: Powder River: Basin countries: United States: Managing agency: United States Bureau of Reclamation: Built: 1932: Surface area: 740 acres (300 ha): Water volume: 17,600 acre⋅ft (21,700,000 m 3): Surface elevation: c. 3,000 ft (910 m): Thief Valley ...
The Klamath Project is a water-management project developed by the United States Bureau of Reclamation to supply farmers with irrigation water and farmland in the Klamath Basin. The project also supplies water to the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge, and the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge. The project was one of the first to be ...
Howard Prairie Lake is a reservoir located 4,526 feet (1,380 m) above sea level in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. It is 18 miles (29 km) east of Ashland . The lake is formed by the 100-foot (30 m) tall Howard Prairie Dam, which impounds Beaver Creek, in the Klamath River watershed .