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The Potholes Reservoir is part of the Columbia Basin Irrigation Project. It is formed by the O'Sullivan Dam and located in central Washington, in the United States. The reservoir is fed by water from Moses Lake, part of the Crab Creek basin. The area features several lakes (typically 30-70 yards wide and 10–30 feet deep).
The northern half of the refuge, south of Potholes Reservoir, is a rugged jumble of cliffs, canyons, lakes, and remnants of lava flows. This part of the Scablands, known as the Drumheller Channels, is the most spectacularly eroded area of its size in the world and was designated as a National Natural Landmark in 1986.
Potholes State Park is a public recreation area on the southern shore of Potholes Reservoir, located 13 miles (21 km) south of Moses Lake and 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Othello in Grant County, Washington. The state park was created following the completion of the O'Sullivan Dam in 1949. The park's 773 acres (313 ha) include 6,000 feet ...
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Jul. 26—The Spokane River will continue to be a top producer all summer thanks to the cool aquifer. Silver Bow guides report mornings and the first half of the day are best, with some evening ...
Oct. 15—EPHRATA — On Sunday, the Grant County Sheriff's Office recovered Richard Smith's body from O'Sullivan Reservoir. Smith went fishing Oct. 3 and after his girlfriend did not hear from ...
O'Sullivan Dam located near the bottom of Potholes Reservoir. O'Sullivan Dam (National ID # WA00268), one of the largest earthfill dams in the United States (200 ft/61 m high; 19,000 ft/5,791 m long; completed 1949), is on Crab Creek in the U.S. state of Washington, about 45 km south of Ephrata and 25 km south of Moses Lake.
Moses Lake receives water from Crab Creek, as well as from irrigated agricultural runoff. Its water used to flow out into Crab Creek, but now flows into Potholes Reservoir, a storage reservoir created by impounding Crab Creek at O'Sullivan Dam. Moses Lake is fairly complex in shape, with several arms, called "horns".