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Wickiup Reservoir's earthen dam is 2.6 miles (4.2 km) long. [5] The Deschutes River, which originates at Little Lava Lake, is an inflow and an outflow of Wickiup Reservoir. [6] [7] The average depth of the reservoir is 20 feet (6.1 m), with depths up to 70 feet (21 m) in channels.
The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).
Wickiup Reservoir: A reservoir south of Mount Bachelor Willow Creek Lake: formed by Willow Creek Dam impounding Willow Creek near Heppner: Woahink Lake: Deepest lake (relative to sea level) dammed by sand dunes along the Oregon coast; near Florence
Level 3 evacuation orders issued for Wickiup Reservoir area in Central Oregon. The Round Mountain and Wickiup fires on Deschutes National Forest reached a combined 70 acres by Wednesday evening ...
Almost 4,100 dams are categorized at the same risk level and condition — or worse — according to an NBC News analysis of the inventory’s data. Every state has at least one such dam. Ohio has ...
Police say Wrightsville Dam levels are holding 1ft from spillway 03:08 , Graeme Massie “We have monitored the water levels at the Wrightsville Dam for the last two hours and seen no significant ...
The nearly 8100 major dams in the United States in 2006. The National Inventory of Dams defines a major dam as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).
In the wake of the atmospheric rivers that have brought an onslaught of rain, wind and snow to California over the last few weeks, short-term drought conditions and reservoir levels have improved ...