Owyhee Reservoir

Owyhee Reservoir
Location Malheur County, Oregon
Coordinates 43°27′41″N 117°20′18″W / 43.46139°N 117.33833°W / 43.46139; -117.33833Coordinates: 43°27′41″N 117°20′18″W / 43.46139°N 117.33833°W / 43.46139; -117.33833
Type reservoir
Primary inflows Owyhee River
Primary outflows Owyhee River
Catchment area 11,160 sq mi (28,900 km2)[1]
Basin countries United States
Max. length 52 mi (84 km)
Surface area 13,900 acres (5,600 ha)[1]
Average depth 81 ft (25 m)[1]
Max. depth 117 ft (36 m)[1]
Water volume 1,122,000 acre·ft (1,384,000 dam3)[1]
Residence time 1.7 years[1]
Shore length1 125 mi (201 km)[1]
Surface elevation 2,670 ft (810 m)[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Owyhee Reservoir or Owyhee Lake is a reservoir on the Owyhee River in Malheur County, Oregon, United States.[2] Located in far Eastern Oregon near the Idaho border, the reservoir is Oregon's longest at 52 miles (84 km).[3] The 13,900-acre (56 km2) lake is home to several species of fish, including crappie, rainbow trout, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, and brown bullhead.[4] 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Johnson, Daniel M. (1985). "Owyhee Lake". Atlas of Oregon Lakes (PDF). Corvallis: Oregon State University Press. p. 116. ISBN 9780870713422. OCLC 11030545. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  2. ↑ "Lake Owyhee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  3. ↑ Oregon Blue Book: Oregon Almanac: Native Americans to Shoes, Oldest. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved on March 28, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Owyhee Reservoir". Wildernet.com. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
  5. ↑ "Owyhee Project". U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Archived from the original on 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
  6. ↑ Ellis, Sean. "Owyhee Irrigation District farmers face another tough year". Capital Press. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Lake Owyhee State Park". State Parks. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
  8. ↑ "Owyhee Reservoir". The Columbia Gazetteer of North America (Columbia University Press). 2000. Retrieved 2008-07-23.

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