Cottage Grove Lake is a reservoir on the Coast Fork Willamette River in Lane County, Oregon, United States.[1] The lake is about 3 miles (4.8 km) long.[2]

Cottage Grove Lake
View upstream of a grass-covered dam impounding a lake
Cottage Grove Dam and Lake
Cottage Grove Lake is in west-central Oregon
Cottage Grove Lake is in west-central Oregon
Cottage Grove Lake
Location of Cottage Grove Lake in Oregon
Cottage Grove Lake is in west-central Oregon
Cottage Grove Lake is in west-central Oregon
Cottage Grove Lake
Cottage Grove Lake (the United States)
LocationLane County, Oregon, United States
Coordinates43°42′55″N 123°03′02″W / 43.71528°N 123.05056°W / 43.71528; -123.05056
TypeMesotrophic reservoir
Primary inflowsCoast Fork Willamette River
Primary outflowsCoast Fork Willamette River
Catchment area106 square miles (270 km2)
Basin countriesUnited States
Managing agencyU.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Max. length3 miles (4.8 km)
Surface area1,025.9 acres (415.2 ha)
Average depth29 feet (8.8 m)
Max. depth73 feet (22 m)
Water volume33,000 acre-feet (41,000,000 m3)
Residence time2 months
Shore length110.6 miles (17.1 km)
Surface elevation794 feet (242 m)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Cottage Grove Dam, which impounds the lake, is 1,750 feet (530 m) long and 95 feet (29 m) high.[2] It was completed in 1942 as one of the 13 dams built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in the Willamette River basin.[1] It is about 5 miles (8 km) south of Cottage Grove at river mile 29 (kilometer 47).[2]

The dam's main function, in conjunction with the Dorena Dam on the Row River, a Coast Willamette tributary, is flood control.[1] Other functions are to supply water for irrigation and improved river navigation.[2] The lake and its surrounds are used for recreation, including boating, camping, fishing, picnicking, and bird-watching.[2]

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  1. ^ a b c "Cottage Grove Lake (Lane)". Atlas of Oregon Lakes. Portland State University. 1985–2019. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Cottage Grove Dam and Reservoir". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved March 28, 2019.