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]
| Owyhee Reservoir | |
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  Owyhee Reservoir  Owyhee Reservoir | |
| Location | Malheur County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 43°27′41″N 117°20′18″W / 43.46139°N 117.33833°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Owyhee River |
| Primary outflows | Owyhee River |
| Catchment area | 11,160 sq mi (28,900 km2)[1] |
| Basin countries | United States |
| First flooded | 1932 |
| 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] |
| Website | www |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
See also
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- ^ a b c d e f g h 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.
- ^ "Lake Owyhee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ^ Oregon Blue Book: Oregon Almanac: Nut, State to Shoes, Oldest. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved on March 28, 2008.
- ^ "Owyhee Reservoir". Wildernet.com. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
- ^ "Owyhee Project". U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Archived from the original on 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
- ^ Ellis, Sean (17 April 2015). "Owyhee Irrigation District farmers face another tough year". Capital Press. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
- ^ "Lake Owyhee State Park". State Parks. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
- ^ "Owyhee Reservoir". The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. Columbia University Press. 2000. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
External links
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Media related to Owyhee Reservoir at Wikimedia Commons- Owyhee Dam Archived 2013-03-13 at the Wayback Machine: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
- Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Archived 2010-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
- US Bureau of Reclamation reservoir levels and flows Archived 2009-01-18 at the Wayback Machine
