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Wallowa Lake is a ribbon lake 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Joseph, Oregon, United States, at an elevation of 4,372 ft (1,333 m). Impounded by high moraines, it was formed by a series of Pleistocene glaciers .
The Wallowa River supports populations of steelhead, spring Chinook salmon, and mountain whitefish among other species. Sockeye salmon were extirpated from the Wallowa River when a small dam was constructed at the outlet of Wallowa Lake in the headwaters of the river. The dam was constructed to raise the level of the lake to store water for ...
Wallowa Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Wallowa County, Oregon, United States. It is located on the south end of Wallowa Lake , and is a small community made up of vacation homes, lodging, restaurants, as well as other small businesses.
The community forest is managed by local organizations and is used for timber harvest, cultural activities, recreation and more.
A lake in Ochoco National Forest: Wallowa Lake: A melted glacier near Joseph: 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
Minam Lake is a high-elevation reservoir in the Eagle Cap Wilderness of the Wallowa Mountains in the U.S. state of Oregon. [1] The unusual reservoir, a modified natural lake, has outlets on both its north and south ends. The south outlet drains to the Minam River, and the north outlet is the source of the Lostine River. [3]
Another 183,000 acre-feet (226,000,000 m 3) of surface water are used for irrigation in the Wallowa Valley. A dam regulates the level of Wallowa Lake to store up to 42,750 acre-feet (52,730,000 m 3); this is the largest surface water storage facility in the Grande Ronde River system. [94] View north over La Grande and the Grande Ronde Valley
At 9 a.m. Friday, town officials notified the Rutherford County Emergency Management office about the pending dam failure, saying water from the lake was expected to top the dam before 10 a.m.