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The water level is kept high from May through September for recreation purposes. Throughout the summer, the water level is lowered by up to 3 feet (0.91 m) to provide for downstream irrigation needs, and is further lowered after September to provide necessary water storage capability to prevent possible downstream flood damage during the ...
Howard Prairie Lake is a reservoir located 4,526 feet (1,380 m) above sea level in Jackson County, Oregon, United States.It is 18 miles (29 km) east of Ashland.The lake is formed by the 100-foot (30 m) tall Howard Prairie Dam, which impounds Beaver Creek, in the Klamath River watershed.
Upper Klamath Lake is the largest remnant of Lake Modoc, a giant pluvial lake that existed in the region until about 10,000 years ago. At its largest, Lake Modoc covered over 1,000 square miles (2,600 km 2), joining Upper Klamath, Lower Klamath, and Tule Lakes, as well as all of the major wetlands in the upper Klamath River basin, into a contiguous body of water.
The Corps of Engineers anticipated muddy water due to the drawdowns at Lookout Point and Green Peter reservoirs, but not wells drying up. Dry wells, muddy water: Extreme reservoir drops tax Oregon ...
Location: Deschutes County, near La Pine, Oregon, US: Coordinates: 1]: Primary inflows: Deschutes River: Primary outflows: Deschutes River: Catchment area: 253 sq mi (660 km 2) [2]: Basin countries: United States: Surface area: 10,334 acres (4,182 ha) [2]: Average depth: 20 ft (6.1 m) [2]: Max. depth: 70 ft (21 m) [2]: Water volume: 206,880 acre⋅ft (255,180,000 m 3) [2]: Residence time: 5 ...
High water floods a pathway in Minto Brown Island Park on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. High water from rain caused the level of the Willamette River to reach near action levels and caused trails ...
Siltcoos Lake (silt’-koos), [3] at 3,164 acres (1,280 ha), is the largest lake on the Oregon Coast of the United States. [1] Fed by runoff from a basin of about 68 square miles (180 km 2) in Douglas and Lane counties, it is about 7 miles (11 km) south of Florence and 0.5 miles (1 km) east of U.S. Route 101. [1]
Oregon Route 58 follows the lake's southern shore, while Pengra Road parallels the lake's northern shore as far east as Lowell. [4] Dexter Dam, 117 feet (36 m) high, impounds up to 29,900 acre-feet (36,900,000 m 3) of water in the reservoir. [3] The powerhouse at the dam can generate 15,000 kilowatts of electricity. [5]