Detroit Lake is situated over a historical road bed of the former Oregon Pacific Railroad. This route was built by Colonel T. Egenton Hogg as a proposed transcontinental railroad. Because of a lack of funding, the line terminated in Idanha, southeast of the lake. Idanha had rail service until the 1950s, when the track was removed for installation of the Detroit and Big Cliff reservoirs.[3] Detroit Lake was created in 1953 after the completion of the dam.[1] Part of the Willamette Valley Projects, the lake was intended primarily for flood control and power generation but has become one of the major recreation resources in western Oregon.
Detroit Lake offers year-round fishing in still water and not in or near the rivers and streams. It is one of 32 lakes federally designated for recreation, managed by the United States Forest Service.[1] The lake serves many purposes including flood control, water conservation, and recreation.
There are many camping and recreation opportunities at Detroit Lake. In 2009, a new winter boat ramp was constructed,[6] making it possible to launch a boat safely during the winter months when other ramps are on dry ground.
Water levelsedit
Detroit Lake August 2015Detroit Lake Marina - Before and After
The water level fluctuates with snow pack, precipitation, and the water consumption of Salem, and surrounding areas. At low pool, it has a surface elevation of 1,450 feet (440 m); at the full pool season—typically May 1 to September 1—it can raise up 119 feet (36 m) to a water elevation of 1,569 feet (478 m).
In 2015 and 2016 low water levels in the reservoir impacted recreation, the operation of marinas and the economy in the Santiam Canyon.[7]
^ abcdTom Kline; Karen Bahus (1999). (PDF). The Willamette Basin Reservoir Study. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 12, 2006. Retrieved September 2, 2006.
^ ab. Willamette Valley Projects. Archived from the original on January 9, 2009. Retrieved September 2, 2006.
^"Detroit Lake meeting draws concern, few answers". Retrieved September 8, 2016.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Detroit Lake.
FLRCDL: Federal Lakes Recreation Committee for Detroit Lake website
Ghost town rises from drought-drained Detroit Lake
October 31, 2023
detroit, lake, reservoir, impounded, detroit, north, santiam, river, miles, southeast, salem, oregon, united, states, lake, adjacent, oregon, route, near, city, detroit, this, mesotrophic, lake, stores, water, city, salem, other, nearby, communities, green, br. Detroit Lake is a reservoir impounded by the Detroit Dam on the North Santiam River 46 miles 74 km southeast of Salem Oregon United States 1 2 The lake is adjacent to Oregon Route 22 near the city of Detroit This mesotrophic lake stores water for use by the city of Salem and other nearby communities Detroit LakeGreen Bridge over Detroit LakeDetroit LakeShow map of OregonDetroit LakeShow map of the United StatesLocationLinn Marion counties Oregon United StatesCoordinates44 41 6 N 122 12 2 W 44 6933 N 122 2033 W 44 6933 122 2033Lake typeReservoirPrimary inflowsNorth Santiam and Breitenbush RiversPrimary outflowsNorth Santiam RiverBasin countriesUnited StatesMax length9 mi 14 4 km Max width1 mi 1 6 km Surface area3 500 acres 1 400 ha Average depth121 ft 37 m Max depth440 ft 130 m Water volume455 000 acre ft 0 561 km3 full 347 million m in summer Shore length132 mi 51 4 km Surface elevation1 565 ft 477 m IslandsPiety KnobSettlementsDetroit Oregon1 Shore length is not a well defined measure Contents 1 History 2 Details 3 Water levels 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp Detroit Lake water level low in September 1973 Detroit Lake is situated over a historical road bed of the former Oregon Pacific Railroad This route was built by Colonel T Egenton Hogg as a proposed transcontinental railroad Because of a lack of funding the line terminated in Idanha southeast of the lake Idanha had rail service until the 1950s when the track was removed for installation of the Detroit and Big Cliff reservoirs 3 Detroit Lake was created in 1953 after the completion of the dam 1 Part of the Willamette Valley Projects the lake was intended primarily for flood control and power generation but has become one of the major recreation resources in western Oregon Details edit nbsp Detroit Dam impounding Detroit Lake The reservoir has a capacity of 455 000 acre feet 561 000 000 m3 of water when full and 281 600 acre feet 347 300 000 m3 in the summer when drawn down 1 Located in the North Santiam Canyon the 9 mile 14 km long lake has shoreline of 32 miles 51 km when full 2 One swimming opportunity is at the Mongold Day Use Area an Oregon State Park 4 Detroit Lake is stocked by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife with 125 000 catchable rainbow trout along with fingerling rainbow kokanee and chinook salmon 5 A self sustaining population of brown bullhead catfish resides in the lake Detroit Lake offers year round fishing in still water and not in or near the rivers and streams It is one of 32 lakes federally designated for recreation managed by the United States Forest Service 1 The lake serves many purposes including flood control water conservation and recreation There are many camping and recreation opportunities at Detroit Lake In 2009 a new winter boat ramp was constructed 6 making it possible to launch a boat safely during the winter months when other ramps are on dry ground Water levels edit nbsp Detroit Lake August 2015 nbsp Detroit Lake Marina Before and AfterThe water level fluctuates with snow pack precipitation and the water consumption of Salem and surrounding areas At low pool it has a surface elevation of 1 450 feet 440 m at the full pool season typically May 1 to September 1 it can raise up 119 feet 36 m to a water elevation of 1 569 feet 478 m In 2015 and 2016 low water levels in the reservoir impacted recreation the operation of marinas and the economy in the Santiam Canyon 7 See also editList of lakes in OregonReferences edit a b c d Tom Kline Karen Bahus 1999 Willamette Basin Reservoirs PDF The Willamette Basin Reservoir Study Archived from the original PDF on October 12 2006 Retrieved September 2 2006 a b Detroit and Big Cliff Dams and Reservoirs Willamette Valley Projects Archived from the original on January 9 2009 Retrieved September 2 2006 Oregon Pacific Railroad Detroit Lake State Recreation Area Oregon Parks and Recreation Department State Parks Retrieved September 2 2006 Detroit Lake Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Archived from the original on November 9 2007 Retrieved May 6 2008 Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Engineering Region 2 Archived from the original on July 14 2014 Detroit Lake meeting draws concern few answers Retrieved September 8 2016 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Detroit Lake FLRCDL Federal Lakes Recreation Committee for Detroit Lake website Army Corps of Engineers Hourly Detroit Lake Levels Army Corps of Engineers Plot of lake level for last 12 months Ghost town rises from drought drained Detroit Lake Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Detroit Lake amp oldid 1168284316, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
