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US Bureau of Reclamation reservoir levels and flows 2009-01-18 at the Wayback Machine
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owyhee, reservoir, owyhee, lake, reservoir, owyhee, river, malheur, county, oregon, united, states, located, eastern, oregon, near, idaho, border, reservoir, oregon, longest, miles, acre, lake, home, several, species, fish, including, crappie, rainbow, trout, . 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 ReservoirOwyhee ReservoirShow map of OregonOwyhee ReservoirShow map of the United StatesLocationMalheur County OregonCoordinates43 27 41 N 117 20 18 W 43 46139 N 117 33833 W 43 46139 117 33833TypereservoirPrimary inflowsOwyhee RiverPrimary outflowsOwyhee RiverCatchment area11 160 sq mi 28 900 km2 1 Basin countriesUnited StatesFirst flooded1932Max length52 mi 84 km Surface area13 900 acres 5 600 ha 1 Average depth81 ft 25 m 1 Max depth117 ft 36 m 1 Water volume1 122 000 acre ft 1 384 000 dam3 1 Residence time1 7 years 1 Shore length1125 mi 201 km 1 Surface elevation2 670 ft 810 m 1 Websitewww wbr usbr wbr gov wbr pn wbr hydromet wbr ramps wbr owyhee wbr owyhee wbr html1 Shore length is not a well defined measure See also editOwyhee Reservoir State Airport List of lakes in OregonReferences edit nbsp Owyhee Dam O R E G O N I D A H O 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 edit nbsp 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Owyhee Reservoir amp oldid 1189944773, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
