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Reservoir in Malheur County, OregonOwyhee Reservoir Owyhee ReservoirShow map of Oregon Owyhee ReservoirShow map of the United StatesLocation Malheur County, Oregon Coordinates 43°27′41″N 117°20′18″W / 43.46139°N 117.33833°W / 43.46139; -117.33833 Type reservoir Primary inflows Owyhee River Primary outflows Owyhee River Catchment area 11,160 sq mi (28,900 km) Basin countriesUnited States First flooded 1932 Max. length 52 mi (84 km) Surface area 13,900 acres (5,600 ha) Average depth 81 ft (25 m) Max. depth 117 ft (36 m) Water volume 1,122,000 acre⋅ft (1,384,000 dam) Residence time 1.7 years Shore length 125 mi (201 km) Surface elevation 2,670 ft (810 m) Website www .usbr .gov /pn /hydromet /ramps /owyhee /owyhee .html Shore length is not a well-defined measure .
Owyhee Reservoir or Owyhee Lake is a reservoir on the Owyhee River in Malheur County , Oregon , United States . Located in far Eastern Oregon near the Idaho border, the reservoir is Oregon's longest at 52 miles (84 km). The 13,900-acre (56 km) lake is home to several species of fish, including crappie , rainbow trout , largemouth bass , smallmouth bass , yellow perch , and brown bullhead . An artificial lake, it was created in 1932 with the completion of the Owyhee Dam . The lake supplies water for irrigation for 1,800 farms covering 118,000 acres of land in Eastern Oregon and Southwestern Idaho. Seasonal Lake Owyhee State Park is located on the northeast shore and includes a boat ramp .
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^ 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.
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