Crane Prairie Reservoir

Crane Prairie Reservoir is a man-made lake located about 42 miles (68 km) southwest of Bend in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States.[1][2] The reservoir is named for the cranes that thrive in its habitat and for the upper Deschutes River prairie that once covered the area before the dam on the Deschutes was constructed in 1922. Eighteen years later, in 1940, the dam was rebuilt by the Bureau of Reclamation.[3] The reservoir now serves as one of Oregon's largest rainbow trout fisheries. The heaviest fish ever caught in the lake was a 19-pound (8.6 kg) trout.[1]

Crane Prairie Reservoir
Boat dock with boats with calm water on a sunny day. Mount Bachelor is in the distnace.
Crane Prairie Reservoir
Crane Prairie Reservoir is located in Oregon
Crane Prairie Reservoir is located in Oregon
Crane Prairie Reservoir
Location of Crane Prairie Reservoir in Oregon, USA.
Crane Prairie Reservoir is located in Oregon
Crane Prairie Reservoir is located in Oregon
Crane Prairie Reservoir
Crane Prairie Reservoir (the United States)
LocationDeschutes County, Oregon
Coordinates43°46′50″N 121°48′02″W / 43.780638°N 121.800613°W / 43.780638; -121.800613
TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsDeschutes River
Primary outflowsDeschutes River
Catchment area185 sq mi (480 km2)
Basin countriesUnited States
DesignationWildlife Management Area within the Deschutes National Forest
Built1922, 1940
Surface area3,420 acres (1,380 ha)
Average depth15.5 ft (4.7 m)
Max. depth20 ft (6.1 m)
Water volume55,300 acre⋅ft (68,200,000 m3)
Shore length122 mi (35 km)
Surface elevation4,452 ft (1,357 m)
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1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The Deschutes River, which originates at Little Lava Lake, flows south for 8.4 miles (13.5 km) to Crane Prairie Reservoir.[5] The river leaves the reservoir via the dam and continues south to Wickiup Reservoir.[6]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Crane Prairie Reservoir". U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Crane Prairie Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
  3. ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 245. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  4. ^ "Atlas of Oregon Lakes: Crane Prairie Reservoir (Deschutes)". Portland State University. 1985–2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  5. ^ "Deschutes River: Lava Lake to Crane Prairie". U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  6. ^ Oregon (Map) (1993 ed.). 1:500,000. Cartography by Allan Cartography. Medford, Oregon: Raven Maps & Images. 1987. OCLC 41588689.
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