Crane Prairie Dam

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Crane Prairie Dam is an earthfill dam in central Oregon that impounds the upper Deschutes River to form Crane Prairie Reservoir, a key component of the region’s irrigation and recreation system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf earthfill dam
embankment dam
basinCountry United States
completedIn 1922
connectedProject Central Oregon Irrigation District
North Unit Irrigation District
constructionBegan 1920s
country United States
createsReservoir Crane Prairie Reservoir
elevation about 4,450 feet above sea level
hasRecreationManagement U.S. Forest Service
hasReservoirType off-stream storage reservoir
hasSpillway yes
height about 36 feet
impounds upper Deschutes River
length about 2,500 feet
locatedIn Deschutes County, Oregon
Oregon
locatedInRegion central Oregon
linked to: Central Oregon
locatedInWatershed Deschutes River watershed
linked to: Deschutes River
locatedOnRiver Deschutes River
managesFlowTo Wickiup Reservoir
managesWaterFor agricultural lands in central Oregon
material earthfill
nearCity Bend, Oregon
Sunriver, Oregon
nearFeature Cascade Range
Mount Bachelor
nearProtectedArea Deschutes National Forest
operatedBy United States Bureau of Reclamation
ownedBy United States Bureau of Reclamation
partOf Deschutes Project
partOfSystem Deschutes River irrigation system
linked to: Deschutes Project
purpose fish and wildlife habitat
flood control
irrigation
recreation
region Pacific Northwest
reservoirCapacity tens of thousands of acre-feet
reservoirName Crane Prairie Reservoir
reservoirSurfaceArea about 4,000 acres
reservoirUse boating
camping
irrigation water storage
recreational fishing
supportsActivity bird watching
trout fishing
watercourse Deschutes River

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Crane Prairie Reservoir createdBy Crane Prairie Dam