Lake_Owyhee

Owyhee Reservoir

Owyhee Reservoir

Reservoir in Malheur County, Oregon

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]

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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.
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    Oregon Blue Book: Oregon Almanac: Nut, State to Shoes, Oldest. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved on March 28, 2008.
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    "Owyhee Reservoir". Wildernet.com. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
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    "Owyhee Project". U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Archived from the original on 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
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    Ellis, Sean (17 April 2015). "Owyhee Irrigation District farmers face another tough year". Capital Press. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
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    "Lake Owyhee State Park". State Parks. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
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    "Owyhee Reservoir". The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. Columbia University Press. 2000. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
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