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

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Crane Prairie Reservoir createdBy Crane Prairie Dam