Crane Prairie Dam
E861564
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.
Statements (48)
| 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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