Blue River Reservoir

Blue River Reservoir is an artificial impoundment, about 6 miles (10 km) long, of the Blue River in Lane County in the U.S. state of Oregon. The reservoir is about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Oregon Route 126 in the Willamette National Forest about 45 miles (72 km) east of Eugene.

- Location: Lane County, Oregon, about 42 mi east of Springfield

- Type: Reservoir

- Shore length: 17 mi|km|abbr=on}}

- Surface elevation: 1350 ft|m|abbr=on}}

- Max depth: 248 ft|m|abbr=on}}

In 1968 the United States Army Corps of Engineers built Blue Lake Dam and Saddle Dam about 2 miles (3.2 km) from the mouth of the Blue River on the McKenzie River to create a reservoir for flood control and irrigation. Despite frequent blooms of blue-green algae, the lake is heavily used for recreation. Trout are the principal fish, supplemented from local hatcheries.

Lake facts (Wikipedia):

- Surface area: 935 acre|ha|abbr=on}}, 1420 acre|ha|abbr=on}} when full

- Inflow: Blue River

- Outflow: Blue River

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_River_Reservoir (Wikipedia / Wikimedia, CC BY-SA). Verify access, seasons, and regulations with the land manager before visiting.

List note: an impoundment of the Blue River, a tributary of the McKenzie River