Owyhee Reservoir

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Owyhee Reservoir or Owyhee Lake is a reservoir on the Owyhee River in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. Located in far Eastern Oregon near the Idaho border, the reservoir is Oregon's longest at 52 miles (84 km). 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. An artificial lake, it was created in 1932 with the completion of the Owyhee Dam. The lake supplies water for irrigation for 1,800 farms covering 118,000 acres of land in Eastern Oregon and Southwestern Idaho. Seasonal Lake Owyhee State Park is located on the northeast shore and includes a boat ramp.

- Location: Malheur County, Oregon

- Type: reservoir

- Shore length: 125 mi|km|abbr=on}}

- Surface elevation: 2670 ft|m|abbr=on}}

- Max depth: 117 ft|m|abbr=on}}

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- Inflow: Owyhee River

- Outflow: Owyhee River

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List note: an impoundment of the Owyhee River by Owyhee Dam in Eastern Oregon; Oregon's longest lake (52 mi|km}})

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