Type Reservoir Primary outflows Deschutes River Built 1922, 1940 Area 13.84 km² Catchment area 479.1 km² Inflow source Deschutes River | Primary inflows Basin countries United States Surface elevation 1,357 m Mean depth 4.72 m Outflow location Deschutes River | |
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Designation Wildlife Management Area within the Deschutes National Forest | ||
Fishing central oregon crane prairie reservoir
Crane Prairie Reservoir is a man-made lake located about 42 miles (68 km) southwest of Bend in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. The reservoir is named for the cranes that thrive in its habitat and for the upper Deschutes River prairie that once covered the area before the dam on the Deschutes was constructed in 1922. Eighteen years later, in 1940, the dam was rebuilt by the Bureau of Reclamation. The reservoir now serves as one of Oregon's largest rainbow trout fisheries. The heaviest fish ever caught in the lake was a 19-pound (8.6 kg) trout.
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Map of Crane Prairie Reservoir, Oregon, USA
The Deschutes River, which originates at Little Lava Lake, flows south for 8.4 miles (13.5 km) to Crane Prairie Reservoir. The river leaves the reservoir via the dam and continues south to Wickiup Reservoir.