Crane Prairie Reservoir
Crane Prairie Reservoir Deschutes County Deschutes Basin Location Area 4,167 acres (1,686.4 hect) Elevation 4,445 ft (1,354.8 m) Type reservoir Use irrig., recreation, w ildlif e Location 30 mi SW of Bend, 15 mi N of Willamette Pass, in Deschutes N.F. Access Forest Service roads from Cascade Lakes Highw ay USGS Quad Crane Prairie Reservoir (24K), La Pine (100K) Coordinates 43˚ 45' 18" N, 121˚ 47' 04" W USPLSS tow nship 21S, range 08E, section 16 Crane Prairie Reservoir is a large, shallow impoundment on the upper Deschutes River in Central Oregon. It is a component of the Deschutes Project, a Bureau of Reclamation project which includes Wickiup Dam and Reservoir, Haystack Dam and Reservoir, North Unit Main Canal and lateral system, and the Crooked River Pumping Plant. The Project furnishes a full supply of irrigation water for about 50,000 acres of land within the North Unit Irrigation District, and a supplemental supply for more than 47,000 acres in the Central Oregon Irrigation District and Crook County Improvement District. These irrigated lands are all in Source: US Bureau of Reclamation, 1970. View looking northwest. the vicinity of the town of Madras. Storage for the North Unit Irrigation District is provided by Wickiup Reservoir. Releases from the reservoir are diverted from the Deschutes River at ` North Canal Dam and carried to project lands by the North Unit Main Canal. Water stored in Drainage Basin Characteristics Crane Prairie Reservoir is also diverted by the North Canal Dam into delivery and Area 254.0 sq mi (657.9 sq km) Relief moderate Precip 25-80 in (64-203 cm ) distribution systems privately built and operated by the Central Oregon Irrigation District and Agriculture Crook County Improvement District No.
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