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Lake Owyhee and Owyhee Dam (OWY) Water Operations Monitoring Data from Columbia-Pacific Northwest Water Operations Monitoring

Columbia-Pacific Northwest Water Operations Monitoring Data for Lake Owyhee and Owyhee Dam (OWY).
Generation Effort Columbia-Pacific Northwest Water Operations Monitoring
Themes Water
Tags Inland Waters, Water Resources Management
Reclamation Project Owyhee Project
Reclamation Program

Location Information

Location Description Owyhee Dam is a concrete, thick-arch structure. At the time of its construction, Owyhee ranked as the world's highest dam. It was constructed from 1928 to 1932. Lake Owyhee and Owyhee Dam are located on the Owyhee River approximately 30 miles southwest of Ontario, Oregon. Columbia Basin Teletype (CBTT) = OWY.
Location Tags Lake Owyhee, Owyhee Dam
Location Parent
State(s) Oregon
Unified Region(s) Columbia-Pacific Northwest
Timezone MT
Elevation 2,658 ft
Vertical Datum NAVD88
Coordinates (lat, long) (43.64156, -117.24305)
Horizontal Datum WGS84