Catalog Record
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
Location
Lake Owyhee and Owyhee Dam (OWY)
Themes
Water
Reclamation Project
Owyhee Project
Reclamation Program
Location Information
Location Name
Lake Owyhee and Owyhee Dam (OWY)
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 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

