Crane Prairie Reservoir

Crane Prairie Reservoir
Location	Deschutes County, Oregon, United States
Coordinates	43°46′50″N 121°48′02″W / 43.780638°N 121.800613°W / 43.780638; -121.800613Coordinates: 43°46′50″N 121°48′02″W / 43.780638°N 121.800613°W / 43.780638; -121.800613
Lake type	Reservoir
Primary inflows	Deschutes River
Designation	Wildlife Management Area within the Deschutes National Forest
Built	1922–1940
Surface area	3,420 acres (13.8 km2; 5.34 sq mi)
Average depth	15.5 ft (4.7 m)
Max. depth	20 ft (6 m)
Surface elevation	4,452 ft (1,357 m)
References	[1][2][3]

Crane Prairie Reservoir is a man-made reservoir located about 42 miles (68 km) southwest of Bend, in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States,^[1][2] that also serves as one of Oregon's largest rainbow trout fisheries. It was so named because cranes often fish there. The dam was constructed in 1922 to prevent flooding to the nearby prairie and was rebuilt by the Bureau of Reclamation in 1940.^[1][3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Crane Prairie Reservoir". U.S. Forest Service. http://www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinternet/!ut/p/c5/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gDfxMDT8MwRydLA1cj72BTJw8jAwgAykeaxcN4jhYG_h4eYX5hPgYwefy6w0H24dcPNgEHcDTQ9_PIz03VL8iNMMgycVQEAHcGOlk!/dl3/d3/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS9ZQnZ3LzZfME80MEkxVkFCOTBFMktTNUJIMjAwMDAwMDA!/?navtype=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&recid=71859&actid=&navid=110000000000000&pnavid=&ss=110601&position=&ttype=recarea&pname=Central%20Oregon%20%20-%20Crane%20Prairie%20Reservoir. Retrieved June 18, 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Crane Prairie Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1140386. Retrieved January 8, 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [First published 1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 245. ISBN 9780875952772. OCLC 53075956. 

The reservoir as seen from the southwest, at the summit of Maiden Peak