Wickiup Reservoir

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Name: Wickiup Reservoir
Water system: Columbia River
Water type: Artificial lake
Progression: Deschutes River -> Columbia River -> Columbia River Estuary -> Pacific Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Temperate
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

Wickiup Reservoir is the second-largest reservoir in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located southwest of Bend, and is the largest of the Cascade Lakes. Wickiup Reservoir is close to the Twin Lakes, Davis Lake, Crane Prairie Reservoir, Cultus Lake, and Little Cultus Lake. The reservoir is located within the Deschutes National Forest and the Fort Rock Ranger District, near the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway. Like nearby Crane Prairie Reservoir, Wickiup Reservoir was created by damming of the Deschutes River. Wickiup Reservoir's earthen dam is 4.2 km long. The Deschutes River, which originates at Little Lava Lake, is an inflow and an outflow of Wickiup Reservoir. The average depth of the reservoir is 6.1 m, with depths up to 21 m in channels. Because of this, fishing is very popular in the lake, especially for brown trout. Wickiup Reservoir is dubbed as the best lake for brown trout fishing in the state. The trout average between 2.3 and 3.6 kg, but some reach over 9.1 kg.

Wickiup Reservoir

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