Wild Horse Reservoir

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Name: Wild Horse Reservoir
Water system: Columbia River
Water type: River
Progression: Owyhee River -> Snake River (Columbia River tributary) -> Lake Wallula -> Columbia River -> Columbia River Estuary -> Pacific Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Temperate, Mountain
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

Wild Horse Reservoir is a man-made lake in Elko County, Nevada, in the United States. The reservoir was initially created in 1937 by the construction of Wild Horse Dam. In 1969, a new concrete single-angle arch dam was constructed by the United States Bureau of Reclamation for the Bureau of Indian Affairs with a height of 27 m and a length of 140 m at its crest. The original 1937 dam was left in place and is still partly visible. The newer dam doubled the size of the reservoir. The reservoir impounds the Owyhee River for flood control and irrigation storage, part of the larger Duck Valley Irrigation Project. Recreation on the lake includes fishing for trout, bass, catfish and perch.

Wild Horse Reservoir

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