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manages Mona Campground, on the north side of the reservoir, and Lookout Campground, on the northeast side. The Forest Service also manages two launching sites for motorized and non-motorized boats, one near Lookout Campground and the other near Saddle Dam on the south shore. The reservoir supports
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Johnson, Daniel M.; Petersen, Richard R.; Lycan, D. Richard; Sweet, James W.; Neuhaus, Mark E. & Schaedel, Andrew L. (1985).
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built Blue Lake Dam and Saddle Dam about 2 miles (3.2 km) from the mouth of the Blue River on the
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to create a reservoir for flood control and irrigation. Despite frequent blooms of
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is an artificial impoundment, about 6 miles (10 km) long, of the
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Blue River Reservoir is used for fishing, boating, swimming, and
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935 acres (378 ha), 1,420 acres (570 ha) when full
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Lane County, Oregon, about 42 miles (68 km) east of
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Blue River Reservoir
Location of Blue River Reservoir in Oregon, USA.
Location of Blue River Reservoir in Oregon, USA.
Springfield
44°10′19″N 122°19′49″W / 44.17194°N 122.33028°W / 44.17194; -122.33028
Type
Reservoir
Primary inflows
Blue River
Primary outflows
Catchment area
acre⋅ft
Residence time
Blue River
unincorporated community
not a well-defined measure
Blue River
Lane County
U.S. state
Oregon
Oregon Route 126
Willamette National Forest
Eugene
United States Army Corps of Engineers
McKenzie River
blue-green algae
waterskiing
United States Forest Service
coastal cutthroat trout
rainbow trout

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