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83:. Fourmile Lake Dam and Fish Lake Dam were constructed in 1906 and 1908, respectively. Construction of the Cascade Canal began in 1910. By 1915, 17,000 feet (5,200 m) of the canal had been constructed. It was completed in the fall of 1915 when the last 7,500 feet (2,300 m) of the canal was built, reaching Fish Lake. 91:
The Cascade Canal begins at Fourmile Lake, located 5,748 feet (1,752 m) above sea level. It travels southeast, around a ridge named Rye Spur (sometimes known as Aye Spur). At the edge of Rye Spur, the canal curves right forming a half-circle of about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) radius, then travels
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watershed. It diverts approximately 5,462 acre-feet (6,737,000 m) annually into Fish Lake. About 33 percent of the water diverted from Fourmile Lake is lost or spilled on the way to Fish Lake.
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in the region. The company proposed to enlarge Fish Lake and create Fourmile Lake for added water storage, diverting water from Fourmile Lake to Fish Lake to supplement
148:"Biological Assessment on Continued Operation and Maintenance of the Rogue River Basin Project and Effects on Essential Fish Habitat under the Magnuson-Stevens Act" 213: 298: 220: 105: 403: 335: 268: 108:, before descending to Fish Lake, at an elevation of 4,639 feet (1,414 m). Overall, the canal drops a total of 1,109 feet (338 m). 289: 154: 56: 147: 80: 294: 408: 349: 398: 284: 224: 44: 32: 28: 60: 260: 97: 331: 264: 321: 327: 101: 93: 124:
Total drop calculated by subtracting Fish Lake's elevation from Fourmile Lake's elevation.
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northwest until it meets Ursa Creek. At Ursa Creek, it turns sharply southwest, along
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near the Cascade Divide. It crosses the divide directly between Mount McLoughlin and
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Oregon and Washington: From the California Border to the Canadian Border
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Transportation buildings and structures in Klamath County, Oregon
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Transportation buildings and structures in Jackson County, Oregon
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Index

canal
Klamath
Jackson
U.S. State
Oregon
Fourmile Lake
Klamath River
Cascade Divide
Fish Lake
Rogue River
Rogue Valley
irrigation
Little Butte Creek
Mount McLoughlin
Pacific Crest Trail
Oregon Route 140
Brown Mountain


"Biological Assessment on Continued Operation and Maintenance of the Rogue River Basin Project and Effects on Essential Fish Habitat under the Magnuson-Stevens Act"
United States Bureau of Reclamation
the original
"Water Imports and Exports Between The Rogue and Upper Klamath Basin"
the original
"The Rogue River Basin Project Talent Division"
United States Bureau of Land Management
the original


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