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maintains three campgrounds—Cougar Crossing, Slide Creek, and Sunnyside—near the reservoir, with opportunities for hiking and picnicking as well as camping. Other campgrounds in the general vicinity include
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The lake is also used for recreation, including boating, fishing, swimming, and
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and control flooding, and the reservoir formed behind the dam.
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and about 3 miles (5 km) south of the community of
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Portland State University. 1985–2012 369:United States Army Corps of Engineers 7: 600:– U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 98:Cougar Reservoir (the United States) 526:Geographic Names Information System 375:on the river primarily to generate 569:Sheehan, Madelynne Diness (2005). 14: 410:as well as naturally reproducing 452:Johnson, Daniel M., ed. (1985). 355:, 46 miles (74 km) east of 84: 77: 51: 44: 27: 16:Reservoir in Lane County, Oregon 287: 279: 269: 257: 249: 241: 233: 225: 207:207 square miles (536 km) 1: 651:1963 establishments in Oregon 109: 101:Show map of the United States 631:Lakes of Lane County, Oregon 388:United States Forest Service 667: 646:Willamette National Forest 604:McKenzie Watershed Council 365:Willamette National Forest 320:not a well-defined measure 238:1,280 acres (5.18 km) 341:South Fork McKenzie River 317: 230:About 5 miles (8 km) 197:South Fork McKenzie River 184:South Fork McKenzie River 38: 26: 548:"Cougar Reservoir Area" 428:List of lakes in Oregon 406:and stocked landlocked 397:Terwilliger Hot Springs 292:1,558 feet (475 m) 148:44.11722°N 122.23889°W 550:. U.S. Forest Service 454:Atlas of Oregon Lakes 284:18 miles (29 km) 254:425 feet (130 m) 626:Reservoirs in Oregon 246:171 feet (52 m) 153:44.11722; -122.23889 598:Cougar Dam and Lake 272:Residence time 144: /  609:2016-02-13 at the 522:"Cougar Reservoir" 68:Show map of Oregon 326: 325: 289:Surface elevation 658: 585: 584: 566: 560: 559: 557: 555: 544: 538: 537: 535: 533: 518: 512: 511: 509: 508: 496: 490: 489: 487: 485: 474: 468: 467: 449: 377:hydroelectricity 329:Cougar Reservoir 318:Shore length is 193: 192:Primary outflows 179: 159: 158: 156: 155: 154: 149: 145: 142: 141: 140: 137: 127: 102: 92:Cougar Reservoir 88: 87: 81: 69: 59:Cougar Reservoir 55: 54: 48: 31: 22:Cougar Reservoir 19: 666: 665: 661: 660: 659: 657: 656: 655: 616: 615: 611:Wayback Machine 594: 589: 588: 581: 568: 567: 563: 553: 551: 546: 545: 541: 531: 529: 520: 519: 515: 506: 504: 498: 497: 493: 483: 481: 476: 475: 471: 464: 451: 450: 441: 436: 424: 412:cutthroat trout 331:(also known as 266:(0.271 km) 215: countries 178:Primary inflows 152: 150: 146: 143: 138: 135: 133: 131: 130: 106: 105: 104: 103: 100: 99: 96: 95: 94: 93: 89: 72: 71: 70: 67: 66: 63: 62: 61: 60: 56: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 664: 662: 654: 653: 648: 643: 638: 633: 628: 618: 617: 614: 613: 601: 593: 592:External links 590: 587: 586: 579: 561: 539: 513: 491: 469: 462: 438: 437: 435: 432: 431: 430: 423: 420: 408:Chinook salmon 367:. 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View of Cougar Reservoir, Lane county Oregon, on a clear and sunny day.
Cougar Reservoir is located in Oregon
Cougar Reservoir is located in Oregon
Lane County
Oregon
44°7′2″N 122°14′20″W / 44.11722°N 122.23889°W / 44.11722; -122.23889
Type
Reservoir
Primary inflows
South Fork McKenzie River
Primary outflows
Catchment area
Basin
acre-feet
Residence time
Rainbow
not a well-defined measure
reservoir
South Fork McKenzie River
U.S. state
Oregon
Lane County
Eugene
Rainbow
Willamette National Forest
United States Army Corps of Engineers
Cougar Dam
hydroelectricity
waterskiing
United States Forest Service

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