Fish Lake (Jackson County, Oregon)

Fish Lake
Sunset on Fish Lake
Location of Fish Lake in Oregon, USA.
Location of Fish Lake in Oregon, USA.
Fish Lake
Location of Fish Lake in Oregon, USA.
Location of Fish Lake in Oregon, USA.
Fish Lake
LocationJackson County, Oregon
Coordinates42°22′39″N 122°20′51″W / 42.37750°N 122.34750°W / 42.37750; -122.34750
TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsLittle Butte Creek watershed
Primary outflowsNorth Fork Little Butte Creek
Catchment area20 square miles (52 km2)
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area483 acres (1,950,000 m2)
Average depth18 feet (5.5 m)
Max. depth31 feet (9.4 m)
Water volume7,836 acre-feet (9,666,000 m3)
Surface elevation4,639 feet (1,414 m)[1]

Fish Lake is a reservoir located 4,639 feet (1,414 m) above sea level in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. It is 35 miles (56 km) northeast of Medford.[2] Originally a natural lake, it was enlarged by the 50-foot (15 m) tall Fish Lake Dam, which impounds the north fork of Little Butte Creek, in the Rogue River watershed.

  1. ^ "Fish Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved November 28, 2009.
  2. ^ "Rogue River Basin Project". United States Bureau of Reclamation. Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2009.