Thomson Reservoir (Oregon)
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Thomson Reservoir,[1] also known as Thomson Valley Reservoir,[2] is an irrigation reservoir on the upper East Fork of Silver Creek in the Fremont National Forest, approximately ten miles upstream from Silver Lake, Oregon, in the United States. Constructed in 1930 alongside a dam by the Silver Lake Irrigation District, Thomson Reservoir spans roughly 1800 acres and can hold 7750 acre-feet of water.
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Thomson Reservoir | |
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Coordinates | 42°57′52″N 121°05′16″W[1] |
Primary inflows | intermittent streams |
Primary outflows | Silver Creek |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 2,159.2 acres (10 km2)[2] |
Water volume | 7,750 acre⋅ft (9,560,000 m3)[2] |
Shore length1 | 26.7 mi (40 km)[2] |
Surface elevation | 4,953 ft (1,510 m)[1] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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