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Reservoir in Oregon / Washington
Lake Umatilla
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LocationOregon / Washington
Coordinates45°43′3″N 120°41′38″W / 45.71750°N 120.69389°W / 45.71750; -120.69389
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsColumbia River
Primary outflowsColumbia River
Basin countriesUnited States
First flooded1971 (1971)
Max. length110 mi (177 km)
Surface elevation266 ft (81 m)

Lake Umatilla is a 110-mile (177 km) long reservoir on the Columbia River in the United States, on the border of the U.S. states of Washington and Oregon. It was created in 1971 with the construction of John Day Dam, and stretches upstream to the McNary Dam. It lies in parts of Sherman, Gilliam, Morrow, and Umatilla counties in Oregon, and Klickitat and Benton counties in Washington.

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Umatilla



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