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Rogue River Basin Project - Main Page
Facilities in Operation
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Storage Dams |
7 |
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Diversion Dams |
20 |
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Canals |
250 mi |
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Laterals |
197 mi |
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Powerplants |
1 |
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Storage Facilities
Agate Dam
Emigrant Dam
Fish Lake Dam
Fourmile Lake Dam
Hyatt Dam
Howard Prairie Dam
Keene Creek Dam
Diversion Facilities
Antelope Creek Diversion Dam
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Type: |
Stream drop inlet |
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Location |
On Antelope Creek, about 12 miles northeast of Medford, Oregon. |
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Construction period |
1966 |
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Dimensions: |
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Height above streambed |
7 ft |
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Crest length |
104 ft |
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Crest elevation |
1,524.0 ft |
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Volume |
1,000 yd3 |
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Diversion capacity |
50 cfs |
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Ashland Lateral Diversion Dam
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Type: |
Concrete ogee weir, earth dike |
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Location |
On Emigrant Creek, 8 miles southeast of Ashland, Oregon. |
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Construction period |
1966 |
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Dimensions: |
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Height above streambed |
5 ft |
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Weir crest length |
74 ft |
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Crest elevation |
2,410.5 ft |
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Volume (concrete) |
500 yd3 |
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Volume (total) |
2,600 yd3 |
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Overflow weir capacity |
4,000 cfs |
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Sluiceway: |
One 10- by 9-ft radial gate. |
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Headworks: |
Concrete structure controlled by one 72- by 48-in slide gate. |
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Diversion capacity |
48 cfs |
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Beaver Dam Creek Diversion Dam
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Type: |
Rockfill, concrete core wall |
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Location |
On Beaver Dam Creek near Ashland, Oregon. |
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Construction period |
1960 |
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Dimensions: |
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Height above streambed |
4 ft |
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Weir crest length |
75 ft |
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Crest length |
168 ft |
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Crest elevation |
4,670.5 ft |
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Volume |
1,100 yd3 |
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Overflow weir capacity |
1,500 cfs |
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Headworks: |
Concrete structure with one 4- by 3-ft slide gate. |
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Diversion capacity |
65 cfs |
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Conde Creek Diversion Dam
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Type: |
Concrete and rockfill weir |
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Location |
On Conde Creek about 5 miles northeast of Ashland, Oregon. |
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Construction period |
1958 |
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Dimensions: |
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Height above streambed |
4 ft |
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Weir crest length |
109 ft |
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Crest length |
109 ft |
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Crest elevation |
4,567.4 ft |
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Volume |
950 yd3 |
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Spillway: |
Overflow weir |
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Capacity at 4,570.0 ft |
750 ft³/s |
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Headworks |
Controlled by 30-in slide gate. |
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Diversion capacity |
25 cfs |
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Daley Creek Diversion Dam
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Type: |
Rockfill, timber core wall |
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Location |
On Daley Creek near Ashland, Oregon. |
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Construction period |
1960 |
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Dimensions: |
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Height above streambed |
4 ft |
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Weir crest length |
30 ft |
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Crest length |
112 ft |
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Crest elevation |
4,692.5 ft |
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Volume |
1,300 yd3 |
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Overflow weir capacity |
540 cfs |
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Headworks: |
Concrete structure with one 3- by 2-ft slide gate. |
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Capacity |
25 cfs |
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Dead Indian Diversion Dam
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Type: |
Concrete and rockfill weir |
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Location |
On Dead Indian Creek about 4 miles east of Ashland, Oregon. |
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Construction period |
1958 |
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Dimensions: |
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Height above streambed |
4 ft |
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Crest length |
131 ft |
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Crest elevation |
4,538.0 ft |
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Volume |
1,560 yd3 |
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Spillway: |
Overflow weir |
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Capacity at 4,541.0 ft |
1,100 cfs |
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Headworks: |
Dead Indian Canal |
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Diversion capacity |
86 cfs |
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Little Beaver Creek Diversion Dam
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Type: |
Concrete core wall and rockfill |
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Location |
On Little Beaver Creek about 4 miles east of Lincoln, Oregon. |
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Construction period |
1959 |
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Dimensions: |
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Height above streambed |
9 ft |
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Crest length |
80 ft |
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Crest elevation |
4,433.0 ft |
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Volume |
1,300 yd3 |
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Spillway: |
Overflow weir |
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Headworks: |
Little Beaver Creek Feeder Canal |
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Capacity at 4,438.8 ft |
24 cfs |
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Oak Street Diversion Dam
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Type: |
Concrete weir, stoplogged crest |
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Location |
On Bear Creek just north of Ashland, Oregon. |
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Construction period |
1961 |
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Dimensions: |
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Height above streambed |
5 ft |
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Crest length |
133 ft |
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Crest elevation |
1,711.0 ft |
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Volume |
3,000 yd3 |
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Diversion capacity |
75 cfs |
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Phoenix Canal Diversion Dam
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Type: |
Concrete weir, stoplogged crest |
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Location |
On Bear Creek near Ashland, Oregon. |
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Construction period |
1960 |
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Dimensions: |
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Height above streambed |
5 ft |
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Weir crest length |
119 ft |
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Crest length |
180 ft |
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Crest elevation |
1,548.0 ft |
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Volume (concrete) |
250 yd3 |
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Volume (total) |
1,520 yd3 |
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Overflow weir capacity |
7,560 cfs |
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Headworks: |
Concrete with two 48- by 42-in control gates. |
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Diversion capacity |
102 cfs |
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Soda Creek Diversion Dam
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Type: |
Earthfill |
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Location |
On Soda Creek, 6 miles east of Lincoln, Oregon. |
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Construction period |
1959 |
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Dimensions: |
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Height above streambed |
13 ft |
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Crest length |
430 ft |
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Crest elevation |
4,478.0 ft |
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Volume |
10,250 yd3 |
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Spillway: |
Overflow weir |
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Crest elevation |
4,473.5 ft |
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Capacity at 4,475 ft |
280 cfs |
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Headworks: |
Soda Creek Canal |
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Capacity |
11 cfs |
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South Fork Little Butte Creek Diversion Dam
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Type: |
Rockfill, timber core wall |
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Location |
On South Fork of Little Butte Creek near Ashland, Oregon. |
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Construction period |
1960 |
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Dimensions: |
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Height above streambed |
4 ft |
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Weir crest length |
100 ft |
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Crest length |
400 ft |
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Crest elevation |
4,681.5 ft |
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Volume |
4,650 yd3 |
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Overflow weir capacity |
1,950 cfs |
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Headworks: |
Concrete structure with one 4- by 3-ft slide gate. |
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Diversion capacity |
65 cfs |
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Carriage Facilities
Main Canal
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Location |
From North and South Forks of Little Butte Creek 17 miles northeast of Medford, Oregon, westerly to Bradshaw Drop, 11 miles northeast of Medford. |
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Construction period |
Non-Reclamation construction. Replacement of eight existing flumes with bench flumes and concrete siphons by Reclamation. |
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Length |
17 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
175 cfs |
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Hopkins Canal
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Location |
From Bradshaw Drop on Main Canal about 11 miles northeast of Medford, Oregon, generally northwest to a point 2.5 miles northwest of Central Point, Oregon. |
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Construction period |
Non-Reclamation construction. Replacement of two flumes with concrete siphons by Reclamation. |
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Length |
28.5 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
50 cfs |
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Medford Canal
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Location |
From Bradshaw Drop on Main Canal about 11 miles northeast of Medford, Oregon, generally southwest to a point about 1 mile south of Phoenix, Oregon, where it crosses under Bear Creek and is fed into the Phoenix Canal. |
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Construction period |
Non-Reclamation construction. Replacement of two wooden siphons and one flume with concrete siphons by Reclamation. |
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Length |
25 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
125 cfs |
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Phoenix Canal
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Location |
From 1 mile south of Phoenix, Oregon, generally northwest to a point about 3.5 miles west of Central Point, Oregon. |
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Construction period |
Non-Reclamation construction. Enlarged and improved by Reclamation as part of Talent Division construction |
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Length |
18.1 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
102 cfs |
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Howard Prairie Delivery Canal
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Location |
From Howard Prairie Dam, south and west to near Pinehurst, Oregon. |
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Construction period |
1956-1959 |
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Length |
18.7 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
60 cfs |
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Typical section, concrete lined: |
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Bottom width |
6 ft |
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Side slopes |
1.5:1 |
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Water depth |
3 ft |
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South Fork Collection Canal
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Location |
About 25 miles east of Medford, Oregon. |
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Construction period |
1958-1959 |
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Length |
12.7 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
65 cfs |
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Typical section in earth or rock |
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Bottom width |
6 ft |
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Side slopes: |
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Unlined |
1.5:1 |
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Earth lined |
2:1 |
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Water depth |
3.4 ft |
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Daley Creek Collection Canal
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Location |
About 25 miles east of Medford, Oregon. |
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Construction period |
1958-1960 |
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Length: |
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At 25 ft³/s |
2.7 mi |
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At 65 ft³/s |
1.6 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
25 and 65 cfs |
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Typical section in earth or rock: |
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Bottom width |
4 ft |
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Side slopes: |
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Unlined |
1.5:1 |
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Earth lined |
2:1 |
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Water depth |
2 ft |
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Ashland Lateral1
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Location |
From Emigrant Creek below Green Springs Powerplant 8 miles southeast of Ashland, Oregon, northwesterly to city limits of Ashland. |
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Construction period |
Non-Reclamation construction in about 1923, diverting from Sampson Creek. Enlarged, improved, and extended 3.2 miles up Emigrant Creek by Reclamation as part of Talent Division construction. |
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Length |
16.9 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
48 cfs |
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East Lateral1
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Location |
From Emigrant Reservoir about 4 miles southeast of Ashland, Oregon. Extends northwesterly on east side of Bear Creek for 11 miles to bifurcation structure for West Lateral, continues northwesterly for another 14 miles. |
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Construction period |
Non-Reclamation construction in about 1925. Enlarged, improved, and extended by Reclamation at part of Talent Division construction. |
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Length |
25 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
132 cfs |
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West Lateral1
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Location |
From mile 11 of East Lateral about 1 miles north of Ashland, crosses Bear Creek in a steel-pipe siphon 6,730 ft long, continuing northwesterly on west side of Bear Creek for about 23 miles. |
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Construction period |
Non-Reclamation construction in about 1925. Siphon replaced in 1944. Enlarged, improved, and extended 8.4 miles by Reclamation as part of Talent Division construction. |
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Length |
23.2 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
39 cfs |
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Talent Lateral1
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Location |
From Bear Creek about 0.5 miles north of Ashland, extending northwesterly on east side of Bear Creek to 1,640-ft siphon across the creek, continuing northwesterly about 17 miles to 1.5 miles southeast of Jacksonville, Oregon. |
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Construction period |
Non-Reclamation construction sometime prior to 1925. Enlarged and improved by Reclamation as part of Talent Division construction. |
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Length (excludes Lower East Lateral) |
19.4 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
65 cfs |
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1 Local usage designates canals diverting from Emigrant Reservoir or Bear Creek as Laterals. |
Deadwood Tunnel
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Location |
About 24 miles east of Medford, Oregon. |
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Construction period |
1956-1958 |
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Lining: |
Concrete |
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Section: |
Horseshoe |
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Diameter |
6 ft |
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Length |
3,553 ft |
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Capacity |
130 cfs |
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Billings Siphon
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Location |
From a point on East Lateral to a point on West Lateral near Ashland, Oregon. |
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Construction period |
1959 |
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Diameter |
30 in |
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Length |
1.27 mi |
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Capacity |
38.7 cfs |
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Green Springs Power Conduit
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Location |
From Keene Creek Dam west to the beginning of the Green Springs Powerplant penstock. |
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Construction period |
1957-1959 |
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Pressure pipe: |
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Diameter |
60 in |
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Length |
4,154 ft |
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Cascade Divide Tunnel: |
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Diameter |
6 ft |
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Lining: |
Concrete |
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Length |
2,100 ft |
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Green Springs Tunnel: |
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Diameter |
6 ft |
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Lining: |
Concrete |
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Length |
4,833 ft |
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Power Facilities
Green Springs Powerplant
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