Wasco County, Oregon (OR), United States, North America
Latitude
45°31'N
Longitude
121°08'W
Celilo, Lake
(suh-LEI-lo), reservoir (
18 sq mi/47 sq km), on N central
Oregon (Wasco co.) and S central Wash. (Klickitat co.) border, on
Columbia R., 3 mi/4.8 km E of the Dalles,
Oregon; 25 mi/40 km long; 45°31'N
121°08'W. Elev. 161 ft/49 m. Max. capacity
330,000 acre-ft. John Day Lock and Dam at NE tip. Deschutes R. enters
from S. Formed by the Dalles Dam (260 ft/79 m
high), built (1952-1957) by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for navigation
and power generation.
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