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Place Name
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Hells Canyon Reservoir
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Place Status (Type)
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canyon
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Location
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Oregon, United States, North America
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Latitude
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45°10'N
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Longitude
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116°16'W
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Hells Canyon Reservoir
, NE Oregon and W Idaho, on Snake R., at
upper (S) end of Hells Canyon, 60 mi/97 km E
of La Grande (Oregon); c.25 mi/40 km long;
45°10'N 116°16'W. Max. capacity 200,000 acre-ft. Oxbow Dam at SW
tip. Formed by Hells Canyon Dam (218 ft/66 m
high), built by the Idaho Power Co., for power generation. Hells Canyon
Natl. Recreation Area N of dam.
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