Applegate Dam
Dam in Jackson County, Oregon · Applegate River · forms Applegate Lake near Copper
Height
242 ft
74 m (NID height)
Length
1,200 ft
366 m
Completed
1980
Applegate Lake near Copper today
1,887.68 ft
7 days ▼ 3.93 ft
vs full pool
▼ 99.32 ft
Normal storage
82,200 acre-ft
Much below normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 8:30 AM PDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Other; Irrigation; Fish and Wildlife Pond; Recreation
- Dam type
- Rockfill
- Structural height
- 242 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Portland District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 89,300 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 1,041 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 235 ft
- Drainage area
- 223 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 100 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Portland District
- Also known as
- Applegate Reservoir
- NID ID
- OR00624
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 1, 2026. Search NID ID OR00624 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.