Arthur R. Bowman Dam
Dam in Crook County, Oregon · Crooked River · forms Prineville Reservoir
Height
245 ft
75 m (NID height)
Length
790 ft
241 m
Completed
1961
Prineville Reservoir today
3,175.44 ft
7 days ▼ 0.26 ft
Normal storage
150,216 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM PDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Irrigation
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 245 ft
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 281,920 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 3,028 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 159 ft
- Drainage area
- 2,522 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 20 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Portland District
- Also known as
- Prineville Reservoir
- NID ID
- OR00579
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 22, 2025. Search NID ID OR00579 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.