Blue River Dam
Dam in Lane County, Oregon · Blue River · forms Blue River Lake near Blue River
Height
270 ft
82 m (NID height)
Length
1,250 ft
381 m
Completed
1968
Blue River Lake near Blue River today
1,221.33 ft
7 days ▼ 9.92 ft
vs full pool
▼ 128.67 ft
Normal storage
83,000 acre-ft
Below normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 8:45 AM PDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Other; Irrigation; Navigation; Recreation
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 270 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Portland District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 89,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 975 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 265 ft
- Drainage area
- 88 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 70 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Portland District
- Also known as
- Blue River Lake
- NID ID
- OR00013
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 14, 2026. Search NID ID OR00013 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.