Cougar Dam
Dam in Lane County, Oregon · South Fork Mckenzie River · forms Cougar Lake
Height
519 ft
158 m (NID height)
Length
1,600 ft
488 m
Completed
1963
Cougar Lake today
1,530.14 ft
7 days ▼ 3.98 ft
vs full pool
▼ 159.86 ft
Normal storage
208,000 acre-ft
Much below normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 8:40 AM PDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Other; Irrigation; Navigation; Recreation; Hydroelectric
- Dam type
- Rockfill
- Structural height
- 519 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Portland District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 220,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 1,280 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 467 ft
- Drainage area
- 208 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 89 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Portland District
- Also known as
- South Fork Mckenzie River
- NID ID
- OR00015
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 14, 2026. Search NID ID OR00015 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.