Dexter Dam
Dam in Lane County, Oregon · Middle Fork Willamette River · forms Dexter Lake
Height
117 ft
36 m (NID height)
Length
2,765 ft
843 m
Completed
1955
Dexter Lake today
692.69 ft
7 days ▲ 0.11 ft
Normal storage
22,200 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 PM PDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Irrigation; Navigation; Recreation; Hydroelectric
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 117 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Portland District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 29,900 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 1,025 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 60 ft
- Drainage area
- 996 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 359 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Portland District
- Also known as
- Dexter Lake
- NID ID
- OR00006
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 14, 2026. Search NID ID OR00006 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.