Galesville
Dam in Douglas County, Oregon · Cow Creek, Umpqua River · forms Galesville Reservoir
Height
167 ft
51 m (NID height)
Length
950 ft
290 m
Completed
1985
Galesville Reservoir today
1,813.47 ft
7 days ▼ 1.82 ft
Normal storage
41,890 acre-ft
Much below normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 8:00 AM PDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Irrigation; Fish and Wildlife Pond; Recreation; Hydroelectric; Flood Risk Reduction
- Dam type
- Gravity
- Structural height
- 167 ft
- Owner
- Douglas County, Oregon (Local Government)
- Maximum storage
- 117,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 640 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 155 ft
- Drainage area
- 73 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled
- Army Corps district
- Portland District
- NID ID
- OR00748
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Aug 26, 2026. Search NID ID OR00748 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.