Hills Creek Dam
Dam in Lane County, Oregon · Middle Fork Willamette River · forms Hills Creek Lake near Oakridge
Height
341 ft
104 m (NID height)
Length
2,235 ft
681 m
Completed
1962
Hills Creek Lake near Oakridge today
1,449.07 ft
7 days ▼ 1.66 ft
vs full pool
▼ 91.93 ft
Normal storage
350,600 acre-ft
Much below normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 12:10 PM PDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Other; Irrigation; Navigation; Recreation; Hydroelectric
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 341 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Portland District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 356,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 2,735 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 317 ft
- Drainage area
- 389 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 146 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Portland District
- Also known as
- Hills Creek Lake
- NID ID
- OR00014
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 19, 2026. Search NID ID OR00014 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.