William L. Jess Dam
Dam in Jackson County, Oregon · Rogue River · forms Lost Creek Lake near McLeod
Height
345 ft
105 m (NID height)
Length
3,600 ft
1,097 m
Completed
1976
Lost Creek Lake near McLeod today
1,781.52 ft
7 days ▼ 1.42 ft
vs full pool
▼ 90.48 ft
Normal storage
465,000 acre-ft
Much below normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 PM PDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Other; Irrigation; Recreation; Hydroelectric
- Dam type
- Rockfill
- Structural height
- 345 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Portland District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 500,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 3,430 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 332 ft
- Drainage area
- 674 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 135 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Portland District
- Also known as
- Lost Creek Lake
- NID ID
- OR00612
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 1, 2026. Search NID ID OR00612 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.
Other dams at Lost Creek Lake near McLeod
- William L. Jess Dam - Lost Creek Lake Fish Structure