McGuire Reservoir

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McGuire Reservoir
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McGuire Reservoir, Meadow Lake Road, Coast Range
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McGuire Reservoir
Location of McGuire Reservoir in Oregon
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McGuire Reservoir
McGuire Reservoir (the United States)
Location Yamhill County, Oregon, United States
Coordinates 45°18′00″N123°24′02″W / 45.30000°N 123.40056°W / 45.30000; -123.40056 [1]
Basin  countriesUnited States
Surface area136.4 acres (55.2 ha)
Water volume9,800 acre-feet (12,100,000 m3)
Shore length14.8 miles (7.7 km)
Surface elevation1,893 feet (577 m) [1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

McGuire Reservoir is an impoundment of the upper Nestucca River in Yamhill County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the primary raw water source for McMinnville Water and Light, which supplies drinking water to the city of McMinnville. [2]

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Before a 21st-century project expanded the reservoir, [3] it had a surface area of about 136 acres (55 ha) and a shoreline of about 4.8 miles (7.7 km). [4] The expansion increased the holding capacity of the reservoir from 3,760 acre-feet (4,640,000 m3) to 9,800 acre-feet (12,100,000 m3). [2] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "McGuire Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "McGuire Reservoir Expansion: McMinnville Water and Light". Murraysmith. 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  3. "McGuire Reservoir". McMinnville Water and Light. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  4. "McGuire Reservoir (Yamhill)". Atlas of Oregon Lakes. Portland State University. 1985–2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  5. Nelson, Jonathan (April 30, 2002). "Federal Court OKs Expansion of Reservoir". The Oregonian. p. B06.