Haystack Dam (National ID # OR00287) is a dam in central Oregon, about ten miles south of

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. The earthen dam was constructed in 1957 by the

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, with a height of 105 feet and 1200 feet long at its crest. It serves as an offstream storage facility as part of the larger Deschutes Project, which also includes the

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and the

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. The dam is owned by the Bureau and operated by the local North Unit Irrigation District. The reservoir it creates, Haystack Reservoir, has a water surface of 233 acres, about five linear miles of shoreline, and a maximum capacity of 5,600

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. Recreation includes fishing (for largemouth bass, crappie, rainbow trout, kokanee, brown trout, and brown bullhead), camping, boating, and hunting.

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{{authority control Dams in Oregon Dams on the Deschutes River (Oregon) Reservoirs in Oregon United States Bureau of Reclamation dams Dams completed in 1957 Buildings and structures in Jefferson County, Oregon 1957 establishments in Oregon Lakes of Jefferson County, Oregon