Jubilee Lake is a man-made lake in the

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in the northern corner of Union County in the

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. It is located north of Elgin and about south of the

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border, at an elevation of . Its basin spans Union, Umatilla, and

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counties. The lake was made for recreation in 1968 when an earthen dam, long and high, was constructed on Motett Creek. A

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campground at the lake has 53 sites and is the most heavily used campground in the Umatilla National Forest. Fishing and swimming are the most popular activities at the lake. A trail around the shore was designated a

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in 1981. Jubilee Lake is considered mesotrophic, with an intermediate level of biological activity, and its drainage basin receives about of precipitation annually.

Rainbow trout The rainbow trout (''Oncorhynchus mykiss'') is a species of trout native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America. The steelhead (sometimes called "steelhead trout") is an anadromous (sea-run) form of the coasta ...

are stocked in the lake for anglers, and youth fishing event is held at the lake each year.

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Photos of the lake
by Evan Stroum
Featured lakes on the Umatilla National Forest
U.S. Forest Service Lakes of Union County, Oregon Reservoirs in Oregon Umatilla National Forest {{UnionCountyOR-geo-stub

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