Timothy Lake is a lake about southeast of
Portland,
Oregon
Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...
, United States. It is in proximity to
Clear Lake and an impoundment of the
Oak Grove Fork Clackamas River.
The compacted-earth Timothy Lake Dam was built by
Portland General Electric
Portland General Electric (PGE) is a Fortune 1000 public utility based in Portland, Oregon. It distributes electricity to customers in parts of Multnomah, Clackamas, Marion, Yamhill, Washington, and Polk counties - 44% of the inhabitants ...
in 1956 to regulate seasonal water flow to
Lake Harriet downstream.
The dam, 110 feet high and impounding 81,000
acre-feet
The acre-foot is a non- SI unit of volume equal to about commonly used in the United States in reference to large-scale water resources, such as reservoirs, aqueducts, canals, sewer flow capacity, irrigation water, and river flows.
An acr ...
, does not generate any hydroelectric power itself. In the summer, the lake is a very popular destination for camping, boating, hiking, horseback riding, and mountain biking.
See also
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List of lakes in Oregon
This is a list of the lakes and reservoirs of Oregon.
Gallery
File:AbertRim-right.jpg, Lake Abert and the Abert Rim
File:Applegate Lake Oregon.jpg, Applegate Lake in Jackson County
File:Lake Billy Chinook, Deschutes National Forest, Oregon (ph ...
References
External links
Timothy Lake south of Mount Hood beckons hikers who like loops- ''The Oregonian''
Reservoirs in Oregon
Lakes of Clackamas County, Oregon
Mount Hood National Forest
Dams in Oregon
Portland General Electric dams
Protected areas of Clackamas County, Oregon
1956 establishments in Oregon
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