Henry Hagg Lake

Infobox lake
lake_name = Henry Hagg Lake
image_lake = Hagg lake near dam.jpg
caption_lake = Hagg Lake as seen from near Scoggins Dam
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location = Oregon Coast Range foothills, Oregon
coords = coord|45.47345|N|123.20344|W|region:US_type:waterbody|display=inline,title
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inflow = Scoggins Creek
outflow = Tualatin River
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basin_countries = United States
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volume =convert|53640|acre.ft|abbr=on|lk=on
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elevation = convert|285|ft|m|abbr=on
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cities = Henry Hagg Lake (also Hagg Lake) is an artificial lake in northwest Oregon, United States, which is an impoundment of Scoggins Creek which drains a small portion of the eastern side of Northern Oregon Coast Range. [ cite web
url = http://www.trwc.org/tualatin-info/upper/tualatin_scoggins_wa.pdf
title = Upper Tualatin-Scoggins Watershed Analysis
format = PDF
author = Washington County Soil and Water Conservation District and U.S. Department of the Interior, BLM
date = February 2000
accessdate = 2007-07-08 ] The lake and creek are part of the Tualatin River’s watershed in the Tualatin Valley.Colby, Richard. Hagg Lake water helps river run. "The Oregonian", July 1 2004.] It is located about 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Forest Grove, Oregon. [ cite web
url = gnis3|1158095
title = Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report Henry Hagg Lake
accessdate = 2007-07-08 ]

Details

The United States Bureau of Reclamation constructed the dam, and owns and operates the facility. Hagg Lake contains convert|53640|acre.ft of water that can be used. Some water from the lake is used by Clean Water Services to augment the flow of the Tualatin River during the summer months to reduce the temperature and improve water quality. Other users include four cities and the Tualatin Valley Irrigation District.

See also

* List of lakes in Oregon

References