Thompson Reservoir (Oregon)

Thompson Reservoir
Thompson Reservoir
Location of Thompson Reservoir in Oregon
Thompson Reservoir
Thompson Reservoir (the United States)
Coordinates42°57′52″N 121°05′16″W / 42.96444°N 121.08778°W / 42.96444; -121.08778
Primary inflowsintermittent streams
Primary outflowsSilver Creek
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area2,159.2 acres (10 km2)
Water volume7,750 acre⋅ft (9,560,000 m3)
Shore length126.7 mi (40 km)
Surface elevation4,953 ft (1,510 m)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Thompson Reservoir, also known as Thompson Valley Reservoir, is an irrigation reservoir on the upper East Fork of Silver Creek in the Fremont National Forest, approximately ten miles upstream from Silver Lake, Oregon, in the United States. Constructed in 1930 alongside a dam by the Silver Lake Irrigation District, Thompson Reservoir spans roughly 1800 acres and can hold 7750 acre-feet of water.