Crane Prairie Reservoir

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Crane Prairie Reservoir provides plenty of room for recreation on this 4,940-acre reservoir. It is located in the Cascade Mountains. There are 24 miles of shoreline. Visitors have named the reservoir one of the best rainbow trout lakes in the state. The fish here exceed 10 pounds! Available species include rainbow trout, brook trout, kokanee salmon, largemouth bass, and whitefish. Fishing season runs from late April through October. Reservoir acre feet and total reservoir capacity and cubic feet/second release rates for rivers below Deschutes River Basin reservoirs and select river locations are updated daily and graphically provided. This reservoir is heavily used by migrating waterfowl. Crane Prairie Dam and Reservoir are features of the Deschutes Project. Visitors are able to use the water for other activities than fishing. Water skiing, jet skiing, and swimming are popular recreational activities as well.