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Archive Home > 2003 > January > 19 > Unclaimed water in Prineville Reservoir is for the taking

Unclaimed water in Prineville Reservoir is for the taking

By Rachel Odell / The Bulletin
January 19, 2003

In the high, dry desert of Central Oregon, nearly every drop of free-flowing water has been claimed by someone.

But behind the Bowman Dam at the Prineville Reservoir, about 82,500 acre feet of water - nearly the amount to fill Ochoco Reservoir twice over - remains there for the taking.

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