Foster Reservoir
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Foster Reservoir is a reservoir
created by Foster Dam
on the South Santiam River
near the city of Sweet Home
, Oregon
, United States
. The reservoir is approximately 5.6 km (3.5 mi) long and contains approximately 494 ha (1,200 ac) when full. Primary use of the reservoir is recreation in the summer and flood control
in the winter and spring.
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
created by Foster Dam
Foster Dam
Foster Dam is an embankment type rock-fill dam across the South Santiam River near Sweet Home, Oregon, United States.Designed by the Corps of Engineers, it began service on August 22, 1968. Its primary purpose is flood control but it also provides power, navigation improvement downstream and...
on the South Santiam River
South Santiam River
The South Santiam River is a tributary of the Santiam River, about long, in western Oregon in the United States. It drains an area of the Cascade Range into the Willamette Valley east of Corvallis....
near the city of Sweet Home
Sweet Home, Oregon
Sweet Home is a city in Linn County, Oregon, United States. The population was 8,016 at the 2000 census. Sweet Home is sometimes referred to as the "Gateway to the Santiam Playground", due to its proximity to nearby lakes, rivers and the Cascade Mountains....
, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The reservoir is approximately 5.6 km (3.5 mi) long and contains approximately 494 ha (1,200 ac) when full. Primary use of the reservoir is recreation in the summer and flood control
Flood control
In communications, flood control is a feature of many communication protocols designed to prevent overwhelming of a destination receiver. Such controls can be implemented either in software or in hardware, and will often request that the message be resent after the receiver has finished...
in the winter and spring.