Lower Goose Creek Reservoir
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LocationCassia County, Idaho, US
TypeReservoir
| Lower Goose Creek Reservoir | |
|---|---|
  Lower Goose Creek Reservoir  Lower Goose Creek Reservoir | |
| Location | Cassia County, Idaho, US |
| Coordinates | 42°11′48″N 113°55′01″W / 42.19667°N 113.91694°W[1] |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Goose Creek[2] |
| Primary outflows | Irrigation canals[2] |
| Built | 1915[2] |
| Surface area | 1,006 acres (407.1 ha)[3] |
| Surface elevation | 4,734 feet (1,443 m)[1] |
Lower Goose Creek Reservoir is a lake located 4,734 feet (1,443 m) above sea level,[1] south of the town of Oakley in Cassia County, Idaho, United States.[4] Oakley Dam impounds the reservoir's primary inflow, Goose Creek. All of the creek's water is stored in the reservoir for irrigation.[2] Lower Goose Creek Reservoir covers an area of 1,006 acres (407.1 ha).[3]
The original developers were confident another reservoir would be needed shortly after the first, and so named it the “lower” reservoir, but they had greatly overestimated the amount of water held in typical years.[5] No “upper” Goose Creek reservoir was ever created.
