Arthur R. Bowman Dam

Arthur R. Bowman Dam (also known as Bowman Dam;[2] National ID # OR00579) is an earth-type irrigation dam on the Crooked River in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is in Crook County. Its reservoir is called Prineville Reservoir.

Arthur R. Bowman Dam
Location	Crook County, Oregon, USA
Coordinates	44°6′44″N 120°47′12″W
Opening date	1961[1]
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Crooked River
Height	245 feet (75 m)[1]
Length	800 feet (244 m)[1]
Reservoir
Creates	Prineville Reservoir
Total capacity	233,150 acre feet (0.288 km3)[1]
Catchment area	2,300 square miles (5,960 km2)[1]
Surface area	3,580 acres (14.5 km2)[1]

The dam was constructed by the United States Bureau of Reclamation in 1961, and is operated by the Ochoco Irrigation District.[3] The Crooked River wild and scenic area, which was designated by the Bureau of Land Management in 1988, passes through the center of Bowman Dam. Due to this designation, hydropower production is currently not allowed at the dam.[4]

In 2015, for the third time, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a Bowman Dam bill, which would authorize the city of Prineville to access about 6 percent more water from the reservoir. As of May 2015, the Bowman Dam bill has not passed the U.S. Senate.[5]