DAMS

Point locations of dams.

Developed and maintained by the Oregon Department of Water Resoruces under the 
State's dam safety program.  

Shows locations of only those dams that are both 10 feet high and displace at 
least 9 acre feet of water.  Lesser dams are not included.  

Associated data maintained by the Department of Water Resoruces includes dam 
height, acre feet of water displaced, and hazard rating.

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Description of principal items

NAME:	Name of Dam or Reservoir (e.g., "Lippert Res 2")

LAT_DEG:	Latitude: degrees

LAT_MIN:	Latitude: minutes

LAT_SEC:	Latitude: seconds

LON_DEG:	Longitude: degrees

LON_MIN:	Longitude: minutes

LON_SEC:	Longitude: seconds

TOWNSHIP:	Township (numeric)

TWP_CHAR:	Township direction (e.g., "S" for South)

RANGE:	Range (numeric)

RNG_CHAR:	Range direction (e.g., "W" for West)

SECTION:	Section number

COUNTY:	County name 

AC_FT:	Acre feet of water displaced by dam

LAT_DD:	Latitude in decimal degrees

LON_DD:	Longitude in decimal degrees


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the above does not represent a complete documentation of this data