Love Reservoir (Baker) Reservoir Report
Last Updated: December 13, 2025
Love Reservoir in Baker, Oregon is a privately owned dam completed in 1952 for irrigation purposes.
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Summary
With a dam height of 30 feet and a storage capacity of 920 acre-feet, this earth dam serves the Love, Lawrence, East Love, and West rivers and streams. Situated in a remote location with no downstream settlement, the reservoir covers a surface area of 106 acres and has a drainage area of 19.6 square miles.
Managed by the Oregon Water Resources Department, Love Reservoir is regulated, permitted, inspected, and enforced by the state. The dam has a significant hazard potential, but its condition assessment is currently not rated. The last inspection was conducted in May 2020 with an inspection frequency of every three years. While the Emergency Action Plan (EAP) status and risk management measures are not specified, the reservoir meets state guidelines and has not had inundation maps prepared.
Climate and water resource enthusiasts will appreciate Love Reservoir's role in providing irrigation water to the surrounding area and its importance in managing water resources in Baker County, Oregon. The dam's construction, storage capacity, and hazard potential contribute to the region's water infrastructure, highlighting the intersection of human development and environmental stewardship in the arid landscapes of the Pacific Northwest.
Year Completed |
1952 |
Dam Length |
755 |
Dam Height |
30 |
River Or Stream |
LOVE - LAWRENCE - EAST LOVE - WEST |
Primary Dam Type |
Earth |
Surface Area |
106 |
Hydraulic Height |
27 |
Drainage Area |
19.6 |
Nid Storage |
920 |
Structural Height |
32 |
Hazard Potential |
Significant |
Nid Height |
32 |
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Condition Assessment
SatisfactoryNo existing or potential dam safety deficiencies are recognized. Acceptable performance is expected under all loading conditions (static, hydrologic, seismic) in accordance with the minimum applicable state or federal regulatory criteria or tolerable risk guidelines.
Fair
No existing dam safety deficiencies are recognized for normal operating conditions. Rare or extreme hydrologic and/or seismic events may result in a dam safety deficiency. Risk may be in the range to take further action. Note: Rare or extreme event is defined by the regulatory agency based on their minimum
Poor A dam safety deficiency is recognized for normal operating conditions which may realistically occur. Remedial action is necessary. POOR may also be used when uncertainties exist as to critical analysis parameters which identify a potential dam safety deficiency. Investigations and studies are necessary.
Unsatisfactory
A dam safety deficiency is recognized that requires immediate or emergency remedial action for problem resolution.
Not Rated
The dam has not been inspected, is not under state or federal jurisdiction, or has been inspected but, for whatever reason, has not been rated.
Not Available
Dams for which the condition assessment is restricted to approved government users.
Hazard Potential Classification
HighDams assigned the high hazard potential classification are those where failure or mis-operation will probably cause loss of human life.
Significant
Dams assigned the significant hazard potential classification are those dams where failure or mis-operation results in no probable loss of human life but can cause economic loss, environment damage, disruption of lifeline facilities, or impact other concerns. Significant hazard potential classification dams are often located in predominantly rural or agricultural areas but could be in areas with population and significant infrastructure.
Low
Dams assigned the low hazard potential classification are those where failure or mis-operation results in no probable loss of human life and low economic and/or environmental losses. Losses are principally limited to the owner's property.
Undetermined
Dams for which a downstream hazard potential has not been designated or is not provided.
Not Available
Dams for which the downstream hazard potential is restricted to approved government users.
Love Reservoir (Baker)