Antelope Flat Reservoir


Antelope Flat Reservoir is an impoundment located in the southern part of the Maury Mountains in Crook County, Oregon. It is formed by a high earth-fill dam built across Bear Creek for irrigation purposes. The western part of the lake is within the Ochoco National Forest. Though it covers when full, and has a storage capacity of almost with a maximum depth of and average depth of, the reservoir is often not filled to capacity, especially late in the irrigation season. The lake resides at an elevation of. A boat-launch ramp is located at the lake's western end, and a 25-unit campground lies just up the hill from there.
Fish in the reservoir include rainbow trout and catfish. A rotenone treatment was applied in 2009 in an effort to remove brown bullhead catfish