Henry Hagg Lake
{{short description|Artificial lake in Oregon, United States}}
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| name = Henry Hagg Lake
| image = Aerial View of Henry Hagg Lake.JPG
| caption = Aerial view of the lake
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| location = Oregon Coast Range foothills, Washington County, Oregon, United States
| coords = {{coord|45.47345|N|123.20344|W|region:US_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}}
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| inflow = Scoggins Creek
| outflow = Tualatin River
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| basin_countries = United States
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| area = {{convert|1153|acre|km2}}{{cite web|title=Henry Hagg Lake (Washington) |url=http://aol.research.pdx.edu/lakes/17090010004615|website=Atlas of Oregon Lakes|accessdate=6 January 2016}}
| depth = {{convert|51|ft|abbr=on}}
| max-depth = {{convert|110|ft|abbr=on}}
| volume ={{convert|59910|acre.ft|abbr=on|lk=in}}
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| elevation = {{convert|303.5|ft|m|abbr=on}}{{cite web|title=Henry Hagg Lake Water Quality Model|url=http://or.water.usgs.gov/tualatin/hagg_lake/hagg_lake.html|website=USGS|accessdate=6 January 2016}}
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Henry Hagg Lake (also known simply as Hagg Lake) is an artificial lake in northwest Oregon, in the United States. The reservoir is an impoundment of Scoggins Creek, which drains a small portion of the eastern side of the Northern Oregon Coast Range.{{cite web
|url=http://www.trwc.org/tualatin-info/upper/tualatin_scoggins_wa.pdf
|title=Upper Tualatin-Scoggins Watershed Analysis
|author=Washington County Soil and Water Conservation District and U.S. Department of the Interior, BLM
|date=February 2000
|accessdate=July 8, 2007
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928161747/http://www.trwc.org/tualatin-info/upper/tualatin_scoggins_wa.pdf
|archivedate=September 28, 2007
}} The lake and creek are part of the Tualatin River’s watershed in the Tualatin Valley.Colby, Richard. Hagg Lake water helps river run. The Oregonian, July 1, 2004. It is located about {{convert|5|mi|km}} southwest of Forest Grove.{{cite web
| url = {{gnis3|1158095}}
| title = Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report Henry Hagg Lake
| accessdate = July 8, 2007
}}
The lake is named for Henry Hagg, an Oregon dairy farmer who was active in local agricultural committees during the first half of the twentieth century.{{Cite web |title=Henry Hagg Lake |url=https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/henry_hagg_lake/ |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=www.oregonencyclopedia.org |language=en}}
Scoggins Dam
Scoggins Dam was built in 1975 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, which still owns and operates the facility. Hagg Lake contains {{convert|53640|acre.ft}} of water that can be used. Some water from the lake is used by Clean Water Services to augment the flow of the Tualatin River during the summer months to reduce the temperature and improve water quality. Other users include four cities and the Tualatin Valley Water District.
Ecology and Geology
In 1967, fossilized shark remains were discovered near the lake.{{Cite book|last=Friedman|first=Ralph|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22111690|title=In search of western Oregon|date=1990|publisher=Caxton Printers|isbn=0-87004-332-3|location=Caldwell, Idaho|pages=156|oclc=22111690}}
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Henry Hagg Lake}}
- [http://aol.research.pdx.edu/?q=lake/361 Entry for the lake] in the Atlas of Oregon Lakes
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Category:Lakes of Washington County, Oregon
Category:Protected areas of Washington County, Oregon
Category:United States Bureau of Reclamation dams
Category:Dams completed in 1975
Category:1975 establishments in Oregon
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