Lake Bonneville Boat Ramps

12 boat launches are mapped on Lake Bonneville in Hood River County, Wasco County, Oregon.

7 of these launches include facility details from Oregon State Marine Board.

Lake Bonneville facts

Surface area19,452 acres
TypeReservoir
Average depthabout 14 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area)
DamBonneville Locks And Dam, completed 1938
Dam size197 ft high, 2,477 ft long, gravity dam
Dam purposesNavigation, Other, Recreation, Hydroelectric
Dam ownerUSACE - Portland District (Federal)
Normal storage277,000 acre-feet
Impounded streamColumbia River
Navigation locks2

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID ID OR00001). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.

Wildlife you might see at Lake Bonneville

Most-observed birds: California Scrub-Jay (194), Turkey Vulture (104), Bald Eagle (83), Osprey (79), Lewis's Woodpecker (76), Steller's Jay (73), Red-tailed Hawk (60), Wild Turkey (51), Western Bluebird (51), Great Blue Heron (45).

Other wildlife: Western Fence Lizard (327), Dunn's Salamander (182), Gopher Snake (155), Douglas's Ground Squirrel (147), Cascade Torrent Salamander (144), Pacific chorus frog (122).

Numbers are research-grade observations of each species recorded in and around the water by the iNaturalist community (279 bird, mammal, reptile and amphibian species in the area). Sightings are not guaranteed.

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