| McKay Reservoir | |
|---|---|
 Dusk on a south shore | |
  McKay Reservoir  McKay Reservoir | |
| Location | Umatilla County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 45°36′19″N 118°47′54″W / 45.605408°N 118.798318°W[1] |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | McKay Creek |
| Primary outflows | McKay Creek |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Max. width | 0.5 miles (800 m) |
| Water volume | 65,534 acre⋅ft (80,835,000 m3) |
| Surface elevation | 1,240 feet (380 m) |
McKay Reservoir is a reservoir in Umatilla County of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is an impoundment of McKay Creek, a tributary of the Umatilla River. The reservoir is located 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Pendleton on U.S. Route 395. The reservoir has a capacity of 65,534 acre-feet (80,835,000 m3) of water.[2] The reservoir and land that immediately surrounds it are designated as the McKay Creek National Wildlife Refuge. The reservoir and creek that it impounds are named for Dr. William C. McKay. McKay was an early settler in the Pendleton, Oregon area. He settled near the mouth of McKay Creek about 1851. The place was originally called Houtama. He died in Pendleton in 1893.[3]
- ^ "McKay Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
- ^ The Bureau of Reclamation Reclamation Increases Flows from McKay Reservoir (2003). Accessed 5 Jan 2009.
- ^ Oregon Geographic Place Names, Sixth Edition, Lewis A. McArthur, Oregon Historical Society Press, Portland, Oregon, 1992."