Junipers Reservoir, also known as Muddy Creek Reservoir, is a man-made lake in Lake County

Lake County, Oregon

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, named for the junipers in the area. The reservoir is located south of Cottonwood Reservoir and west of Lakeview

Lakeview, Oregon

Lakeview is a city in Lake County, Oregon, United States. The population was 2,294 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Lake County. Although it is an incorporated city, the municipal government refers to the community as "The Town of Lakeview", and bills itself as "Tallest Town in Oregon"...

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 to the north and agricultural

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 land to the south. The reservoir lies at an elevation of 4872 feet (1,485 m), has a surface area of 0.69 square kilometre, and is no more than 2.4 metres (7.9 ft) deep. Muddy Creek and two other streams flow into the lake, which is also the site of an R.V. resort.