Two public use areas are operated by Lane County, Dexter Park and Lowell Park. The boat ramps associated with these parks provide boat launching throughout the year. Dexter Lake is very popular for boating because it only fluctuates up to 5 feet daily and has no large seasonal drawdown. The Fall Creek project is located on Fall Creek, a tributary of the Middle Fork Willamette River, about 22 miles southeast of Eugene in Lane County, Oregon. Fall Creek Lake has a moderate level of recreation facilities with two public day use areas operated by Lane County and a campground operated by the Corps.
Fall Creek has high capability for future expansion of camping and other recreation facilities.
Fall Creek Lake has a low drawdown priority for augmenting stream flows on the mainstem Willamette in the summer, reflecting its relatively high priority for recreation. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife uses Fall Creek reservoir as a rearing facility for spring chinook salmon. The project is operated to flush fingerlings from the reservoir in late fall. The Dorena project is located on the Row River, a tributary of the Coast Fork Willamette River, and is about 6 miles east of the city of Cottage Grove in Lane County, Oregon. Dorena Lake is located in rolling, partially wooded hill country and offers a variety of recreation activities.