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Mormon Reservoir
Location of the Mormon Reservoir in Idaho, USA.
Location of the Mormon Reservoir in Idaho, USA.
Mormon Reservoir
Location in Idaho
Location of the Mormon Reservoir in Idaho, USA.
Location of the Mormon Reservoir in Idaho, USA.
Mormon Reservoir
Location in the United States
Location Camas County, Idaho
Coordinates 43°16′51″N 114°48′00″W / 43.28083°N 114.80000°W / 43.28083; -114.80000
Type Reservoir
Primary inflows McKinney and Dairy creeks
Primary outflows McKinney Creek
Basin countries United States
Built 1908 (1908)
Water volume 19,280 acre-feet (23,780,000 m3)
Surface elevation 5,050 feet (1,540 m)

Mormon Reservoir is a reservoir on McKinney Creek in Camas County, Idaho. The reservoir is surrounded by private, state, and Bureau of Land Management land, which offers opportunities for boating, fishing, camping, and hunting, among other activities. The reservoir is impounded by Mormon Dam, which was built in 1908.

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