The dam was constructed by the United States Bureau of Reclamation in 1961, and is operated by the Ochoco Irrigation District.

[3] The Crooked River wild and scenic area, which was designated by the Bureau of Land Management in 1988, passes through the center of Bowman Dam.

[4] The dam is named for Arthur Ray Bowman, a Prineville businessman and civic leader.

In 2013, for the second time, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a Bowman Dam bill, which would authorize the city of Prineville to access about 6 percent more water from the reservoir.

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