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Bend is a city in central Oregon and the county seat of Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. It is located to the east of the Cascade Range , on the Deschutes River . The site became known by pioneers as a fordable crossing point of the river, where it ran through a bend.
The county seat is Bend. [2] The county was created in 1916 out of part of Crook County and was named for the Deschutes River, which itself was named by French-Canadian trappers of the early 19th century. It is the political and economic hub of Central Oregon. Deschutes comprises the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area [3] and media ...
Deschutes County: 017: Bend: 1916: Southern part of Crook County: Named for the Deschutes River from French Riviere des Chutes, 'River of the falls'. 208,513: 3,018 sq mi (7,817 km 2) Douglas County: 019: Roseburg: 1852: Portion of Umpqua County which lay east of the Coast Range summit: Named for senator Stephen A. Douglas, a supporter of ...
Central Oregon has long been a fly-fishing center. In October 2012 Central Oregon hosted the Fly Fishing National Championships. [35] One of the best trout and steelhead fisheries is in the Deschutes River and is one of the most regulated. Bend is a top destination for US anglers and has been named # 1 town for sportsmen. [36]
Southeastern Oregon Bend, Burns, Lakeview, Prineville, Redmond: Not available Hood River Valley: Hood River County: Hood River: 23,137 (Hood River County 2015 est.) [1] Klamath Basin: Southern Klamath County: Klamath Falls, Altamont: 66,016 (Klamath County 2015 est.) [1] Also extends into California. Mount Hood Corridor: Clackamas County along ...
Get the Bend, OR local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days. ... California remain extremely volatile as another day of a critical fire weather threat grips much of Los Angeles County.
Three Rivers South is located in south-central Deschutes County, south of Sunriver and north of La Pine, just west of U.S. Route 97.The Deschutes and Little Deschutes rivers join in the CDP, with the Little Deschutes passing through the eastern part of the CDP and the Deschutes River passing through the west.
Sisters is a city in Deschutes County, Oregon, ... It is part of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,038 at the 2010 census. [5] History