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The headwaters of the Deschutes River are at Little Lava Lake, a natural lake in the Cascade Range approximately 26 miles (42 km) northwest of the city of La Pine.The river flows south into Crane Prairie Reservoir, then into Wickiup Reservoir, from where it heads in a northeasterly direction past the resort community of Sunriver and into the city of Bend, about 170 miles (270 km) from the ...
The Deschutes River is a 50-mile-long (80 km) river in the U.S. state of Washington. Its headwaters are in the Bald Hills in Lewis County , and it empties into Budd Inlet of Puget Sound at Olympia in Thurston County .
Location: Deschutes County, near La Pine, Oregon, US: Coordinates: 1]: Primary inflows: Deschutes River: Primary outflows: Deschutes River: Catchment area: 253 sq mi (660 km 2) [2]: Basin countries: United States: Surface area: 10,334 acres (4,182 ha) [2]: Average depth: 20 ft (6.1 m) [2]: Max. depth: 70 ft (21 m) [2]: Water volume: 206,880 acre⋅ft (255,180,000 m 3) [2]: Residence time: 5 ...
The Deschutes River Valley ecoregion, named for the Deschutes River, which it partially contains, is a broad valley with deeply incised streams. The southern part is capped by basalt and nearly level. In the northern part, the basalt cap is absent, and the terrain is more rolling and dissected.
Tumalo State Park is located in the Deschutes River canyon, running along both sides of the river. The park land on the east side of the river is mostly level with a gentle upward slope toward the east. The slope becomes much steeper at the eastern edge of the park. On the west side of the river, the park land is for the most part level. [2] [3]
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.
Bacon Creek; Goodell Creek; Stillaguamish River. Boulder River; Snohomish River. Pilchuck River; Skykomish River. Sultan River; Wallace River. Olney Creek; North Fork ...
Crane Prairie Reservoir is a man-made lake located about 42 miles (68 km) southwest of Bend in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. [1] [2] The reservoir is named for the cranes that thrive in its habitat and for the upper Deschutes River prairie that once covered the area before the dam on the Deschutes was constructed in 1922.