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The Long Bend Fire burning on the Deschutes River, roughly 4 miles southwest of Maupin, has brought "a precautionary evacuation" for two popular campgrounds.
Firefighters have increased containment to 60% on the Long Bend Fire located roughly 2 miles southwest of Maupin on the west side of the Deschutes River. The fire was listed at 1,024 acres on ...
The Deschutes River (/ d ə ˈ ʃ uː t s / də-SHOOTS) in central Oregon is a major tributary of the Columbia River. The river provides much of the drainage on the eastern side of the Cascade Range in Oregon, gathering many of the tributaries that descend from the drier, eastern flank of the mountains.
The lower river is rated class III (intermediate), the upper river is III - IV (intermediate to advanced), and Celestial Gorge at flood is rated VI (extreme/exploratory). [6] Many fly fishermen who fish the lower Deschutes River watch the White River. On hot early summer days the glacial meltoff can cause the Deschutes to become unfishable.
Tumalo Creek is a tributary, about 20 miles (32 km) long, [4] of the Deschutes River, located in Deschutes County in Central Oregon, United States.It rises in the Cascade Range at , where Middle Fork Tumalo Creek and North Fork Tumalo Creek meet, and forms several waterfalls, including the 97-foot (30 m) Tumalo
The Deschutes River State Recreation Area is a park at the confluence of the Deschutes and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is a few miles east of The Dalles . The 35.1-acre (14.2 ha) park offers opportunities for camping, fishing, hiking, mountain biking, and equestrian trail riding.
It totals 15 feet (4.6 metres) fall in a single drop and is the last waterfall along the Deschutes River before the Columbia River. [1] The waterfall is rated as a class 6 whitewater and has an administrative closure to boaters because of the danger. [2] It was named after Joseph Sherar, a 19th-century wagon road builder.
It has a land area of 173,629 acres (70,265 ha). It contains two National Wild and Scenic Rivers, the Deschutes River and the Crooked River. The grassland is managed together with the Ochoco National Forest from Forest Service offices in Prineville. There are local ranger district offices located in Madras, its nearest city. [2]