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Deschutes River
Deschutes River may refer to: *Deschutes River (Oregon) The Deschutes River 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 ... ** Little Deschutes River (Oregon), a tributary of the Deschutes River in Oregon * Deschutes River (Washington) * River De Chute in Maine {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deschutes River (Oregon)
The Deschutes River 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 Deschutes provided an important route to and from the Columbia for Native Americans for thousands of years, and then in the 19th century for pioneers on the Oregon Trail. The river flows mostly through rugged and arid country, and its valley provides a cultural heart for central Oregon. Today the river supplies water for irrigation and is popular in the summer for whitewater rafting and fishing. The river flows generally north, as do several other large Oregon tributaries of the Columbia River, including the Willamette and John Day. Course The headwaters of the Deschutes River are at Little Lava Lake, a natural lake in the Cascade Range approximately northwest of the city of La Pine. The river flows s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Deschutes River (Oregon)
The Little Deschutes River is a tributary of the Deschutes River (Oregon), Deschutes River in the central part of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is about long, with a drainage basin of . It drains a rural area on the east side of the Cascade Range south of Bend, Oregon, Bend. The Little Deschutes and two other streams in its basin are listed as parts of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Course The Little Deschutes River rises near Mule Peak in the high Cascades in the Mount Thielsen Wilderness in northwestern Klamath County, Oregon, Klamath County, approximately north of Crater Lake. It flows generally north from the mountains through the Deschutes National Forest, roughly following U.S. Highway 97 past La Pine, Oregon, La Pine. It joins the Deschutes from the south approximately south of Bend in southern Deschutes County, Oregon, Deschutes County. It passes through the small towns of Crescent, Oregon, Crescent and Gilchrist, Oregon, Gilchrist and joins with the Deschut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deschutes River (Washington)
The Deschutes River is a 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. It was given its name by French fur traders, who called it Rivière des Chutes, or "River of the Falls", a translation of the First Nations name for the site. (The city of Tumwater, founded in the same location, takes its name from the Chinook Jargon translation for "waterfall".) Tributaries of the river include Spurgeon Creek, Thurston Creek and Lake Lawrence.''East Olympia, Vail, and Lake Lawrence, Washington'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS, 1959 There are numerous parks along its course, including Pioneer Park and Tumwater Falls Park. A popular tubing stretch runs from Pioneer Park to Tumwater Falls. See also *List of rivers of Washington This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Washington. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin. Respectiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
