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Sunriver, Oregon. / 43.88; -121.433. Sunriver is a census-designated place and 3,300-acre (13 km 2) planned residential and resort community in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 1,393. [3] It is part of the Bend Metropolitan Statistical Area, located on the eastern side of the Deschutes River ...
October 28, 1988. The Deschutes River ( / dəˈʃuːts / 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 Little Deschutes River is a tributary of the Deschutes River in the central part of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is about 105 miles (169 km) long, [4] with a drainage basin of 1,020 square miles (2,600 km 2 ). [5] It drains a rural area on the east side of the Cascade Range south of Bend. [6] The Little Deschutes and two other streams in ...
Scenic, Recreational. Designated. October 28, 1988. The Metolius River (pronounced muh TOLL ee us) is a tributary of the Deschutes River in Central Oregon, United States. The river flows north from springs near Black Butte, then turns sharply east, descending through a series of gorges before ending in the western end of Lake Billy Chinook.
40 ft (12 m) Benham Falls are rapids of the Deschutes River located between Sunriver and Bend, Oregon, United States. With a pitch of 22.5°, they are rated Class 5 for watercraft, and are the largest falls on the upper Deschutes. The falls were created by the eruption of nearby Lava Butte approximately 6,000 years ago, as the lava flow dammed ...
The Crooked River is a tributary, 125 miles (201 km) long, of the Deschutes River in the U.S. state of Oregon. [4] The river begins at the confluence of the South Fork Crooked River and Beaver Creek. Of the two tributaries, the South Fork Crooked River is the larger and is sometimes considered part of the Crooked River proper.
Overview of Oregon river drainage basins. This is a partial listing of rivers in the state of Oregon, United States. This list of Oregon rivers is organized alphabetically and by tributary structure. The list may also include streams known as creeks, brooks, forks, branches and prongs, as well as sloughs and channels.
The Siletz River flows about 67 miles (108 km) [3] to the Pacific Ocean through coastal mountains in the U.S. state of Oregon. Formed by the confluence of its north and south forks near Valsetz in Polk County, it winds through the Central Oregon Coast Range. [6] The river, draining a watershed of 373 square miles (970 km 2 ), [4] empties into ...