Deschutes River

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geographical feature river

The Deschutes River is a major river in central Oregon known for its scenic canyons, world-class fly fishing, and popular whitewater rafting and recreation opportunities.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Deschutes River basin	5
Little Deschutes River	1
Lower Deschutes River	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature ⓘ river ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
ecosystemType	cold-water river ⓘ
flowsDirection	generally north ⓘ
flowsThrough	Deschutes County NERFINISHED ⓘ Jefferson County, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Wasco County, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDesignation	National Wild and Scenic Rivers System units ⓘ surface form: National Wild and Scenic River (in part)
hasProtectedArea	Deschutes River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lower Deschutes River
hasTributary	Crooked River NERFINISHED ⓘ Deschutes River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Little Deschutes River Metolius River ⓘ
hasUse	fly fishing ⓘ hydroelectric power ⓘ irrigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ whitewater rafting ⓘ
knownFor	outdoor recreation ⓘ scenic canyons ⓘ whitewater rafting ⓘ world-class fly fishing ⓘ
locatedIn	Oregon ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Central Oregon ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ
mouthLocation	near Biggs Junction, Oregon ⓘ
nearbyCity	Bend, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Maupin, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearbyProtectedArea	Deschutes National Forest ⓘ
partOf	Columbia River Basin ⓘ
passesNear	Bend, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Redmond, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Warm Springs, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ
recreationActivity	camping ⓘ hiking along river canyons ⓘ kayaking ⓘ rafting ⓘ
riverMouth	Columbia River ⓘ
sourceLocation	Cascade Range ⓘ Deschutes National Forest ⓘ Little Lava Lake ⓘ
state	Oregon ⓘ
supportsSpecies	rainbow trout ⓘ salmon ⓘ steelhead trout ⓘ
tributaryOf	Columbia River ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Deschutes National Forest → containsRiver → Deschutes River ⓘ

Thurston County, Washington → containsRiver → Deschutes River ⓘ

Broken Top → drainage → Deschutes River ⓘ