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Little Deschutes River
Little Deschutes River is located in Oregon
Little Deschutes River
Location of the mouth of the Little Deschutes River in Oregon
EtymologyFrom Riviere des Chutes, used by early 19th-century fur traders[2]
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyKlamath and Deschutes
Physical characteristics
SourceCascade Range
 • locationMule Mountain, Klamath County
 • coordinates43°18′25″N 121°59′43″W / 43.30694°N 121.99528°W / 43.30694; -121.99528[1]
 • elevation6,219 ft (1,896 m)[3]
MouthDeschutes River
 • location
near Sunriver, Deschutes County
 • coordinates
43°51′14″N 121°27′14″W / 43.85389°N 121.45389°W / 43.85389; -121.45389[1]
 • elevation
4,163 ft (1,269 m)[1]
Length105 mi (169 km)[4]
Basin size1,020 sq mi (2,600 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • average201 cu ft/s (5.7 m3/s)[4]
National Wild and Scenic River
TypeRecreational
DesignatedOctober 28, 1988

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 km2).[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 its basin are listed as parts of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

  1. ^ a b c "Little Deschutes River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey (USGS). November 28, 1980. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  2. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names, 7th ed. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 282–83. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  3. ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  4. ^ a b c Palmer, Tim (2014). Field Guide to Oregon Rivers. Corvallis: Oregon State University Press. pp. 219–20. ISBN 978-0-87071-627-0.
  5. ^ a b "Bull Trout Recovery Plan: Columbia River/Klamath (2002), Chapter 7: Deschutes River" (PDF). United States Fish and Wildlife Service. p. 2. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference DeLorme was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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