Crooked River (Oregon)

Crooked River
The Crooked River in Smith Rock State Park
Map of the Crooked River watershed, its main tributaries and downriver connection to the Columbia River via the Deschutes River.
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountiesJefferson, Deschutes, Crook
CityPrineville
Physical characteristics
SourceSouth Fork Crooked River
 • coordinates43°38′55″N 120°23′30″W / 43.64861°N 120.39167°W / 43.64861; -120.39167[1]
 • elevation4,775 ft (1,455 m)[2]
MouthDeschutes River
 • location
Lake Billy Chinook
 • coordinates
44°34′25″N 121°16′19″W / 44.57361°N 121.27194°W / 44.57361; -121.27194[3]
 • elevation
1,950 ft (590 m)[2]
Length125 mi (201 km)[4]
Basin size4,500 sq mi (12,000 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationnear mouth[6]
 • average1,544 cu ft/s (43.7 m3/s)[6]
 • minimum656 cu ft/s (18.6 m3/s)
 • maximum6,660 cu ft/s (189 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightBeaver Creek, North Fork Crooked River, Ochoco Creek
TypeRecreational
DesignatedOctober 28, 1988

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 in southeastern Crook County. Of the two tributaries, the South Fork Crooked River is the larger and is sometimes considered part of the Crooked River proper. A variant name of the South Fork Crooked River is simply "Crooked River".[1][3] The Deschutes River flows north into the Columbia River.

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Fork Crooked River, USGS, GNIS
  2. ^ a b Google Earth elevation for GNIS coordinates
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crooked River, USGS, GNIS
  4. ^ a b United States Geological Survey. "United States Topographic Map". Retrieved March 14, 2011 – via AcmeMapper. The map includes river mile markers up to the confluence of the South Fork and Beaver Creek.
  5. ^ Deschutes Subbasin Plan, Northwest Power and Conservation Council
  6. ^ a b Water Resources Data for Oregon, Water Year 2005, USGS