| Little Deschutes River | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of the Little Deschutes River in Oregon | |
| Etymology | From Riviere des Chutes, used by early 19th-century fur traders[2] |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Klamath and Deschutes |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Cascade Range |
| • location | Mule Mountain, Klamath County |
| • coordinates | 43°18′25″N 121°59′43″W / 43.30694°N 121.99528°W[1] |
| • elevation | 6,219 ft (1,896 m)[3] |
| Mouth | Deschutes River |
• location | near Sunriver, Deschutes County |
• coordinates | 43°51′14″N 121°27′14″W / 43.85389°N 121.45389°W[1] |
• elevation | 4,163 ft (1,269 m)[1] |
| Length | 105 mi (169 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 1,020 sq mi (2,600 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 201 cu ft/s (5.7 m3/s)[4] |
| Type | Recreational |
| Designated | October 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.
- ^ a b c "Little Deschutes River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey (USGS). November 28, 1980. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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