Spring River (Deschutes River tributary)

The Spring River is a tributary, only about 1 mile (1.6 km) long, of the Deschutes River in Deschutes County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Arising near Anns Butte, it flows generally northeast into the Deschutes at Sunriver, about 190 miles (310 km) from the larger stream's confluence with the Columbia River.[4] The Spring River has no named tributaries.[4]

Spring River
Spring River (Deschutes River tributary) is located in Oregon
Spring River (Deschutes River tributary)
Location of the mouth of the Spring River in Oregon
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyDeschutes
Physical characteristics
Sourcespring near Anns Butte
  locationwest of Sunriver
  coordinates43°51′55″N 121°29′01″W[1]
  elevation4,247 ft (1,294 m)[2]
MouthDeschutes River
  location
near Sunriver Airport
  coordinates
43°52′22″N 121°27′55″W[1]
  elevation
4,176 ft (1,273 m)[1]
Length1 mi (1.6 km)[3]

The creek has few resident fish but provides spawning and rearing habitat for the rainbow and brown trout and other species from the Deschutes. The lower river is accessible through United States Forest Service land.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Spring River". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  2. Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. "Deschutes River: Wickiup Reservoir to Bend". United States Forest Service. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  4. "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 2, 2016 via Acme Mapper. The map includes mile markers along the Deschutes.
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