Upper Deschutes HUC8 17070301
A 5,580 km² sub-basin of the Pacific Northwest region in OR. Drought coverage is from the US Drought Monitor (map of 2026-10-13); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
43
Stressed
Drought index
391
Extreme
Area in D2+
100%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
50%
of 2 reporting
Median flow
99%
p37 of record
Water assets
1,577
170 springs · 1,091 wells
USGS gauges (8)
- METOLIUS RIVER NEAR GRANDVIEW, OR140915001,190 cfsp13 · below normal
- DESCHUTES RIVER NEAR CULVER, OR14076500860 cfsp61 · normal
- DESCHUTES R BL WICKIUP RES NR LA PINE, OR14056500448 cfsno long-term record
- DESCHUTES R AT BENHAM FALLS NR BEND, OR140645001,360 cfsno long-term record
- M F TUMALO CREEK ABV PROWELL SPRINGS, NR BEND, OR140706150 cfsno long-term record
- DIVERSION CANAL TO BRIDGE CREEK, NEAR BEND, OR1407062115 cfsno long-term record
- M F TUMALO CREEK BLW PROWELL SPRINGS, NR BEND, OR140706245 cfsno long-term record
- BRIDGE CREEK BELOW INTAKE, NEAR BEND, OR1407090013 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | 391 | 100 | 1/2 | p37 |
| 2026-10-18 | 391 | 100 | 1/2 | p41 |
| 2026-10-17 | 391 | 100 | 1/2 | p45 |
| 2026-10-16 | 391 | 100 | 1/2 | p41 |
| 2026-10-15 | 391 | 100 | 1/2 | p36 |
| 2026-10-14 | 391 | 100 | 1/2 | p44 |
| 2026-10-13 | 391 | 100 | 1/2 | p46 |
| 2026-10-12 | 391 | 100 | 1/2 | p46 |
| 2026-10-11 | 391 | 100 | 1/2 | p46 |
| 2026-10-10 | 391 | 100 | 2/2 | p13 |
| 2026-10-09 | 391 | 100 | 2/2 | p12 |
| 2026-10-08 | 391 | 100 | 2/2 | p13 |
| 2026-10-07 | 391 | 100 | 2/2 | p15 |
| 2026-10-06 | 391 | 100 | 2/2 | p16 |
Top water assets
- 78Deschutes River — Power Developmentspring
- 76Squaw Creek — Irrigation And Domesticspring
- 76Well 5 — Primary And Supplemental Irrigationwell
- 76Well 1 — Irrigationwell
- 76Well 2 — Commercial Useswell
- 76Pole Creek — Irrigationspring
- 76A Well — Primary And Supplemental Irrigationwell
- 76Squaw Cr — Irrigation And Domesticspring
- 76Pole Cr — Irrigation And Domesticspring
- 76Well 3 — Commercial Useswell