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 2026-09-01); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
41
Stressed
Drought index
397
Extreme
Area in D2+
100%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
50%
of 2 reporting
Median flow
103%
p48 of record
Water assets
1,577
170 springs · 1,091 wells
USGS gauges (8)
- METOLIUS RIVER NEAR GRANDVIEW, OR140915001,260 cfsp19 · below normal
- DESCHUTES RIVER NEAR CULVER, OR14076500588 cfsp76 · above 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, OR1407062118 cfsno long-term record
- M F TUMALO CREEK BLW PROWELL SPRINGS, NR BEND, OR140706246 cfsno long-term record
- BRIDGE CREEK BELOW INTAKE, NEAR BEND, OR1407090016 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | 397 | 100 | 1/2 | p48 |
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