Lower Deschutes HUC8 17070306
A 5,945 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
44
Stressed
Drought index
255
Severe
Area in D2+
51.23%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
71%
of 7 reporting
Median flow
82%
p10 of record
Water assets
483
112 springs · 197 wells
USGS gauges (7)
- BEAVER CREEK BELOW QUARTZ CREEK, NR SIMNASHO, OR1409685030 cfsp9 · much below normal
- SHITIKE CRK AT PETERS PASTURE, NR WARM SPRINGS, OR1409275021 cfsp10 · much below normal
- WHITE RIVER BELOW TYGH VALLEY, OR1410150096 cfsp10 · much below normal
- WARM SPRINGS RIVER NEAR KAHNEETA HOT SPRINGS, OR14097100202 cfsp10 · much below normal
- SHITIKE CREEK NEAR WARM SPRINGS, OR1409300040 cfsp15 · below normal
- DESCHUTES RIVER AT MOODY, NEAR BIGGS, OR141030004,380 cfsp28 · normal
- DESCHUTES RIVER NEAR MADRAS, OR140925003,920 cfsp36 · normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 255 | 51.23 | 5/7 | p10 |
| 2026-10-19 | 255 | 51.23 | 5/7 | p10 |
| 2026-10-18 | 255 | 51.23 | 5/7 | p10 |
| 2026-10-17 | 255 | 51.23 | 6/7 | p10 |
| 2026-10-16 | 255 | 51.23 | 7/7 | p10 |
| 2026-10-15 | 255 | 51.23 | 7/7 | p15 |
| 2026-10-14 | 255 | 51.23 | 6/7 | p15 |
| 2026-10-13 | 255 | 51.23 | 6/7 | p14 |
| 2026-10-12 | 255 | 51.23 | 6/7 | p15 |
| 2026-10-11 | 255 | 51.23 | 6/7 | p10 |
| 2026-10-10 | 255 | 51.23 | 7/7 | p13 |
| 2026-10-09 | 255 | 51.23 | 7/7 | p10 |
| 2026-10-08 | 255 | 51.23 | 7/7 | p14 |
| 2026-10-07 | 255 | 51.23 | 7/7 | p14 |
Top water assets
- 76Well 2 — Irrigationwell
- 73Tygh Creek — Irrigation And Domesticspring
- 73A Well — Supplemental Irrigationwell
- 73A Well — Supplemental Irrigationwell
- 67Beaver Creek Below Quartz Creek, Nr Simnasho, Orriver
- 67Peltonreservoir
- 67Nena Creekriver
- 67Round Buttereservoir
- 67Shitike Crk At Peters Pasture, Nr Warm Springs, Orriver
- 67Green Apple Creekriver