The Oregon Legislature has passed House Bill 3806, approving pilot water bank authorities in the Deschutes Basin. "This legislation marks a significant step forward in helping Central Oregon expand ...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has implemented angling regulations to protect summer steelhead on the Lower Deschutes River.

The Deschutes River. Under HB 3806, irrigators and other water users in the Deschutes basin could deposit water into the bank, making it available for other uses, usually on a temporary basis ...

The only basin to fall below normal is the Hood-Sandy-Lower Deschutes basin, which is at 88% when it was at 114% in January. When compared to last year at this time, things are looking very good.

Kotek and Conservation Groups Want DEQ to Address Deschutes River Water Quality Six conservation nonprofits join the governor and the Deschutes River Alliance in pushing for changes in dam operations.

Along the scenic Lower Deschutes River Back Country Byway, towering canyon walls shelter well-camouflaged herds of bighorn sheep.

People Who Love an Iconic Oregon River Say an Electric Utility Is Harming It Critics say a crucial device hasn’t worked and the water quality in the lower Deschutes has deteriorated because of it.

Brunoe says it’s critical to remember that the tribes have been using water longer than anyone in the Deschutes Basin and water is used as part of tribal religious practices.

Hafele said the overall ecology of the lower Deschutes is transitioning to a “more eutrophic, nutrient-rich” ecosystem due to the warm, nutrient-rich water being released upriver by the tower.

In two separate proposals for how the nation’s two largest reservoirs should be managed, the upper and lower Colorado River basin states agree on a couple things, but can’t find ...

Upper basin water managers disagree, saying their water users are already being squeezed by climate change and are forced to take shortages in dry years because the water simply isn’t there. Upper ...