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
Location of the mouth of the Spring River in Oregon
Location
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Deschutes
Physical characteristics
Source	spring near Anns Butte
• location	west of Sunriver
• coordinates	43°51′55″N 121°29′01″W[1]
• elevation	4,247 ft (1,294 m)[2]
Mouth	Deschutes River
• location	near Sunriver Airport
• coordinates	43°52′22″N 121°27′55″W[1]
• elevation	4,176 ft (1,273 m)[1]
Length	1 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

• List of rivers of Oregon

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.

External links

• Upper Deschutes Watershed Council