The Fall River is a tributary of the
Deschutes River Deschutes River may refer to:
* Deschutes River (Oregon)
**Little Deschutes River (Oregon)
The Little Deschutes River is a tributary of the Deschutes River (Oregon), Deschutes River in the central part of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is about lon ...
in the
Deschutes National Forest
The Deschutes National Forest is a United States National Forest located in parts of Deschutes, Klamath, Lake, and Jefferson counties in central Oregon. It comprises along the east side of the Cascade Range. In 1908, the Deschutes National ...
in
Deschutes County
Deschutes County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 198,253. The county seat is Bend. The county was created in 1916 out of part of Crook County and was named for the Deschutes ...
,
Oregon
Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idah ...
, United States.
[ The source is a spring approximately northwest of ]Pringle Falls
Pringle Falls is a series of rapids or drops on the upper Deschutes River Deschutes River may refer to:
* Deschutes River (Oregon)
**Little Deschutes River (Oregon)
The Little Deschutes River is a tributary of the Deschutes River (Oregon), Desch ...
. The river flows to the northeast and is about long.[ ]Fly fishing
Fly fishing is an angling method that uses a light-weight lure—called an artificial fly—to catch fish. The fly is cast using a fly rod, reel, and specialized weighted line. The light weight requires casting techniques significantly diff ...
is permitted.
There is a trail along the river, and also a campground about one mile downstream from the head of the river; a guard station at the head of the river can be rented.
Fall River Falls is on the river within La Pine State Park
La Pine State Park is a state park along the Deschutes River Deschutes River may refer to:
* Deschutes River (Oregon)
**Little Deschutes River (Oregon)
The Little Deschutes River is a tributary of the Deschutes River (Oregon), Deschutes River i ...
.
The Fall River also hosts the Fall River Hatchery, a state-run fish hatchery
A fish hatchery is a place for artificial breeding, hatching, and rearing through the early life stages of animals—finfish and shellfish in particular.Crespi V., Coche A. (2008) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Glos ...
which raises rainbow trout
The rainbow trout (''Oncorhynchus mykiss'') is a species of trout native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America. The steelhead (sometimes called "steelhead trout") is an anadromous (sea-run) form of the coast ...
, brook trout and cutthroat trout
The cutthroat trout is a fish species of the family Salmonidae native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean, Rocky Mountains, and Great Basin in North America. As a member of the genus ''Oncorhynchus'', it is one of the Pacific ...
fingerling for stocking programs throughout the state. The river has one named tributary, Indian Creek, which enters from the left
Left may refer to:
Music
* ''Left'' (Hope of the States album), 2006
* ''Left'' (Monkey House album), 2016
* "Left", a song by Nickelback from the album ''Curb'', 1996
Direction
* Left (direction), the relative direction opposite of right
* L ...
above the hatchery.
See also
* List of rivers of Oregon
This is a partial listing of rivers in the state of Oregon, United States. This list of Oregon rivers is organized alphabetically and by tributary structure. The list may also include streams known as creeks, brooks, forks, branches and prongs, a ...
References
External links
* Photo of the Fall River in winter from Wikimedia Commons
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Rivers of Oregon
Rivers of Deschutes County, Oregon
Deschutes National Forest
