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at the outlet of Crescent Lake shows an average highest discharge of about 140 cubic feet per second (4.0 m/s) to Crescent Creek in August when irrigation releases are highest. The average discharge drops to its lowest, about 10 cubic feet per second (0.28 m/s), in November when water is
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Crescent Creek Campground, about 9 miles (14 km) west of Crescent, has nine individual camping sites, potable water, and a vault toilet. Open from mid-May through September, it is relatively remote and quiet, with opportunities for bird-watching and fishing.
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in 1988. Designated "recreational", the segment below Crescent Lake flows through a narrow canyon and a forest of old-growth pine. One of Crescent Creek's tributaries,
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The flow of Crescent Creek is regulated by storage and releases of water for irrigation from Crescent Lake. A
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A 10-mile (16 km) stretch of Crescent Creek was named part of the
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along the upper creek supports a diversity of grasses,
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Crescent Creek is located in Oregon
Klamath
Crescent Lake
Deschutes National Forest
43°30′05″N 121°58′25″W / 43.50139°N 121.97361°W / 43.50139; -121.97361
Mouth
Little Deschutes River
43°31′45″N 121°39′06″W / 43.52917°N 121.65167°W / 43.52917; -121.65167
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
Little Deschutes River
Klamath County
U.S. state
Oregon
Crescent Lake
Cascade Range
Deschutes National Forest
Crescent
La Pine
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
Big Marsh Creek
rainbow trout
brown trout
brook trout
riparian zone
sedges
amphibians
stream gauge
United States Bureau of Reclamation
List of National Wild and Scenic Rivers

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