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Little Deschutes River

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about 7,000 years ago. Two other streams in the Little Deschutes drainage basin are also part of the system. A 10-mile (16 km) stretch of
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of 1,020 square miles (2,600 km). It drains a rural area on the east side of the
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In 1988, the upper 12 miles (19 km) of the river was designated part of the
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The Little Deschutes River rises near Mule Peak in the high Cascades in the
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Location of the mouth of the Little Deschutes River in Oregon
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Little Deschutes River (Oregon)
Little Deschutes River is located in Oregon
United States
Oregon
Klamath
Deschutes
Cascade Range
Klamath County
43°18′25″N 121°59′43″W / 43.30694°N 121.99528°W / 43.30694; -121.99528
Mouth
Deschutes River
Sunriver
Deschutes County
43°51′14″N 121°27′14″W / 43.85389°N 121.45389°W / 43.85389; -121.45389
National Wild and Scenic River
Deschutes River
U.S. state
Oregon
drainage basin
Cascade Range
Bend
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
Mount Thielsen Wilderness
Klamath County
Crater Lake
Deschutes National Forest
U.S. Highway 97
La Pine
Deschutes County
Crescent

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