Land And Water
  • Acres: 2,893 (appx. 4,500 square miles)
  • Miles of Streams: 9,548
  • Number of 4th Field Watersheds: (Lower Crooked, Upper Crooked, Beaver/South Fork
  • Number of 5th Field Watersheds: 32
  • Highest Point: 6,926 ft. (Lookout Mountain)
  • Lowest Point: 1,900ft. (Lake Billy Chinook)
  • Average Precipitation: 8” (Western Plateau) 34” (Ochoco Mountains)
  • Percent of total Water Used by Agriculture: 99%
  • Percent of Total Water Used from Surface Water Sources: 95%
  • Percent of Total Water Use from Ground water Sources: 5%
Land Ownership
  • Private Land: 41%
  • BLM: 35%
  • USFS: 23%
  • State of Oregon: 1%
  • Land Adjacent to Streams Privately owned: 51%
  • Counties in the Watershed: 7 (Crook, Wheeler, Grant, Harney, Lake, Deschutes, Jefferson)
Socio-Economic Data
  • Watershed Population: 70,580 (2017)
  • Incorporated Communities: Prineville and portions of Redmond
  • Unincorporated Communities: Brothers, Culver, Hampton, Millican, Paulina, Post, Powell Butte, O’Neil and a portion of Crooked River Ranch
  • Top 5 Agricultural Commodities: Cattle, Hay and Grass Seed, Wheat, Vegetables, Misc Crops
Fish and Wildlife
  • ​Native Fish Species: 17 (Redband Trout are the most numerous)
  • Introduced, Non-Native  Fish Species: 12
  • Species of Mammals: 78
  • Species of Birds: 182
  • Species of Reptiles: 16
  • Species of Amphibians: 10
  • State or Federally Listed Species: 42
  • Steelhead re-introduced in 122 miles of river above Opal Springs Dam starting in 2007
Land Use
  • Top 3 Industries: Forest Products, Agriculture, Recreation and Tourism
  • Land Classified as Range: 70%
  • Land Classified as Forest: 25%
  • Land Classified as in Crop Production: 4%
  • Land Classified as Urban/Residential: 1%

Specially Designated Lands
  • State Parks: 3 (Smith Rock, Cove Palisades, Prineville Reservoir)
  • Wilderness Areas : 1 (Mill Creek 17,300 acres)
  • Wild and Scenic River Segments: 3
  • Number of Wild and Scenic River Miles: 52.6