Land And Water

• Acres: 2,893,000 (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