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 Agriculteral Commodities: Cattle, Hay and Grass Seed, Wheat, Vegetables, Misc Crops

Fish and Wildlife Resources

Native Fish Species: 17 (Redband Trout and 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 extirpated from 122 miles of river above Opal Springs Dam

 

Land Use

• Top 3 Industries: Forest Products, Agriculture, Recreation and Tourism

• Land Classified as Rage: 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