Land And Water
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Acres: 2,893 (appx. 4,500 square miles
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Miles of Streams: 9,548
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Number of 4th Field Watersheds: (Lower Crooked, Upper Crooked, Beaver/South Fork
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Number of 5th Field Watersheds:32
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Highest Point: 6,926 ft. (Lookout Mountain)
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Lowest Point: 1,900ft. (Lake Billy Chinook)
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Average Precipitation 8” (Western Plateau) 34” (Ochoco Mountains)
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Percent of total Water Used by Agriculture 99%
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Percent of Total Water Used from Surface Water Sources 95%
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Percent of Total Water Use from Ground water Sources 5%
Land Ownership
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Private Land 41%
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BLM 35%
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USFS 23%
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State of Oregon 1%
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Land Adjacent to Streams Privately owned 51%
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Counties in the Watershed: 7 (Crook, Wheeler, Grant, Harney, Lake, Deschutes, Jefferson)
Socio-Economic Data
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Watershed Population: 70,580 (2017)
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Incorporated Communities: Prineville and portions of Redmond
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Unincorporated Communities: Brothers, Culver, Hampton, Millican, Paulina, Post, Powell Butte, O’Neil and a portion of Crooked River Ranch
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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)
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Introduced, Non-Native Fish Species: 12
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Species of Mammals:78
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Species of Birds:182
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Species of Reptiles:16
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Species of Amphibians: 10
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State or Federally Listed Species:42
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Steelhead extirpated from 122 miles of river above Opal Springs Dam
Land Use
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Top 3 Industries: Forest Products, Agriculture, Recreation and Tourism
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Land Classified as Rage: 70%
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Land Classified as Forest 25%
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Land Classified as in Crop Production 4%
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Land Classified as Urban/Residential: 1%
Specially Designated Lands
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State Parks 3 (Smith Rock, Cove Palisades, Prineville Reservoir)
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Wilderness Areas : 1 (Mill Creek 17,300 acres)
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Wild and Scenic River Segments: 3
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Number of Wild and Scenic River Miles:52.6