Deschutes Basin Irrigation Districts
Central Oregon Irrigation District (COID) JEFFERSON NUID Lone Pine iver Irrigation District (LPID) R us toil Arnold Me Lake Billy Madras Irrigation District (AID) Chinook
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Irrigation District (NUID) r e iv R Swalley s te u HAYSTACK Irrigation District (SID) h c RESERVOIR s e (NUID) reek D C Tumalo ay 5,650 AF K Irrigation District (TID) c M Three Sisters
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k e PRINEVILLE e r C RESERVOIR lo Tuma 148,640 AF Bend AID AID
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iver R ll CRANE PRAIRIE Fa RESERVOIR 45,000 AF Paulina Lake Paul ina Creek
r ive R s La Pine e WICKIUP t COID u 15,000 AF RESERVOIR h AID
c LPID 200,000 AF s e D OREGON
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CRESCENT CRANE PRAIRIE CRESCENT LAKE WICKIUP LAKE RESERVOIR RESERVOIR RESERVOIR RESERVOIR 45,000 AF 86,900 AF 200,000 AF cent Cree 86,900 AF Cres k Gilchrist Stored Water Rights 5 Irrigation Districts have stored water rights that effect the Deschutes river. Optimizing reservoir use is a critical component in providing reliable water for our basin and restoring habitat.
WINTER SUMMER Flows are held back in winter to fill the reservoir to Wickiup Reservoir ensure enough water is available for summer irrigation.
Flows can vary dramatically from UPPER DESCHUTES 20–1200 cfs depending on climate conditions in winter. Fish can become stranded Average 40 cfs 1800 cfs when flows get too low. WINTER SUMMER
BENHAM FALLS
Tributaries and natural springs add flow to the river above Benham Falls year round.
Irrigation diversions around BEND Bend reduce streamflows in the Middle Deschutes in Summer.
550 cfs 1800 cfs WINTER SUMMER
MIDDLE DESCHUTES
550 cfs 130–160 cfs WINTER SUMMER
Low flows and increased water temperature impact fish habitat.
Lake Billy Chinook
cfs = Cubic Feet per Second
17,338 acres 171,819 AF 50,625 AF
The Pilot Butte Canal 171,819 AF of water is The main Pilot Butte delivers water to diverted to service the canal showed a total 17,338 acres patrons on the Pilot loss of 50,625 AF of land. Butte Canal during the of water. irrigation season.
Piping Sections Estimated Estimated Cost per CFS Conservation Cost
Rivers Edge 36.89 cfs $27,140,966 $735,726.92
Deschutes Market 26.32 cfs $28,699,448 $1,090,404.56
Canal 27.61 cfs $30,381,606 $1,100,384.14
Veterans Way 26.99 cfs $23,516,216 $871,293.66
Redmond 6.34 cfs $33,285,710 $5,250,111.99
King Way 13.34 cfs $25,068,026 $1,879,162.37
Smith Rock 18.51 cfs $15,034,397 $812,231.06
Total 156.00 cfs $183,126,369 $1,173,886.98 Dry Canyon EFFERS D Smith Rock ver Ri us oil Met ake Billy Madras Chinook
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