Tumalo Creek
Tumalo Creek is a tributary, about 20 miles (32 km) long,[1] of the Deschutes River, located in Deschutes County in Central Oregon, United States. It rises in the Cascade Range at 44°02′49″N 121°35′55″W / 44.04706°N 121.598647°W, where Middle Fork Tumalo Creek and North Fork Tumalo Creek meet, and forms several waterfalls, including the 97-foot (30 m) Tumalo Falls. Its mouth is on the Deschutes at 44°06′57″N 121°20′22″W / 44.1159506°N 121.3394783°W.[2]
It is home to several species of trout, including the Columbia River redband trout. It is the primary drinking water source for the city of Bend.[3] The lower reaches of the creek are often emptied for irrigation, drained by a tunnel flume at 44°05′45″N 121°21′35″W / 44.09589°N 121.35966°W and Tumalo Canal at 44°05′45″N 121°21′35″W / 44.09591°N 121.35970°W.
The 1979 Bridge Creek Fire and related salvage logging increased erosion and damaged habitats in and near Tumalo Creek. Since 2003, a network of government agencies and volunteer groups have been working to restore fish and wildlife habitat along a 3-mile (5 km) stretch of the stream.[4]
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References
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Sheehanwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Tumalo Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 28 November 1980. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ^ Lindsey, Ethan (June 10, 2009). "Bend considers building a hydroelectric project on Tumalo Creek". OPB News. Portland, Oregon. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ^ "Tumalo Creek Restoration Project". Upper Deschutes Watershed Council. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
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