Dry River (Crooked River tributary)
| Dry River | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of Dry River in Oregon | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Deschutes and Crook counties, |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | near Hampton Buttes |
| • location | Deschutes County, Oregon |
| • coordinates | 43°46′56″N 120°16′44″W / 43.78222°N 120.27889°W[1] |
| • elevation | 5,886 ft (1,794 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Crooked River (Oregon) |
• location | west of Prineville, Crook County, Oregon |
• coordinates | 44°20′10″N 121°02′50″W / 44.33611°N 121.04722°W[1] |
• elevation | 2,782 ft (848 m)[1] |
| Length | 88 mi (142 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 752 sq mi (1,950 km2)[4] |
The Dry River is an
Oregon Geographic Names says that the dry channel of the river, which runs in places between walls of basalt, is clearly marked for more than 50 miles (80 km), from the west end of the desert to the Crooked River.[7] Dry River Canyon, a deeply incised stretch of the river bed near Millican, is used as a hiking path, about 2.3 miles (3.7 km) long.[8] The canyon was carved during the wetter climate of the Pleistocene epoch by water flowing from a now-vanished lake in the Millican Valley.[8][9] Canyon walls in this stretch rise 300 feet (91 m) above the sandy bed of the river.[9] Other sights include large boulders, juniper trees, and Native American petroglyphs.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Dry River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
- ^ a b "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ^ "Watershed Boundary Dataset". USDA, NRCS, National Cartography and Geospatial Center. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
- ISBN 0-89933-235-8.
- ^ United States Geological Survey (USGS). "United States Geological Survey Topographic Map". TopoQuest. Retrieved September 8, 2010. The relevant map quadrants from mouth to source are: O'Neil, Powell Butte, Alfalfa, Horse Butte, Millican, Pine Mountain, West Butte, Millican SE, Brothers SW, Brothers, and Imperial Valley North, all in Oregon.
- ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ a b c "Dry River Canyon". The Bulletin. Western Communications. September 8, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
- ^ ISBN 0-89886-793-2.