The River (Deschutes, WA)

About the Deschutes River, WA

• Deschutes River, WA – Wikipedia
• Deschutes River Watershed Guide: Deschutes Estuary Restoration Team (DERT)
• Deschutes River Watershed: City of Tumwater
• Deschutes Watershed Study: Thurston County
• Deschutes Watershed: Capitol Land Trust

Deschutes River Restoration

• South Sound Enhancement Group – WRIA 13 News, StoryMap of Deschutes (interactive map of projects)
• Deschutes Watershed Coalition – Squaxin Island Tribe with Cities of Olympia, Lacey and Yelm

Deschutes River Monitoring

• USGS Stream Site Data: E ST Bridge at Tumwater, WA – summary data and links
• USGS Stream Site Data (v2) at Tumwater, WA – real-time data
• USGS River Stage : E ST Bridge at Tumwater, WA – real-time data
• USGS Water Dashboard: interactive map
• USGS Streamgaging Basics
• Salmon Monitoring : WDFW Escapement Reports, Tumwater Hatchery

Deschutes River Major Projects

• New Hatchery Holding Pens: 2022 (On-hold due to lawsuit)
• Deschutes Valley Bike Trail
• Bioretention for Golf Course Storm Water: 2023, City of Tumwater
• Pioneer Park – Erosion reduction slated for 2023
• Tumwater Falls Hatchery Modernization: 2022
• South Sound Enhancement Group

Deschutes River Major Land Owners

• Capitol Land Trust Properties
  • 22 acres protected on the Deschutes River, 9/3/2019, the Shermer-Deschutes Preserve
• OlyEcosystems Properties – Nov/Dec 2023 Newsletter, 61 acres of floodplain and Deschutes River shoreline, adjacent to the current Deschutes River Preserve they conserved in 2022, just downstream of the areas conserved by Capitol land Trust.