Deschutes Basin

• Bordered by the Cascade Range, the basin includes high Cascade lakes as well as wild and scenic waterways.
• With the reintroduction of fish into the upper basin, along with its world-famous trout and steelhead fisheries, this basin provides excellent conditions for anglers from all over the world.
• The dominate economies are tourism, agriculture, forestry, ranching and high tech.
• This basin is home to the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs.
• The basin’s headwaters flow from springs through wet meadows and lava plains, dropping through scenic canyons.