Bend Kayak School and Rentals (River Delivery and Full Day Appointments)
Deschutes River near Bend Kayak School and Rentals (River Delivery and Full Day Appointments)
About this river
Deschutes River is an 8.3 mile river near Bend Kayak School and Rentals (River Delivery and Full Day Appointments) in Oregon. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Deschutes River near Culver, OR (site 14076500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1953 to 2026
Deschutes River typically runs highest in February, at a median 1,200 cfs, and lowest in August, at 520 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,790 cfs, in 1965.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,170 | 985 to 1,490 | |
| February | 1,200 | 1,000 to 1,600 | |
| March | 1,180 | 1,000 to 1,530 | |
| April | 652 | 537 to 976 | |
| May | 560 | 512 to 662 | |
| June | 588 | 518 to 739 | |
| July | 534 | 500 to 615 | |
| August | 520 | 493 to 566 | |
| September | 526 | 498 to 580 | |
| October | 661 | 548 to 896 | |
| November | 1,045 | 927 to 1,275 | |
| December | 1,120 | 974 to 1,360 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 73 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Deschutes River near Culver, OR (site 14076500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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