*3]SM? DEiPABTMENT OP THE INTEBIOK tJNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SUEVEY GEORGE OTIS SMITH, DmilCTOE Water-supply Paper 344 DESCHUTES RIVER, OREGON AND ITS UTILIZATION BY F. F. HENwSHAW, JOHN H. LEWIS AJTD E. J. McCAUSTLAND Prepared in cooperation with THE STATE OF OREGON John H. Lewis, State Engineer WASHINGTON OOVERNMENT PRINTING OPFIOB 1914 DEPAKTMENT OF THE INTERIOK UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEORGE OTIS SMITH, Dibector IYater- Supply Paper 344 DESCHUTES RIVER, OREGON AND ITS UTILIZATION BY F. F. HENSHAW, JOHN H. LEWIS AND E. J. McCAUSTLAND Prepared in cooperation with THE STATE OF OREGON John H. Lewis, State Engineer WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1914 ^ ii'i' '^^'^ 0. OF D. FEB 24 !915 ^ ^ CONTENTS. Page. Introduction, by N. 0. Grover 9 General features of Deschutes River basin 11 The river 11 The tributaries 13 Lakes near sources of Deschutes River 15 Stream flow, by F. F. Henshaw 16 Definition of terms 16 Convenient equivalents 17 Accuracy and reliability of field data and comparative results 19 Gaging stations 20 Publications - 21 Station records 21 Big Marsh outlet near Crescent, Oreg 21 Deschutes River near Lapine, Oreg 22 Deschutes River at Allen's ranch near Lava, Oreg 22 Deschutes River at West's ranch and at Benham Falls near Bend, Oreg. 24 Deschutes River at Bend, Oreg 27 Deschutes River at Laidlaw, Oreg 28 Deschutes River near Cline Falls, Oreg 29 Deschutes River at Mecca, Oreg 30 Deschutes River at Moody, near Biggs, Oreg 31 Crescent Lake outlet near Crescent, Oreg 34 East Fork of Deschutes River at Crescent, Oreg 34 West Fork of Deschutes River near Lapine, Oreg 36 West Fork of Deschutes River near Lava, Oreg 36 Odell Lake outlet near Crescent, Oreg 38 Tumalo Creek near Laidlaw, Oreg 38 Tumalo Creek near Bend, Oreg 40 Squaw Creek near Sisters, Oreg 41 Crooked River near Post, Oreg 43 Crooked River at Stearns ranch, near Prineville, Oreg 44 Ochoco Creek at Elliott's ranch, near Prineville, Oreg 45 Metolius River at AUingham ranger station, near Sisters, Oreg 46 Metolius River at Hubbard's ranch, near Grandview, Oreg 47 Metolius River at Riggs ranch, near Sisters, Oreg 47 Lake Creek near Sisters, Oreg 49 Whitewater Creek at mouth, near Grandview, Oreg 49 Shitike Creek at Warm Spring, Oreg 50 Warm Springs River near Warm Spring, Oreg 51 White River near Tygh Valley, Oreg 51 Tygh Creek at Tygh Valley, Oreg 52 Canal stations 53 Central Oregon canal at Bend, Oreg 53 Pilot Butte canal near Bend, Ore'^: 65 Wimcr canal near Laidlaw, Oreg 57 Columbia Southern canal near Laidlaw, Oreg 58 McAllister's ditch near Sisters, Oreg 59 3 4 CONTENTS. Stream flow — Continued. Page. Summaries of discharge for principal stations '60 Duration of low- water period 65 Comparisons of discharges at adjacent stations 68 Purpose of comparison 68 Benham Falls and Bend 68 Bend, Laidlaw, and Cline Falls 69 Mecca and Moody 71 Economic distribution of water of Deschutes River, by John H. Lewis. . 72 Present and prospective use 72 Power. 75 Irrigation 77 Storage 81 Domestic supply 82 Summary .^ 83 Accuracy of irrigation data 84 Quality of water, by Walton Van Winkle 85 Availability of the water supply, by F. F. Henshaw 86 Evaporation 86 Duty of water 89 Return waters 89 Possible use of water for irrigation 91 Above Benham Falls 91 Below Benham Falls. 100 From Timialo Creek ' 105 From Crooked River 108 Possible use of water for power development 109 Conditions of study 109 Minimum natural flow available for power 109 Theoretical horsepower Ill Water stored at Benham Falls 113 Effect of future diversion 113 Power from water used for irrigation 116 Power from water stored on Crooked River 117 Developed water powers in the Deschutes drainage basin, by W. B. Heroy 120 Bend plant 120 Crooked River plant ] 21 White River plant 121 Undeveloped power sites, by E. J. McCaustland 122 Methods of development 122 Market for power 123 Available flow 124 Field studies 124 Sites on Deschutes River 124 General conditions 124 Moody power site 125 Lockit power site 126 Reclamation power site 126 Sinamox power site 126 Oak Brook power site 126 Sherar Falls power site 127 Oak Springs power site 127 Maupin power site 127 Frieda power site 128 White Horse Rapids power site 128 CONTENTS. O Undeveloped power sites — Continued. Page. Sites on Deschutes River — Continued. Coleman power site 128 Mecca power site 128 Pelton power site 129 Metolius power site 129 Sites on Metolius River 129 General conditions 129 Riggs power site 130 Whitewater power site 130 Jefferson Creek power site 130 Jacks Creek power site 131 Summary 131 Water rights and appropriations, by John H. Lewis 132 Old and new water law of Oregon 132 Value of the water code 134 Determination of old rights 134 Water-right certificate 135 The granting of rights 136 Protection of rights 137 Protection of public interest 138 Riparian rights 138 State or national control 139 Land complications 142 Federal -control through land ownership 142 Indirect control by the United States 144 State water-power policy 145 Rights on Deschutes River 146 Plan of discussion 146 Rights under new water code 147 Old rights determined 148 Old rights indefinite in scope 148 Records 148 Deschutes River at Bend 149 Benham Falls segregation 150 Above Benham Falls 150 Power filings 151 Summary of irrigation rights 152 Applications pending 153 New uses for cheap power 153 Cooperation 154 Methods 154 Advantages 156 Uniform State laws 157 Needed legislation 158 The relation of the Federal Government to the development of water power in the Deschutes basin, by W. B. Heroy 159 Legal basis for Federal control 159 Water power withdrawals 167 Development of policy 167 Withdrawals in the Deschutes basin 170 Railroad rights of way 172 Government permits for power and reservoir sites, by N. (\ Grovcr 175 Classification of lands 175 Rights of way 175 6 CONTENTS. Government permits for power and reservoir sites, by N. C. Grover — Contd. page. Revocable permits 176 Departmental regulations relating to permits 176 Final permits 177 Forms used 177 Permit granted to the Great Falls Power Co., Montana 178 Final permit to International Power & Manufacturing Co., of Spokane, Wash 187 Index 197 ILLUSTRATIONS. Page. Plate I. Map of Deschutes River basin, showing position of gaging stations. . . 20 II. Hydrograph comparing flow at stations on Deschutes River, March 1, 1910, to February 28, 1911 70 III. A-0, Plan and profile of Deschutes River from Columbia River to Pringle Falls At end of volume. IV. A-C, Plan and profile of MetoHus River, mouth to source . At end of volume. V. A, CUne Falls on Deschutes River; B, Canyon of Deschutes River in sec. 16, T. 5S., R. HE 76 VI. A, Benham Falls on Deschutes River in sec. 9, T. 19 S., R. 11 E.; B, Falls on Deschutes River in sec. 27, T. 18 S., R. 11 E., near Bend 80 VII. Mass curve showing regulation of Deschutes River at proposed Ben- ham Falls reservoir for power development 112 VIII. Power profiles of Metolius and Deschutes rivers 122 IX. Map of Moody power site 124 X. Map of Lockit power site 126 XI. Map of Reclamation power site 126 XII. Map of Sinamox power site * 126 XIII. Map of Oak Brook power site 126 XIV. Map of Sherar Falls power site 126 XV. Map of Oak Springs power site 126 XVI. Map of Maupin power site 126 XVII. Map of Frieda power site 128 XVIII. Map of Horse Rapids power site 128 XIX. Map of Coleman power site 128 XX. Map of Mecca power site 128 XXI. Map of Pelton power site 128 XXII. Map of Metolius power site 128 XXIII. Map of Riggs power site on Metolius River 130 XXIV. Map of Whitewater power site on Metolius River 130 XXV. Map of Jacks Creek power site on Metolius River 130 XXVI. Map showing lands withdrawn by Federal Government in Tps. 3 N., to 7 S., Rs. 9 to 17 E. Willamette meridian 172 XXVII. Map showing lands withdrawn by Federal Government in Tps. 8 to 17 S., Rs. 9 to 16 E. Willamette meridian 172 XXVIII. Map showing lands withdrawn by Federal Government in Tps. 18 to 27 S., Rs. 6i to 13 E. Willamette meridian 172 CONTENTS. 7 Page. Figure 1. Diagram showing number of days deficient discharge on Deschutes River at Benham Falls, May 1 to April 30 m 2. Diagram showing number of days deficient discharge on Deschutes River at Moro and Moody in the nonirrigating season, October to April 66 3. Diagram showing number of days deficient discharge on Deschutes River at Moro and Moody, May 1 to April 30 ^7 4. Diagram showing number of days deficient discharge on Metolius River near Sisters for calendar year 67 5. Profiles of Deschutes, Metolius, and Crooked rivers compared with profiles of Columbia and other rivers 74 6. Mass diagram showing possible manipulation of storage in connection with project on upper Deschutes River 99 7 . Curves of area and capacity for suggested reservoir at Benham Falls . . 101 8. Mass diagram showing manipulation of storage in suggested reservoir at Benham Falls 102 DESCHUTES EIVEfi, OREGON, AND ITS UTILIZATION. By F. F. Henshaw, John H. Lewis, and E. J. McCaustland. INTRODUCTION. By N. C. Grover. In several respects Deschutes Eiver is unique among rivers of the United States. Its natural flow is remarkably constant; its head- waters afford reservoir sites sufficiently large and so distributed that the total flow of the river may be utilized both for irrigation and for power; the irrigable lands in the valley, aggregating 300,000 to 500,000 acres, are so situated on a plateau in the upper part of the basin that the total flow of the upper river and its principal tribu- taries may be utilized for irrigation; and below the irrigable area the river flows in a deep canyon having a fair slope and affording excellent opportunities for power development, a reliable water supply being assured by the return waters from the irrigated areas above and by the lower tributaries of the river. The future use of this exceptional combination of abundant water supply, large area of irrigable land, and great water powers will transform the Deschutes Valley into a region whose agricultural importance will be enhanced by the many hydroelectric plants that will furnish power for local use or for trans- mission to distant power markets. The Deschutes is tributary to the Columbia about 15 miles above The Dalles. (See map, PI. I, p. 20.) The mouth of the river may be reached by boats which navigate the Columbia through the canals and locks at The Dalles and the Cascades. The main line of the Oregon- Washington Railroad & Navigation Co. crosses the Deschutes near its mouth, and the Oregon Trunk Railway (Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway) and a branch line of the Oregon- Washington Railroad & Navigation Co. traverse the canyon and portions of the upper valley. Good transportation facilities are assured for the principal parts of the basin. The mouth of the river is about 135 miles from Portland; the short- est distance from Deschutes Canyon to Portland is about 130 miles; and from Cline Falls, at the upper end of the canyon, to Portland the distance is about 180 miles. A power-transmission line 150 to 160 9 10 DESCHUTES EIVER, OREGON. miles long therefore appears to be necessary to connect a power site on Deschutes River mth Portland. The length of Deschutes River from Cline Falls to the mouth is about 160 miles, so that a transmis- sion line of that length would connect all the power sites on the river. The investigations made by Prof. McCaustland, who has prepared the part of this report that pertains to the possibilities of power development on Deschutes River, indicate that, after allowance is made for requirements of irrigation, a total of 600,000 horsepower may be developed. The utilization of the river for power has on one hand been facilitated by the building of the railroads through the canyon, and on the other hand has probably been made more expen- sive by the placing of the tracks at an elevation only a few feet above high stage of the river. Such construction has forced on the power developments of the future, throughout a large part of the canyon, the expense of relocating and reconstructing the railroads to permit the construction of high dams, or the necessity of designing plants consisting of low dams and conduits leading therefrom to the power houses — a type of development that in general is believed not to be feasible on the Deschutes, because of the narrow canyon, relatively small slope of the river, and the quantity of water to be utilized. Except for three power sites in the lower part of the canyon, which have been passed by the railroads at sufficient elevation to clear proposed dams and fiowage, ajid a section of the upper canyon, which is not traversed by the railroads, the cost of future power develop- ments on the river must include large items for the relocation and reconstruction of the railroads. To make the statement concrete, let us assume that the present roads, where they conflict with power development, cost $50,000 a mile and that they could have been built on the higher grade for $75,000 a mile. The increased cost to provide for power development would then have been $25,000 a mile. Under present conditions, however, power construction must be preceded by reconstruction of the lines at a cost of $75,000 a mile and the pres- ent lines must be abandoned. The economic loss is thus the cost of the present lines less the salvage of track. Even assuming that the central Oregon country needs two competing Unes up Deschutes River and that no economic waste is involved in this duplication of construction, power development in these sections of the river must always bear this double burden. The retardation of water-power development effected by this handicap can not be estimated. The railroads are built and in operation. Neither the railroads nor the Federal Government reahzed at the time the roads were projected the economic signifi- cance of water power. The relation of the raHroads to Deschutes River can not now be corrected except at large cost, but the situation GENERAL FEATURES OF DESCHUTES BASIN. 11 presents a great object lesson of the necessity for the careful study of the relation of railroads to waterways and the adjustment of transportation and other economic interests in advance of large expenditures for construction. A part of the irrigable land in the basin has already been reclaimed under the systems of the companies operating under the Carey Act. The settlement of the lands under these systems has, however, pro- gressed slowly until the recent improvement in the transportation fa- cilities afforded by the railroads rendered successful agriculture pos- sible. The agricultural lands are situated at elevations ranging from 3,000 to more than 4,000 feet above sea level, and consequently the crops are limited in general to forage, hardy vegetables, grains, and small fruits. The soil is, however, good though shallow and in places broken by lava. An abundant water supply makes the prospects of irrigation attractive in spite of the Hmits imposed on agriculture by the chmate. The United States Eeclamation Service has joined the State in an investigation of the possibility of irrigating the unde- veloped land and in a study of the whole problem of utiUzing the river. In advance of this investigation it is of course unwise to estimate the acreage that may ultimately be irrigated by means of the water of the Deschutes. This report has been prepared in cooperation with the State of Oregon, and the sections on economic distribution of water for power, irrigation, and domestic supplies and water rights and ap- propriations have been written by John H. Lewis, State engineer. These sections contain statements regarding the present status of laws relating to water-power development that represent Mr. Lewis's personal views on topics concerning which he is pecuHarly fitted to speak with authority. His suggestions regarding the pohcy for future legislation indicate a loyalty to both State and Federal insti- tutions but can not be regarded as representing in all respects the views of the officers of the Federal Government with whom Mr. Lewis is cooperating in this work. GENERAL FEATURES OF DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN.^ THE RIVER. The conspicuously arid and treeless portion of central Oregon merges on the west into a less arid region drained by Deschutes River, which carries to the Columbia the drainage of an area comprising more than 9,000 square miles, of which more than 6,000 square miles lie on the eastern slope of the Cascades. The annual rainfall in this area ranges from 10 inches along the main course of the stream to 1 Abstracted in large part from Russell, I. C, Preliminary report on the geology and water resources of central Oregon: U. S. Gool. Survey Bull. 252, 1905. 12 DESCHUTES EIVER, OEEGON. 100 inches in the summit of the Cascades near which the river has its source in a number of mountain lakes that He just across the divide from the headwaters of Willamette River. The course of the river is in general northward to the Columbia, which it enters about 15 miles above The DaUes. (See map, PL I, p. 20.) It is a swift-flowing stream of conspicuously clear, greenish-blue water, broken by many rapids and cascades, and is a dehght to the beholder on account of its beautiful colors, refreshing coohiess, and the picturesque and impressive scenery of its canyon walls. It is also an attraction to the angler, as its waters are abundantly stocked with trout. Salmon ascend its lower portion, but on account of the falls do not reach its upper course. The flow of the river is more remarkably uniform than that of any other river in the United States comparable with it in size, and its economic value is almost incalculable. At the mouth of the stream the maximum discharge is only six times the minimum. Ocular evidence of this uniformity of flow is presented by the low grass-grown banks between which the river flows for much of its course. From the mouth of Crooked River upstream to Benham Falls, near Lava Butte, a distance of about 50 miles, the variation in the height of the river throughout the year is not more than 8 or perhaps 10 inches where the width is not abnormally restricted. Wooden bridges that cross the river in this part of its course are placed only 2 or 3 feet above its summer-stage surface, and even the amount of space thus afforded beneath their floors is determined by the height of the approaches and not by the fluctuations in the level of the water. The uniform flow of the stream can not be attributed to f orestation, for the only timbered portion of the drainage basin is found on the eastern slope of the Cascades, and the divide between Crooked River and the John Day basin is but sparsely timbered. Indeed the entire supply of timber could be removed without in the least affecting the flow of the river. The reason for the practically constant volume between Benham Falls and the mouth of Crooked River is mainly because the river is bordered throughout a part of its course in this section by cellular lava which receives the waters that would other- wise cause increase of stage. Although the winter temperatures are low ice does not affect the flow of the streams, for the winter flow is derived largely from springs. The high stages usually occur in July and result from the melting of snows in the mountains, although occasionally floods are caused by chinooks in the early spring or late fall. The area drained by the Deschutes is rough and mountainous. The agricultural lands consist largely of high table-lands cut by deep canyons, through which the rivers flow, ,and small areas of arable land' that border the streams. The soil is a coarse, disintegrated lava. GENEEAL FEATURES OF DESCHUTES BASIN. 13 The rocks of the entire area are volcanic and are so pecuHarly porous that the basin has the effect of a huge sponge. Elevations within the upper basin of the Deschutes range from 3,600 feet above sea level near Bend to about 6,000 feet at the summit of the Cascade Mountains. Prineville is 2,868 feet above sea level, and Paulina, near the upper part of the Crooked Kiver drainage basin, 3,684 feet. THE TRIBUTARIES. The principal tributaries of the Deschutes are White, Warm Springs, Metolius, and Crooked rivers and the West Fork of the Deschutes. The tributaries of the Deschutes above the mouth of Crooked River come mainly from the west and drain the eastern slope of the Cascade Mountains. The most marked exception, in reference to direction of flow, is Paulina Creek, which has its source in Paulina Lake, situated in the summit of an old and de/Cply eroded volcanic mountain about 35 miles east of the crest of the Cascade Mountains. The Walker Mountains, also situated well to the east of the Cascades, send some tribute to the Deschutes. The streams just referred to, like the tribu- taries of the main river from the west, flow over a region deeply covered with pumice and are clear and cold. Crooked River is formed by the outflow from a number of copious warm springs about 10 miles east of Hampton Butte and flows north and west among steep-sided mountains all the way to its junction with the Deschutes, a distance of about 115 miles. In its upper portion, just after leaving the alkaline marsh in which it rises, it receives copious contributions from springs and in its progress rapidly increases in volume, even in late summer, when there is no surface run-off. It is said to receive contributions from other springs at several localities along its course until it nears Prineville. Below that town it diminishes in volume, and in late summer its bed near Forest, about 12 miles below Prineville, is frequently dry. This marked decrease is now due largely to the use of the water of the stream for irrigation in the expanded portion of its canyon below Prineville, but the stream is known to have shown marked seasonal variations even under strictly natural conditions. When the volume of the stream diminishes below Prineville it exhibits the character- istics common to many streams that flow from the uplands of arid regions and suffer absorption and evaporation as they pass through the lower part of thoir courses where springs are absent. Owing to the absence of saturation at any but great depths, percolation is away from instead of toward the stream channels, and such flow as persists becomes tepid, more or less alkaline, and unwholesome. Another and still more remarkable change occurs down the channel of Crooked River about 10 miles northwest of Forest, where springs of groat 14 DESCHUTES EIVER^ OREGON. volume appear in its bed and along its sides. One of these springs, conspicuous on account of its large volume, is known as Opal Spring, for the reason that in the sands it brings to the surface are kernels and grains of opal derived from the basaltic rock through which its supplying conduit passes. Other springs come in near at hand, and the river quickly becomes a rushing torrent of clear, cool water. This conspicuous instance of copious springs rising in the lower course of a river in an arid region finds its explanation in the depth and wide extent of the loose volcanic debris through which the river has cut its present canyon. The warm springs feeding Crooked River are of interest not only on account of the use that is now being made of their waters but because they supplement other evidence pointing to the probability that artesian water can be had over a large part of the basin in which they are situated. The springs range in temperature from 60° to 87° F. and are scattered for about 2 miles along a narrow north-south belt. Where the waters of the springs are combined at the outlet of the valley, they make a creek of warm water, the volume of which, by a rough estimate, is between 20 and 25 second- feet. The temperature of the water indicates that it comes from a considerable depth, possibly 2,500 feet. East of Prineville Crooked River flows westward through a rugged valley in which outcrops of soft material carrying fossils are reported to occur. About 6 miles before reaching the town it traverses a narrow canyon with vertical walls of basalt about 650 feet high. The basalt is in well-defined layers, with scoriaceous surfaces, and at least seven layers are exposed. The stream has not yet cut through the pile of basaltic sheets, although a few miles farther up its course the underlying rocks are exposed. Less than a mile above Prineville the canyon of Crooked River becomes abruptly wider, and for 6 miles west of that town has a width of 4 or 5 miles, this abrupt increase being due to the presence of soft material beneath the basalt. For several miles below the town the stream meanders in sweeping curves through the alluvial bottom lands and affords fine illustrations of the behavior of an aggrading stream. Metolius River rises on the eastern slopes of the Cascade Moun- tains, in the western part of Cook County, flows northward 18 miles, then turns abruptly southeast and east to its junction with Deschutes River, 6 miles northwest of Haystack. Throughout its course the stream runs in a deep canyon, and its average fall from its headwaters to its confluence with the Deschutes is about 35 feet to the mile. Its flow is derived largely from springs and is well maintained through- out the year. Its water is clear, it carries practically no drift, and the formation of ice ^vill probably never be a* disturbing factor in the GENERAL FEATURES OF DESCHUTES BASIN. 15 operation of power plants along its course. It is quite unlike Deschutes River in its general character and in its possibilities of power development, for sites suitable for the construction of dams of greater height than 20 to 25 feet are found at only a few places along its entire course. LAKES NEAR SOTJIICES OF DESCHUTES RIVER. Near the sources of West Fork of Deschutes River and also at the head of the main stem of the river, sometimes designated the Middle Fork and also locally called Little River, there are beautiful lakes, still surrounded by primeval forests, which furnish instructive exam- ples of water bodies held by dams built by glaciers or formed by lava flows. On West Fork of Deschutes near its source is Davis Lake, which is retained by a dam of lava. Lieut. T. W. Symons, who visited it in 1878, describes it as follows:^ This lake and valley were about 12 by 6 miles in size and took us completely by surprise, as they were evidently in the course of our West Fork and were not on any map. Reaching it we found at its southern end many acres of rich grass and bunches of tall willows. Following around the west shore to the north end we ascertained that there was no visible outlet. We saw the watermarks 20 feet above us on the lava bluffs of the northern and northwestern shores, and camping beside these in the night we heard strange rumblings in the vast pile. We found the next day that these lava beds formed an impassable barrier extending unbroken for about 4 miles to the north, and at their end were again surprised to find, foaming out from underneath the giant bowlders, the clear, cold river that we had seen lose itself in the lake 15 miles or more to the south. On the east side of the Cascade Mountains, near their crest, is Odell Lake, a sheet of clear, cold water, which receives the water from the snow fields on Diamond Peak, the height of which is 8,807 feet. Situated approximately 4 miles southwest of Odell Lake is Crescent Lake, which is larger and in nearly every way finer than its neighbor- ing water body, and Uke it is surrounded by beautiful scenery and .magnificent forests. This lake is about 4 miles long and 2 miles wide, and its area is not far from 7 square miles. It is retained by a strong, well-defined terminal moraine, which sweeps across the valley in a graceful curve, presenting its concave side to the west, the direc- tion from which came the glacier that built it. The outlet of Crescent Lake is at the north end of the moraine that confines it, where the outflowing waters have cut a gorge of the same character as the one excavated by the stream flowing from Odell Lake. The width of the stream is 89 feet, and its average depth on Septem- ber 4, 1903, as shown by 15 measurements, was nine- tenths of a foot. This may safely be taken as its minimum depth during the year. 1 U. S. Oeog. Surveys W. 100th Mor. Ann. Kept., 1879, Appendix R, p. 218. 16 DESCHUTES EIVEK, OREGON. Crescent Lake, as reported by frontiersmen familiar with it, rises in March and April about 10 inches above its lowest stage, which occurs in September. These statements are in harmony with the evidence furnished by the beaches about the borders of the lake and by the downward Hmit of vegetation on its shores. Not only is Crescent Lake larger than Odell Lake, but the area of mountainous land draining to it is greater, while the rainfall is essentially the same, each lake receiving some of the precipitation falling on Diamond Peak, the highest elevation in the region. # STREAM FLOW. By F. F. Henshaw. DEFINITION OF TERMS. The volume of water flowing in a stream — the ''run-off^' or '^ dis- charge" — is expressed in various terms, each of which has become associated with a certain class of work. These terms may be divided into two groups: (1) Those which represent a rate of flow, as second- feet, gallons per minute, miner's inches, and discharge in second- feet per square mile; and (2) those which represent the actual quan- tity of water, as run-off in depth in inches, acre-feet, and millions of cubic feet. The units used in this report are second-foot, second-feet per square mile, run-off in inches, acre-foot, and millions of cubic feet. They may be deflned as follows : ''Second-foot" is an abbreviation for ''cubic foot per second" and is a unit for the rate of discharge of water flowing in a stream. A second-foot is the rate of discharge of water flowing in a channel of rectangular cross section 1 foot wide and 1 foot deep at an average velocity of 1 foot a second. It is generally used as a fundamental unit from which others are computed by the use of the factors given in the tables of convenient equivalents (pp. 17-18). "Second-foot per square mile" is used as a measure of the average number of cubic feet of water flowing per second from each square mile of area drained, on the assumption that the run-off is distributed uniformly both as regards time and area. "Run-off (depth in inches)" is the depth to which the drainage area would be covered if all the water flowing from it in a given period were conserved and uniformly distributed on the surface. It is used for comparing run-off with rainfall, which is usually expressed in depth in inches. An "acre-foot" is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet and is the quantity that would be required to cover an acre to the depth of 1 foot. The term is commonly used in connection with storage for irrigation. STKEAM FLOW. 17 ''Millions of cubic feet" is a unit used to express quantities of water stored in reservoirs, and is most frequently used in studies of flood control. The following terms used in these reports are not in very common use and may be defined as follows : '^Control/' ''controlling section," and "point of control" are terms used to designate that cross section of the stream below the gage which controls or regulates the height of the water surface at the gage. It should be noted that the control may not be the same cross section at all stages. "Discharge relation" is an abbreviation for the term "relation of gage height to discharge." The "point of zero flow" for a given gaging station is that point on the gage — the gage height — to which the surface of the river would fall if there were no flow. CONVENIENT EQUIVALENTS. The following tables furnish convenient equivalents for use in hydraulic computations : Table for converting discharge in second-feet per square over the area. into run-off in depth in inches Discharge in second- feet per square mile. Run-off in inches. Iday. 28 days. 29 days. 30 days. 31 days. 1 0.03719 .07438 . 11157 . 14876 .18595 . 22314 .26033 .29752 .33471 1.041 2.083 3.124 4. 165 5.207 6.248 7.289 8.331 9.372 1.079 2.157 3.236 4.314 5.393 6.471 7.550 8.628 9.707 1.116 2.231 3.347 4.463 5.578 6.694 7.810 8.926 10. 041 1.153 2.306 3.459 4.612 5.764 6.917 8.070 9.223 10.376 2 3 4 5 . .. 6 7 8 9.. Note.— For part of a month multiply the values for one day by the number of days. Table for converting discharge in second-feet into run-off in acre-feet. in second- feet. Run-ofl in acre-feet. Iday. 28 days. 29 days. 30 days. 31 days. 1 1.983 3.967 5.950 7.934 9.917 11.90 13.88 15.87 17.85 55.54 111.1 166.6 222.1 277.7 333.2 388.8 444.3 499. 8 57.52 115.0 172.6 230.1 287.6 345.1 402.6 460.2 517.7 59.50 119.0 178.5 238.0 297. 5 357.0 416. 5 476.0 535.5 61.49 123.0 184.5 246.0 307.4 368.9 430.4 491.9 553. 4 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Note.— For part of a month multiply the values for one day by the number of days. 48348°— wsp 344—14 2 18 DESCHUTES RIVER, OREGON. Table for converting discharge in second-feet into run-off in millions of cubic feet. Discharge in second- feet. Run-off in millions of cubic feet. 1 day. 28 days. 29 days. 30 days. 31 days. 1 0. 0864 .1728 .2592 .3456 .4320 .5184 .6048 .6912 .7776 2.419 4.838 7.257 9.676 12. 095 14. 514 16. 933 19. 352 21. 771 2.506 5.012 7.518 10. 024 12. 530 15. 036 17. 542 20. 048 22.554 2.592 5.184 7.776 10. 368 12. 960 15. 552 18. 144 20. 736 23.328 2.678 5.356 8.034 10. 712 13. 390 16. 068 18. 746 21. 424 24. 102 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 Note. — For part of a month multiply the values for 1 day by the number of days. , 1 second-foot equals 40 California miner's inches (law of March 23, 1901). 1 second-foot equals 38.4 Colorado miner's inches. 1 second-foot equals 40 Arizona miner's inches. 1 second-foot equals 7.48 United States gallons per second; equals 448.8 gallons per minute; equals 646,317 gallons for one day. 1 second-foot for one year covers 1 square mile 1.131 feet or 13.572 inches deep. 1 second-foot for one year equals 31,536,000 cubic feet. 1 second-foot equals about 1 acre-inch per hour. 1 second-foot for one day equals 86,400 cubic feet. 1,000,000,000 (1 United States billion) cubic feet equals 11,570 second-feet for one day. 1,000,000,000 cubic feet equals 414 second-feet for one 28-day month. 1,000,000,000 cubic feet equals 399 second-feet for one 29-day month. 1,000,000,000 cubic feet equals 386 second-feet for one 30-day month. 1,000,000,000 cubic feet equals 373 second-feet for one 31-day month. 100 California miner's inches equals 18.7 United States gallons per second. 100 California miner's inches for one day equals 4.96 acre-feet. 100 Colorado miner's inches equals 2.60 second-feet. 100 Colorado miner's inches equals 19.5 United States gallons per second. 100 Colorado miner's inches for one day equals 5.17 acre-feet. 100 United States gallons per minute equals 0.223 second-foot. 100 United States gallons per minute for one day equals 0.442 acre-foot. 1,000,000 United States gallons per day equals 1.55 second-feet. 1,000,000 United States gallons equals 3.07 acre-feet. 1,000,000 cubic feet equals 22.95 acre-feet. 1 acre-foot equals 325,850 gallons. 1 inch deep on 1 square mile equals 2,323,200 cubic feet. 1 inch deep on 1 square mile equals 0.0737 second-foot per year. 1 foot equals 0.3048 meter. 1 mile equals 1.60935 kilometers. 1 mile equals 5,280 feet. 1 acre equals 0.4047 hectare. 1 acre equals 43,560 square feet. 1 acre equals 209 feet square, nearly. 1 square mile equals 2.59 square kilometers. 1 cubic foot equals 0.0283 cubic meter. ' 1 cubic foot of water weighs 62.5 pounds. 1 cubic meter per minute equals 0.5886 second-foot. 1 horsepower equals 550 foot-pounds per second. 1 horsepower equals 76.0 kilogram-meters per second. i STKEAM FLOW. 19 1. horsepower equals 746 watts. 1 horsepower equals 1 second-foot falling 8.80 feet. IJ horsepower equals about 1 kilowatt. ^ , , . ,, Sec.-ft.X fall in feet . , To calculate water power quickly: ^t — ^®^ horsepower on water wheel realizing 80 per cent of theoretical power. ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPARATIVE RESULTS. The accuracy of stream-flow data depends primarily on the natural conditions at the gaging station and on the methods and care with which the data are collected. Errors of the first group depend on the permanency of channel and on the permanency of the relation between, discharge and stage. Errors of the second group are due, first, to errors in observation of stage; second, to errors in measure- ments of flow; and, third, to errors due to misinterpretation of stage and flow data. The base data for the tables of monthly discharge presented in this report, unless otherwise stated in description of station, have been collected by the methods commonly used at current-meter gaging stations and described in standard textbooks. In the table of monthly discharge the column headed ''Maximum" gives the mean flow, as determined from the rating table, for the day when the mean gage height was highest. As the gage height is the mean for the day, it does not indicate correctly the stage when the water surface was at crest height and the corresponding discharge was consequently larger than given in the maximum column. Like- wise, in the column of '' Minimum," the quantity given is the mean flow for the day when the mean gage height was lowest. The column headed ''Mean" is the average flow in cubic feet for each second during the month. The accuracy column in the monthly discharge table does not apply to the maximum or minimum nor to any individual day, but to- the monthly mean. It is based on the accuracy of the rating curve, the probable reliability of the observer, the number of gage readings per day, the range of the fluctuation in stage, and knowl- edge of local conditions. In this column, A indicates that the mean monthly flow is probably accurate within 5 per cent; B, within 10 per cent; C, within 15 per cent; D, within 25 per cent. Special conditions are covered by footnotes. Even though the monthly means for any station may represent with a high degree of accuracy the quantity of water flowing past the gage, the figures showing discharge per square mile and depth of run- off in inches may be subject to gross errors which result fi'om inckiding in the measured drainage area large noncontributing districts, or omitting estimates of water diverted for irrigation or other use. On 20 DESCHUTES EIVEK, OREGON. this account the computations of "second-feet per square mile" and ''run-off (depth in inches)" are not here pubUshed. All values of ''second-feet per square mile" and "run-off (depth in inches)" pre- viously published by the Survey should be used with caution. In general, the base data collected each year by the Survey engi- neers are published not only to comply with the law but also to afford any engineer the means of examining and adjusting to his own needs the results of the computations. The table of monthly discharge is so arranged as to give only a general idea of the flow at the station and should not be used for other than preliminary esti- mates. The determinations of daily discharge allow more detailed studies of the variation in flow by which the period of deficiency may be determined. It should be borne in mind that the observations in each succeeding year may be expected to throw new light on data already collected and published, and the engineer who makes use of the figures pre- sented in these papers should verify all ratings and make such adjust- ments for earlier years as may seem necessary. GAGING STATIONS. The following is a list of gaging stations that have been maintained in the Deschutes River basin by the United States Geological Survey and cooperating parties. The stations are arranged in downstream order, stations from source to mouth of the main stem of the river being first listed and then those on the tributaries from source to mouth, the streams in each tributary basin being listed before those of the next basin below. The positions of the gaging stations are indicated on the map, Plate I. Big Marsh outlet near Crescent, 1912- Deschutes River near Lapine, 1910- Deschutes River at Allen's ranch, near Lava, 1905- Deschutes River at West's ranch, near Lava, 1906-1909. Deschutes River at Benham Falls, near Bend, 1909- Deschutes River at Bend, 1904- Deschutes River at Laidlaw, 1909-1912. Deschutes River near Cline Falls, 1910- Deschutes River at Mecca, 1911- Deschutes River near Moro, 1897-1899. Deschutes River at Moody (Biggs), 1906- Crescent Lake outlet near Crescent, 1912- , East Fork of Deschutes River near Crescent, 1904-1908; 1910- West Fork of Deschutes River near Lapine, 1910- West Fork of Deschutes River near Lava, 1905-1907; 1909- Odell Lake outlet near Crescent, 1912- Tumalo Creek near Laidlaw, 1906- Tumalo Creek near Bend, 1906- Squaw Creek near Sisters, 1906- WATFR-SUPPLY PAPER 344 PLATE MAP OF DESOHUTBS EIVER BASIN, SHOWING POSITION OF GAOING STATIONS STREAM FLOW. 21 Crooked River near Post, 1908-1911. Crooked River near Prineville, 1908- Ochoco Creek near Prineville, 1908-1910. Metolius River at Allingham ranger station, near Sisters, 1910- Metolius River at Hubbard's ranch, near Grandview, 1910- Metolius River at Riggs ranch, near Sisters, 1908-1912. Lake Creek near Sisters, 1911- Whitewater Creek near Sisters, 1911- Shitike Creek at Warm Spring, 1911- Warm Springs River near Warm Spring, 1911- White River near Tygh Valley, 1911- Tygh Creek at Tygh Valley, 1911- Central Oregon canal near Bend, 1905- Pilot Butte canal near Bend, 1905- Wimer canal near Sisters, 1906- Columbia Southern canal near Sisters, 1906- McAllister's ditch near Sisters, 1909- PUBLICATIONS. The results of stream-measurenient work in the Deschutes River basin have appeared in the following reports of the United States Geo- logical Survey: Nineteenth Annual Report, Part IV; Twentieth Annual Report, Part IV; Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV, Water-Supply Papers 16, 28, 38, 39, 51, 66, 75, 85, 100, 135, 178, 214, 252, 272, 292, 312,^ 332,^ 362.i STATION RECORDS. BIG MARSH OUTLET NEAR CRESCENT, OREG Location. — At Hoey's (formerly Royce's) ranch, known as Dellcrest, one-fourth mile above junction with Crescent Lake outlet, 14 miles west of Crescent, Greg., in NE. I sec. 20, T. 24 S., R. 7 E. Records available. — April 8 to December 31, 1912. Drainage area. — 50 square miles. Gage .^Vertical staff driven into stream bed on right bank. Channel. — Cemented gravel; permanent. Discharge measurements. — Made from private wagon bridge or by wading. Winter jlow. — Materially affected by ice for several weeks. Accuracy. — Results uncertain for high stage on account of missing gage readings and lack of flood measurements. Low-water estimates are excellent. Monthly discharge of Big Marsh outlet, near Crescent, Oreg.,for 1912. Month. Discharge in second-feet. Run-off (in acre- feet). Aocu- Maximum. Minimum. Mean. racy. April 165 297 297 180 50 50 50 99 50 97 170 186 50 35 35 28 35 35 122 246 263 94.2 41. 38.4 35.5 68.3 44.9 7,260 15,100 15,6(X1 5,790 2,710 2,280 2,180 4,060 2,760 B May B. .Tnnft, c July B. Aupust A September A. October A November A. December B. The period 67,700 1 In preparation as this report goes to press. 22 DESCHUTES EIVER, OREGON. DESCHUTES RIVER NEAR LAPINE, OREG. Location. — At the Rosland ranger station, 1| miles below the wagon bridge at Ros- land, in sec. 2, T. 22 S., R. 10 E. Records available. — September 22, 1910, to December 31, 1912; incomplete. Drainage area. — Not measured. Gage. — Vertical staff. During 1910 a staff on highway bridge was read. Channel. — Sand and clay; not likely to shift. Discharge measurements.— Made from the downstream rail of the highway bridge at Rosland, 1| miles above the gage, or by wading. Winter flow. — Materially affected by ice. Accuracy. — Open-channel curve well defined. Cooperation. — Gage readings have been furnished by the United States Forest Service. Monthly discharge of Deschutes River, near Lapine, Oreg.,for 1910-191 £. Month. September 22-30. October November December 1910. April... August. 1911. March April May June July August September. 1912. The period. Discharge in second-feet. Maximum. Minimum. 131 192 330 470 158 232 700 760 218 194 112 113 114 165 218 114 156 182 356 500 222 158 138 118 137 184 255 301 130 185 268 540 668 339 185 157 Run-off (in acre- feet). 2,110 8,420 10,900 15,700 17,900 7,990 11, 400 15,900 33,200 39,700 20,800 11,400 9.340 142,000 Accu- racy. DESCHUTES RIVER AT ALLEN S RANCH, NEAR LAVA, OREG. Location.— In the SW. i SW. i sec. 8, T. 20 S., R. 11 E., on C. B. Allen's ranch, about 1 mile north of Lava, Oreg., and about half a mile above the mouth of West Fork of Deschutes River, 18 miles south of Bend. Records available.— February 17, 1905, to January 4, 1908; March 1, 1908, to May 4, 1912. Drainage area. — Indeterminate. Gage. — Inclined staff on east bank of river; datum remained unchanged until 1912; readings for that year refer to a datum 0.10 foot higher than previously. Channel. — Clay; considerable growth of weeds during summer months. Discharge measurements. — Made from a cable about 50 feet below the gage. Winter flow. — Gage heights are rather seriously affected by ice during the winter months. Accuracy. — Records are not so accurate as they should be, owing to weeds that grow in the river in the vicinity of the station during the summer months, and to possible shifting of the channel. I STEEAM FLOW. 23 Monthly discharge of Deschutes River at Allen^s ranch, near Lava, Oreg., for 1905-1912. Month. Discharge in second-feet. Maximum. Minimum. Mean. Run-off (total iu acre-feet). Accu- racy. 1905. February 17-28. March April May June July August September 382 317 317 294 196 125 97 The period. October — November. December.. January... February. . March April May June July August September. 1905-6. 115 102 115 223 160 180 544 559 483 294 135 120 The year. 559 October — November. December . January . . . February.. March April May June July August September. 1906-7. 115 188 205 329 ,890 513 770 810 676 410 252 223 The year. October — November. December.. January . . . February.. March April May June July August September. 1907-8. 173 188 624 485 687 592 452 242 The year. October.... November. December.. January . . . February . . March April May June July August September. 1908-9. 340 262 214 262 498 559 575 329 188 166 The year. 262 283 242 252 205 115 93 319 274 278 241 141 107 97 79 82 120 97 106 147 329 294 141 106 102 79 97 89 115 115 329 242 294 608 410 252 205 173 154 141 160 154 223 283 262 180 125 120 115 154 160 173 205 329 355 196 141 130 100 90.6 99.2 166 123 136 332 445 369 220 122 108 193 103 137 144 220 793 345 570 696 558 330 227 196 360 161 157 287 a 300 a 170 271 407 416 339 254 139 141 254 174 180 180 a 150 a 200 203 355 458 4S8 264 160 143 246 7,280 19,600 16, 300 17, 100 14,300 8,670 6,580 5,410 95, 200 6,150 5,390 6,100 10, 200 6,830 8,360 19, 800 27, 400 22, 000 13,500 7,500 6,430 140, 000 6,330 8,150 8,850 13,500 44,000 21,200 33,900 42, 800 33,200 20,300 14,000 11,700 258, 000 9,900 9,340 17,600 18,400 9,780 16,700 24,200 25, 600 20, 200 15, 600 8,550 8,390 184,000 10, 700 10,700 11,100 9, 220 11,100 12, 500 21,100 28, 200 29,000 16,200 9. S 10 8.510 178,000 o Estimated. 24 DESCHUTES RIVER, OREGON. Monthly discharge of Deschutes River at Allen's ranch, near Lava, Oreg.,for 1905-1912 — Continued. Month. Discharge in second-feet. Maximum. Minimum. Run-off (total in acre-feet). Accu- racy. October — November. December.. January . . . February. . March April May June July August September. 1909-10. The year. October November. December.. January... February. . March April May June July August September. 1910-11. The year. October — November. December. . January... February. . March April 1911-12. The period. 141 2,150 1,310 1,030 591 223 154 147 173 272 468 196 410 528 559 382 141 141 223 147 355 565 245 380 120 115 439 528 468 382 223 160 135 125 115 115 135 147 188 382 355 147 106 110 106 97 97 108 195 152 165 130 556 748 a 350 o350 712 502 516 289 185 142 132 384 138 162 229 & 150 &170 174 256 416 487 226 125 128 222 118 143 114 240 299 179 270 7,990 33,100 46,000 21, 500 19,400 43,800 29,900 31,700 17,200 11,400 8,730 7,860 279,000 8,480 9,640 14, 100 9,220 9,440 10,700 15, 200 25, 600 29,000 13,900 7,690 7,620 161,000 7,260 8,510 7,010 14,800 17,200 11,000 16, 100 81,900 a Estimated. b Estimated from measurement of Jan. 22 and studies of discharge at other stations. Note.— Corrections have been made for effect of ice during the periods Jan. 1 to Feb. 28 and Dec. 23 to 26, 1909; Jan. 1 to Feb. 28 and Mar. 5, 1910; Jan. 1 to Mar. 13 and Dec. 22 to 31, 1911; Jan. 1 to Mar. 7, 1912. It is probable that there was considerable ice in 1905 to 1908, but no adequate notes were made as to its existence. The estimates for winter periods are very uncertain, and for the earlier years are undoubtedly too high. DESCHUTES RIVER AT WEST's RANCH AND AT BENHAM FALLS, NEAR BEND, OREG. Location. — In the NE. \ sec. 16, T. 19 S., R. 11 E., about 250 yards above Benham Falls and 14 miles above Bend, above the more important irrigation diversions from Deschutes River, and just below the dam site of the proposed Benham Falls reservoir, since March 20, 1909. Records available. — July 21, 1906, to December 31, 1912. As this record has been used as basis for all studies of the possibilities of power and irrigation develop- ment on Deschutes River between West Fork and Crooked and Metolius rivers, it has been extended by the aid of the records at Bend and West's ranch and made continuous from January 1, 1905, to December 31, 1912. Drainage area. — Not measured . ' STREAM FLOW. 25 Gage. — Vertical staff driven into edge of stream on right bank. Some uncertainty at times in regard to the maintenance of the gage datum. July 21, 1906, to Feb- ruary 20, 1909, vertical staff in the SW. i sec. 31, T. 19 S., R. 11 E., at West's ranch, about 7 miles, by river, above Benham Falls. Channel. — Sandy; may shift slightly. Considerable growth of weeds along the right bank. Discharge measurements. — Made from standard car and cable. Winter flow. — Not materially affected by ice. Diversions. — The diversion of water by some small ditches that are taken out above this station has no appreciable effect on discharge. Accuracy. — Rating curve well defined. Some uncertainty as to effect of weeds. Cooperation. — Station maintained in cooperation with the Central Oregon Irriga- tion Co. Monthly discharge of Deschutes River at Benham Falls, near Bend, Oreg.,for 1904-1912. Month. Discharge ia second-feet. Maximum. Minimum. Mean Rim-ofl (total in acre-feet). Accu- racy. October to December. January February March April May June July August September 1904-5. The year. October November. December. January... February. . March.:... April May June July August September. 1905-6. The year . October... November. December. January... February. . March April May June July August September. 1906-7. The year . October... November. December. January... February. . March April May June July August September. 1907-8. The year. 2,700 2,380 2,260 2,260 2,220 1,890 1,750 1,740 1,640 1,660 1,620 1,370 1,450 1,410 1,550 1,880 1,920 1,920 1,680 1,430 1,400 1,920 1,360 1,510 1,510 1,610 4,000 2,060 2,500 2,680 2,540 2,120 1,900 1,850 4,000 1,700 1,700 2,560 2,060 1,520 1,960 2,230 2,120 2,180 2,010 1,750 1,660 2,080 1,920 2,080 1,920 1,880 1,730 1,630 1,490 1,590 2,240 2,160 2,160 2,070 2,010 1,810 1,710 1,620 1,620 1,530 1,470 1,080 1,200 1,240 1,250 1,530 1,700 1,650 1,430 1,360 1,360 1,620 1,560 1,290 1,360 1,330 1,360 1,710 1,840 1,770 1,560 1,410 1,370 1,520 1,290 1,290 1,320 1,160 1,520 1,610 1,680 2,430 2,120 1,900 1,800 1,700 1,320 1,370 1,390 1,390 2,300 1,750 2,170 2,510 2,350 2,020 1,860 1,770 1,160 1,850 1,590 1,520 1,480 1,390 1,280 1,350 1,560 1,850 1,850 1,750 1,660 1,560 1,630 1,580 1,770 1,700 1,440 1,600 1,880 2,030 2,000 1,890 1,680 1,620 360,000 138,000 120, 000 133,000 123, 000 124, 000 108,000 105, 000 99, 600 96, 400 1,410,000 99,600 92,800 79,300 83,600 73, 900 83,600 102, 000 113, 000 105, 000 95,900 86, 700 81,500 1,100,000 81, 200 81,500 85,500 85,500 128, 000 108,000 129,000 154, 000 140, 000 124, 000 114,000 105,000 1,340,000 100,000 94,000 109, 000 105,000 82, 800 98, 400 112,000 125,000 119,000 116,000 103,000 96, 400 2,560 1,280 ,740 1,260,000 26 DESCHUTES EIVEE, OREGON. Monthly discharge of Deschutes River at Benham Falls, near Bend, Oreg.,for 1904-1912- Continued. Month. Discharge in second-feet. Maximum. Minimum. Run-off (total in acre-feet). 1908-9. October November December January February March April May June July August September The year 1909-10, October November December January February March April May June July August September The year 1910-11 October November December January February March April May June July August September The year 1911-12 October November December January February March April MTay June July August September The year 1912. October November December 1,900 1,700 1,520 2,280 1,750 1,750 1,800 1,870 1,870 1,690 1,560 1,560 2,280 1,530 4,760 2,610 1,740 1,880 2,380 2,020 2,090 1,840 1,670 1,570 1,510 4,760 1,540 1,600 1,780 1,540 1,420 1,540 1,670 1,740 1,740 1,600 1,420 1.480 1,780 1,420 1,480 1,360 1,500 1,780 1,500 1,710 2,100 2,260 1,940 1,780 1,710 2,260 1,640 1,780 1,570 1,560 1,520 1,170 1,280 1,520 1,520 1,590 1,690 1,690 1,530 1,510 1,500 1,660 1,570 1,430 1,650 1,620 1,570 1,720 1,790 1,790 1,600 1,530 1,520 1,170 1,620 1,430 1,400 1,530 1,330 1,420 1,950 1,880 1,840 1,670 1,570 1,510 1,480 1,480 2,040 1,930 1,530 1,590 2,090 1,950 1,980 1,750 1,610 1,540 1,500 1,330 1,750 1,420 1,420 1,420 1,180 1,240 1,240 1,480 1,600 1,600 1,420 1,360 1,360 1,470 1,490 1,560 1,420 1,360 1,400 1,570 1,670 1,710 1,500 1,380 1,390 1,180 1,490 1,300 1,300 1,180 1,000 1,430 1,360 1,430 1,710 1,980 1,710 1,640 1,640 1,360 1,380 1,280 1,380 1,560 1,430 1,590 1,890 2,150 1,800 1,690 1,670 1,000 1,600 1,570 1,500 1,360 1,590 1,620 1,500 102,000 93, 400 87, 900 101,000 90,000 96, 500 102,000 110,000 107, 000 98, 400 94, 100 90, 400 1,170,000 91,000 121,000 119,000 94, 100 88,300 129,000 116,000 122, 000 104, 000 99,000 94, 700 89,300 1,270,000 90, 400 88, 700 95,900 87,300 75,500 86, 100 93, 400 103, 000 102, 000 92, 200 84, 800 82, 700 1, 080, 000 83,600 82, 100 78,700 84, 800 89, 700 87,900 94, 600 116, 000 128, 000 111,000 104, 000 99, 400 1,160,000 97,800 96,400 92,200 Note.— Monthly discharge for October, November, and December, 1904, estimated at 120,000 acre-feet er month. Monthly discharge, January, 1905, to July, 1906, and February and March, 1909, determined y adding the discharge of Central Oregon and Pilot Butte canals to that of Deschutes River at Bend. STKEAM FLOW. 27 DESCHUTES EIVER AT BEND, OREG. Location. — In the NE. i sec. 32, T. 17 S., R. 12 E., just below the power house of the Bend Electric Light & Power Co. at city pumping plant, Bend, Oreg., 1 mile above the diversion dam of the North canal of the Central Oregon Irrigation Co. Records available. — December 22, 1904, to March 30, 1907, at Sizemore's bridge, in sec. 5, T. 18 S., R. 12 E.; April 23, 1907, to October 8, 1910, and April 11 to December 31, 1912, at gage below power house; October 1, 1910, to April 10, 1912, at gage above dam. Drainage area. — Indeterminate. Gage. — Vertical staff nailed to pier of bridge over pond, near right bank, above dam, zero level with crest; at pumping plant, vertical staff bolted to a bowlder; at Sizemore's bridge (prior to 1907), vertical staff spiked to bent. Channel. — Broad crested weir, actual length 224,6 feet, broken by 19 piers; at pumping plant and cable, very rough and rocky but permanent; at Sizemore's bridge, wide and shallow, broken by pile bents. Discharge measurements. — April, 1907, to February, 1912, from Staat's bridge, three-fourths mile above pumping station and Bend dam; conditions unfavora- ble. After August, 1912, from cable and car 40 feet above pumping plant gage. Prior to 1907 from Sizemore's bridge. Winter flow. — Unaffected by ice. Diversions. — The Pilot Butte and Central Oregon canals of the Central Oregon Irri- gation Co, divert water 5 miles by river above the present gage and measuring section, and have been operated since 1905. Arnold canal, which takes out at the head of Lava Island Falls (PI. VI, B, p. 80), 9 miles above, has been operated only during 1912. No other diversions of any consequence. No storage yet de- veloped. Accuracy. — ^The records covering the period January 1, 1905, to June 30, 1906, and January 1, 1909, to December 31, 1912, are good and at times excellent. Cooperation. — Gage heights since 1907 have been furnished gratis by C. A. Stan- burrough, engineer of the pumping plant. Monthly discharge of Deschutes River at Bend, Oreg., for 1905-1912. Month. January.. - February. . March April May June July August September. 1905. The period . October November. . December . . January February... March April May June 1905-6. The period . Discharge in second-feet. Maximum. Minimum. Mean 2,700 2,380 2,220 2,220 2,220 1,780 1,630 1,630 1,490 1,490 1,490 1,320 1,450 1,320 1,450 1,730 1,740 1,740 2,080 1,920 2,080 1,920 1,780 1,630 1,630 1,490 1,490 1,490 1,350 1,070 1,190 1,190 1,190 1,450 1,600 1,400 2,240 2,160 2,130 2,060 1,960 1,720 1,630 1,530 1,490 1,490 1,430 1,210 1,310 1,270 1,320 1,610 1,700 Run-off (total in acre-feet). 138,000 120,000 131,000 123,000 121,000 102,000 100,000 94, 100 88, 700 1,020,000 91,600 85, 100 74, 400 80, (iOO 70, 500 81, '200 95,800 105,000 94,(500 779,000 Accu- racy. 28 DESCHUTES EIVER, OREGON. Monthly discharge of Deschutes River at Bend, Oreg.,for 1905-1912 — Continued. Month. January... Febraary. . March April May June July August September. 1909. The period . October... November. December. January . . . February. . March April May Jime July August September. 1909-10. The year . October. .. November. December. January . . . February. . March April May June July August September. 1910-11. The year . October November.. December., January — February. . . March April May June July August September. 1911-12. The year . October . . . November. December . 1912. Discharge in second-feet. Maximtmi. Minimum. Mean 1,900 1,720 1,550 1,570 1,600 1,640 1,600 1,230 1,240 1,340 4,760 3,330 1,810 1,740 2,650 2,100 2,020 1,740 1,230 1,440 1,330 4,760 1,240 1,580 1,660 1,440 1,440 1,510 1,510 1,370 1,730 1,170 1,370 1,240 1,730 1,240 1,510 1,370 1,660 1,880 1,510 1,730 1,940 2,150 1,730 1,270 1,470 2,150 1,480 1,660 1,730 1,160 1,400 1,380 1,420 1,340 1,260 1,100 1,040 1,120 1,200 1,330 1,530 1,330 1,440 2,020 1,810 1,490 1,230 1,050 1,050 1,050 1,050 1,160 1,170 1,360 1,170 1,240 1,170 1,240 1,170 1,170 910 850 910 850 975 1,040 1,040 1,150 1,240 1,170 1,270 1,420 1,540 1,190 1,150 1,250 975 1,290 1,370 1,370 1,560 1,550 1,440 1,510 1,450 1,420 1,340 1,090 1,180 1,240 2,070 2,030 1,640 1,590 2,290 1,890 1,720 1,360 1,130 1,210 1,160 1,610 1,200 1,420 1,470 1,330 1,330 1,340 1,360 1,310 1,270 1,050 918 1,050 1,250 1,130 1,310 1,260 1,380 1,510 1,360 1,430 1,580 1,690 1,310 1,210 1.400 1,380 1,390 1,490 1,570 E,un-ofE (total in acre-feet). 95,900 86, 100 88,500 89,800 89, 200 84,500 82,400 67,000 70,200 754,000 76,200 123,000 125,000 101,000 88, 300 141,000 112,000 106,000 80,900 69,500 74,400 69,000 1,170,000 73,800 84,500 90, 400 81,800 73,900 82, 400 80,900 80,600 75,600 64,600 56,400 62,500 907,000 69,500 78,000 77,500 84,800 86,900 83,600 85, 100 97, 200 101,000 80,600 74,400 83,300 1,000,000 85,500 88,700 96,500 DESCHUTES RIVER AT LAIDLAW, OREG. Location. — In the NE. ^ sec. 31, T. 16 S., R. 12 E., at the highway bridge in Laid- law, 9 miles by river below Bend, 3 miles below Tumalo Creek, and below all diversions of any consequence. Records available. — January 1, 1909, to October 15, 1912. Records prior to July, 1910, are questionable. STEEAM FLOW. 29 Drainage area. — Indeterminate. Gage. — Vertical staff at old highway bridge at Laidlaw, Channel. — Gravel. Permanent control. There are two channels at the gage, about two-thirds of the flow passing in the right channel, in which the gage is placed. The channel divides about 200 feet above the bridge. Discharge measurements. — From wagon bridge, IJ miles above gage in the SE. 1 sec. 6, T. 17 S., R. 12 E. Winter flow. — Probably some ice effect in extremely cold weather. Diversions. — In addition to the diversions above the Bend station, two small canals divert between Bend and Laidlaw; records not corrected for diversion. Accuracy. — Fair; measuring conditions unsatisfactory; low- water estimates probably too high. Monthly discharge of Deschutes River at Laidlaw, Oreg.,for 1910-1912. Month. Discharge in second-feet. Maximum. Minimum. Run-off (total in acre-feet). Accu- racy. July 8-31.. August September. 1910. 1,270 1,440 1,440 The period . 1910-11. October... November. December. January... February. . March April May June July August September. The year. October... November. December . January . . . Febraury. . March April May June July August .... September. 1911-12. The year. Octoberl-15. 1912. 1,330 1,760 1,830 1,580 1,580 1,730 1,660 1,510 1,890 1,370 1,370 1,170 1,300 1,510 1,510 1,730 1,890 1,580 1,730 1,890 2,060 1,730 1,300 1,440 2,060 1,330 1,140 1,100 1,140 1,200 1,260 1,240 1,240 1,270 1,510 1,440 1,370 1,300 1,370 1,330 1,270 930 897 930 1,290 1,550 1,630 1,500 1,470 1,490 1,470 1,420 1,480 1,140 949 1,080 897 1,140 1,140 1,240 1,210 1,370 1,300 1,300 1,580 1,660 1,240 1,170 1,270 1,370 1,180 1,360 1,390 1,500 1,620 1,470 1,520 1,690 1,870 1,410 1,230 1,360 1,660 ,470 1,300 1,300 57, 100 77,500 73, 800 208,000 79,300 92,200 100, 000 92, 200 81,600 91,600 87, 500 87,300 88, 100 69, 500 58, 400 64,300 992,000 72,600 80,900 85,500 92,200 93,200 90,400 90,400 104,000 111,000 86. 700 75,600 80,900 1.060,000 38, 700 DESCHUTES RIVER NEAR CLINE FALLS, OREG. Location.— In sec. 13, T. 15 S., R. 12 E., 12 miles below Laidlaw, about 4 miles west of Redmond, and 1^ miles southwest of Cline Falls. Records available.— February 15, 1910, to March 4, 1911; February 20 to Decem- ber 31, 1912. Drainage area. — Indeterminate. 30 DESCHUTES EIVEB, OKEGON. Gage. — Vertical staff on right bank. Channel. — Sand, gravel, and bowlders; some moss grows on the bottom; practically permanent. Winter flow. — Not materially affected by ice. Discharge measurements. — Made from a boat which is operated on a taut wire stretched across the stream near the gage. Diversions. — Same as Laidlaw station. Apparent decrease in discharge between the two stations may be due to seepage of water into the river bed or to inaccura- cies in the Laidlaw record . Accuracy. — A well-developed curve makes the results very reliable. Monthly discharge of Deschutes River near Cline Falls, Oreg.,for 1910-1912. Month. Discharge m second-feet. Maxinmm. Minimum. Mean. Run-off (in acre- feet). Accu- racy. February 15-28. March April May June July August September 1910. The period. October... November. December. January . . . February. . March 1-4. The period . February 19-29. March •. .. April May June July August September 1912. The period . October... November. December. 1912. 1,600 2,480 1,820 1,900 1,820 1,160 1,270 1,160 1,110 1,530 1,600 1,330 1,270 1,670 1,330 1,460 1,740 1,820 1,530 1,160 1,250 1,250 1,500 1,530 1,460 1,820 1,670 1,390 1,160 1,020 974 974 1,580 2,100 1,740 1,710 1,310 1,090 1,110 1,050 1,020 1,060 1,270 1,160 1,110 1,070 1,350 1,380 1,250 1,220 1,190 1,270 1,060 1,060 1,270 1,530 1,060 1,040 1,140 1,440 1,200 1,270 1,430 1,670 1,220 1,090 1,200 1,110 1,220 1,270 1,190 1,330 1,430 43,900 129,000 104,000 105,000 78,000 67,000 68,200 62,500 658,000 65, 800 80,300 84,800 76,900 67.800 385,000 31,300 73,800 75,600 87,900 99,400 75,000 67,000 71,400 581,000 73, 200 79, 100 87,900 DESCHUTES RIVER AT MECCA, OREG. Location. — In the SW. ^ sec. 20, T. 9 S., R. 13 E., at ferry at Mecca, 1^ miles below mouth of Shitike Creek, and 12 miles above mouth of Warm Springs River. Records available. — ^June 7, 1911, to December 31, 1912. Drainage area. — Not measured. Gage. — Vertical staff fastened to tree on right bank, 100 yards above Government ferry. Channel. — Rock and heavy gravel; practically permanent. Discharge measurements. — Made from car on ferry cable. Winter flow. — Not affected by ic£. STKEAM FLOW. 31 Diversions. — The flow at this station is affected by same diversions from upper Deschutes River as the Laidlaw and Cline Falls stations. The summer flow of Crooked River is practically all diverted. Accuracy. — Results are excellent. Cooperation. — Station is maintained at expense of Office of Indian Affaire. Monthly discharge of Deschutes River at Mecca, Oreg.^for 1911-12. Month. Discharge in second-feet. Run-ofl (total in Maximum. Minimum. Mean. acre-feet). 5,260 4,540 4,880 232,000 4,720 4,040 4,360 268,000 4,200 3,880 4,050 249,000 4,200 4,040 4,150 247,000 4,200 3,880 4,090 251,000 4,540 3,880 4,210 251,000 4,370 4,200 4,300 264,000 6,800 3,300 5,050 311,000 8,490 4,900 5,940 342,000 5,830 4,900 5,200 320,000 7,410 5,830 6,460 384,000 8,270 6,400 7,100 437,000 6,800 5,450 6,020 358,000 6,210 4,370 4,850 298,000 5,080 4,370 4,550 280,000 4,720 4,370 4,520 269,000 8,490 3,300 5,190 3,760,000 4,900 4,200 4,390 270,000 5,260 4,370 4,770 284,000 5,080 1 4,540 4,670 287,000 Accu- racy. 1911. June 7-30 July August September 1911-12, October November December January February March April May June July August September The year 1912. October November December DESCHUTES RIVER AT MOODY, NEAR BIGGS, OREG. Location.— In the SE. \ sec. 26, T. 2 N., R. 15 E., 1 mile below Moody railroad station, 1| miles above the bridge of the Oregon- Washington Railroad & Navi- gation Co., about 5 miles southwest of Biggs, Oreg., and 1^ miles above the mouth of the river. Records available.— Records for 1908 and 1910 somewhat fragmentary; July 7, 1906, to December 31, 1912; October 19, 1897, to December 31, 1899, for a station near Moro, 10 miles above the mouth of the river, in NE. | sec. 5, T. 1 S., R. 16 E. Drainage area.— About 9,180 square miles; south and east limits of basin poorly defined. Gage. — Staff in two sections — the lower inclined, the upper vertical. At the Moro station the gage was an inclined staff. Discharge measurements. — Made from a cable about 450 feet above the gage. At Moro station, made from the "free bridge," 3 miles below the gage. Diversions.— The summer discharge at this station has been progressively reduced since about 1904 or 1905 by diversions from the upper river. Some of this water returns, but the net reduction during midsummer is now probably 10 or 15 per cent. Accuracy. — An excellent rating curve has been developed; records are good ex- cept when the gage-height recdrd is fragmentary. During such periods tlie discharge has been estimated from studies of the records. 32 DESCHUTES RIVER, OREGON. Monthly discharge of Deschutes River at Moody, near Biggs, Or eg., for 1897-1899 and 1906-1912. Month. Discharge in second-feet. Run-oflf (total in acre-feet). Accu- Maximum. Minimum. Mean. racy. 1897-98. October 19-31 6,260 8,880 11, 700 8,320 10,800 8,320 8,880 7,780 7,510 6,740 5,570 5,350 6,030 6,030 6,260 6,260 6,500 6,030 6,030 6,740 6,030 5,350 5,130 4,920 6,100 6,900 8,090 6,830 8,040 7,130 7,670 7,240 6,680 5,740 5,280 5,170 157,000 411,000 497,000 420,000 447,000 438,000 456,000 445,000 397,000 353,000 325,000 308,000 B. November B. December B. B. February B. March B. April... B. May B. June .... B. July B. August B. September B. The period 4,650,000 1898-99. October 5,130 7,250 5,800 11, 700 . 14,400 16,000 14,100 12,600 11,400 9,720 7,250 7,250 4,710 4,920 4,100 4,300 4,710 6,740 7,780 8,880 9,720 7,250 6,260 5,800 4,960 5,680 5,040 6,390 7,720 8,090 11,000 10,600 10, 700 8,700 6,840 6,500 305,000 338,000 310,000 393,000 429,000 497,000 655,000 652,000 637,000 535,000 421,000 387,000 C. November B. December C. January . . C. February B. March,. B. April B. Mav. . B. June B. July B. August . B September. ... B. The year 16,000 4,100 7,680 5,560,000 1899. October 8,880 11,700 11, 700 5,360 5,360 5,080 5,800 6,500 8,880 5,360 6,360 5,080 6,460 7,340 10,000 5,360 5,360 5,080 397,000 437,000 615,000 106,000 330,000 302,000 B. November B. December B. 1906. Julv 22-31 A. August . A. September A. 1906-7. October . 5,850 12,200 9,420 11,600 30, 600 15,500 14,200 10,600 8,000 6,680 5,820 5,660 5,080 5,220 5,820 5,980 7,040 7,530 8,050 8,100 6,680 5,660 5,660 5,660 5,180 7,290 6,720 6,720 13,900 9,590 11,900 8,950 7,250 6,230 5,670 5,660 319,000 434,000 413,000 413, 000 772, 000 590,000 708,000 550,000 431,000 383, 000 349,000 337,000 A. A. A. January A February A. March A. April A. May A. June A. July A. August A. September ■. A. The year 30,600 5,080 7,920 5, 700, 000 1907-8. October 5,660 7,800 22, 200 8,000 6,150 15, 800 10, 100 8,420 5,660 5,660 6,080 6,150 5,980 6,000 7,420 6,790 5,660 5,980 8,720 7,420 6,110 8,600 8,510 7,340 6,500 6,000 5,400 5,300 348,000 356,000 536, 000 456,000 351,000 529,000 506,000 451, 000 387,000 369,000 332, 000 315,000 A. November A. December A. January A. February. . . A. March B. April A. Mav A. June B. July.. .. B. August . . B. September .... B. The year 6,800 4,940,000 Note.— Discharges for March, 1908, and June to October, 1908, estimated from comparison with West's ranch. STKEAM FLOW. 33 Monthly discharge of Deschutes River at Moody, near Biggs, Oreg.,for 1897-1899 and 1906-1912— QontimiQA. Month. Discharge in second-feet. Maximum. Minimum. Mean Run-otf (total in acre-feet). Accu- racy. October. . . November. December. January . . . February. . March April May June July August September . 190S-9. The year. October — November. December . January . . . February. . March April May June July August September . 1909-10. The year. October — November. December . January . . . February. . March April May June July....... August September. 1910-11. The year. October. . . November. December . January... February.. March April May June July August September . 1911-12. The year. October. . . November. December . 1912. 5,960 14, 200 11, 700 10,300 9,420 8,000 8,200 5,880 5,510 5,510 5,570 26,000 12, 700 18, 400 15, 000 26,900 7,800 5,980 10,300 10, 800 7,420 7,040 5,660 5,080 5,080 5,660 17,900 15, 200 7,800 11, 700 10, 800 10,300 6,320 5,660 17,900 5,660 7,040 7.800 5,510 5,660 5,790 6,680 7,800 6,320 5,870 5,360 5,080 5,080 5,300 5,970 5,710 7,470 7,180 7,520 8,390 7,040 6,760 5,580 5,260 5,360 326,000 355,000 351,000 459, 000 399, 000 462, 000 499,000 433, 000 402, 000 343,000 323, 000 319,000 6,460 4,670,000 5,510 5,570 8,200 7,400 7,040 9.320 5,540 9,380 8,710 9, 420 8,110 14,300 8,740 7,960 6,320 5,400 5,180 5,230 341,000 558, 000 536,000 579, 000 450, 000 879,000 520,000 489,000 376,000 332, 000 319,000 311, 000 7,860 5,690,000 5,360 5,360 5,360 6,320 6,320 5,660 4,820 4,820 4,820 5,290 6,300 6,820 6,350 5,710 7,210 7,450 6,810 6,380 5,260 4,850 4,930 325,000 375,000 419,000 390, 000 317,000 443,000 443,000 419,000 380, 000 323,000 298,000 293,000 110 4,420,000 4,820 4,820 5,080 4,080 7,420 6,320 7,800 8,600 5,660 5,660 5,360 5,360 5,440 5,340 7,940 9,720 6,920 9,550 9,770 7,980 5,910 5,390 5,520 307,000 324,000 328,000 488, 000 559, 000 425, 000 568,000 601,000 475, 000 363,000 331,000 328, 000 4,( 7,040 5,100,000 5,360 5,660 5,660 5,480 6,030 6,000 337,000 359,000 369,000 Note.— The monthly means for April to December, 1910, were obtained from comparison with the dis- charges of upper Deschutes River and its tributaries. The results obtained in different ways are so consist- ent that they can not be much in error. 48348''— wsp 344—14 3 34 DESCHUTES KIVER, OKEGON. CRESCENT LAKE OUTLET NEAR CRESCENT, OREG. Location. — At highway bridge about 3 miles below the lake and 3 miles above the Hoey ranch; until September 30, 1912, at lake outlet, sec. 11, T. 24 S., R. 6 E. Records available. — August 2 to September 6, 1911; January 1 to December 31, 1912, weekly readings. Drainage area. — 55 square miles. Gage. — Vertical staff at both points. Channel. — Gravel; not likely to shift; some drift logs jammed at gage section at lake. Discharge measurements. — Made by wading near the gage. Winter flow. — Probably unaffected by ice. Cooperation. — Station has been maintained in cooperation with Hunter Land Co. Monthly discharge of Crescent Lake outlet near Crescent, Oreg.,for 1912. Month. Discharge in second-feet. Maximum. Minimum. Mean. Run-off (total in acre-feet). Accu- racy. January . . . February. . March April May June July August — September. October... November. December. 78 45 124 181 149 119 73 78 The year. 27 45 124 120 58 54 60 60.6 66.9 35.0 37.4 67.6 153 134 77.0 78.4 76.8 3,730 3,850 2,150 2,230 4,160 9,100 8,240 4,730 3,700 4,410 4,640 4,820 55. EAST FORK OF DESCHUTES RIVER AT CRESCENT, OREG. Location.— In the NE. \ SW. I sec. 30, T. 24 S., R. 9 E. Willamette meridian, at the wagon bridge at Crescent, Oreg., 5 miles above mouth of East Fork. Records available. — December 25, 1904, to March 31, 1908, and September 25, 1910, to December 31, 1912. Drainage area. — 179 square miles. Gage. — Vertical staff spiked to a pile supporting the bridge on upstream side. Channel. — Coarse gravel; practically permanent except at infrequent floods. Discharge measurements. — Made by wading or from the wagon bridge to which the gage is nailed. Winter flow. — Stage materially affected by ice. Accuracy. — Results good except during periods of ice and extreme floods. Cooperation. — Station maintained in cooperation with the United States Forest Service. STKEAM FLOW. 35 Monthly discharge of East Forh of Deschutes River at Crescent, Oreg., for 1905-1912. Montli. Discharge in second-feet. Run-ofi (total in anre-feet). Accu- Maximum. Minimum. Mean. racy. 1905. 131 104 92 81 92 76 76 36 31 60 41 60 60 70 46 19 25 25 76.6 74.0 64.7 65.4 74.7 62.8 35.1 28.0 25.5 4,710 4,110 3,980 3,890 4,590 3,740 2,160 1,720 1,520 C. February B. March A. April A. May A. June A. July A. Ausfust A. SATitfiml^p.r . . . . . ... A. The period. . . ..... . ... 30,400 1905-6. Octoher -. - 41 41 41 146 146 110 140 174 146 100 49 49 28 10 10 24 72 49 49 81 90 42 30 30 31.9 23.7 23.6 88.8 97.3 80.8 89.3 124 111 65.2 37.1 36.2 1,960 1,410 1,450 5,460 5,400 4,970 5,310 7,620 ■ 6,600 4,010 2,280 2,150 A. "NTnvPTnliPT B. C. January . . C. C. March B. April B. May B. June -.- B. July B. B. SADtfimliftr . .. .. B. The year 174 10 67.4 48,600 1906-7. October 60 76 68 174 395 174 245 245 216 110 56 42 30 30 42 64 110 90 81 146 90 49 42 42 35.4 52.1 51.8 89.7 183 104 184 195 151 76.5 47.5 42.0 2,180 3,100 3,190 5,520 10,200 6,400 10,900 12,000 8,980 4,700 2,920 2,500 B. N^nvftmlifir . . B. C. C. C. March. B. April B. May C. June . B. July B. B. September B. The year 395 30 101 72,600 1907-8. 42 52 160 81 100 100 33 33 33 46 52 36 35.5 35.2 68.9 58.1 70.8 60.9 2,180 2,090 4,240 3,570 4,070 3,740 B. November .. .. B. C. January ... . ...... C. B. March B. The period 19, 900 1910-11. October 56 121 110 76 81 121 90 133 188 81 37 40 32 32 43 40 30 56 56 81 81 37 34 32 35.7 50.5 57.0 51.0 67.1 87.1 74.3 105 139 54.2 35.8 34.4 2,200 3,000 3,500 3,140 3,730 5,360 4,420 6,460 8,270 3,330 2,200 2,050 B. WnvftTTiber . ... B. C. .Tn.Tinnrv C. B. March B. April B. May B. B. July B. August B. September. . . B. The year 188 30 65.9 47, 700 1911-12. 37 34 35.5 44.3 35.3 2,180 2,640 2,170 B. C. December C. January February 11-29 122 64 127 54 38 54 75.6 46.2 81.3 2,850 2,vM0 4,840 C. B. AprU B. 36 Monthly DESCHUTES EIVER, OKEGON. of East Fork of Deschutes River at Crescent, Oreg.,for 1905-1912- Continned. Month. Discharge in second-feet. Run-off (total in acre-feet). Accu- Maximum. Minimum. Mean. racy. Mav 1911-12. 300 320 146 61 69 94 152 61 47 41 212 248 87.5 51.8 46.5 13,000 14, 800 5,380 3,190 2,770 C. June C. July B. August B. September B. The period . . 56,700 1912. October 50 69 43 41 41 20 42.1 47.4 29.7 2,590 2,820 1,830 B. B. December C. WEST FORK OF DESCHUTES RIVER NEAR LAPINE, OREG. Location.— At Forest Service bridge in the NW. I sec. 26, T. 20 S., R. 10 E., 4 miles above mouth, and 11 miles north of Lapine, Oreg. Records available. — September 21 to December 21, 1910; February 18 to Novem- ber 30, 1912. Drainage area. — About 495 square miles. Gage. — Vertical staff nailed to bent of bridge. Channel. — Gravel and sand; probably permanent; tortuous; gradient low. Discharge measurements. — Made from upper side of bridge. Winter flow. — Never affected by ice. Accuracy. — Results excellent. Cooperation. — Gage readings furnished by United States Forest Service. Monthly discharge of West Fork of Deschutes River near Lapine, Oreg., for 1912. Month. Discharge in second-feet. Run-off (total in acre-feet). Accu- Maximum. Minimum. Mean. racy. February 18-29 1,060 910 1,030 1,150 1,250 1,200 910 890 910 965 1,150 1,150 960 894 952 1,060 1,210 1,170 1,200 1,220 1,170 1,140 22, 800 55,000 56, 600 65,200 72,000 71,900 73,800 72,600 71,900 67, 800 A. A. April A. May A, June A. July B, AuETUSt A. Rpntpm hpr A. October . 1,200 1,200 1,150 1,100 A. TCnvpnibpr A. The period . . 630,000 WEST FORK OF DESCHUTES RIVER NEAR LAVA, OREG. Location. — In the NE. \ sec. 24, T. 20 S., R. 10 E., about 1^ miles west of the former post office of Lava, 1^ miles above the junction with Deschutes River, or Little River, as it is locally known above the mouth of West Fork. Records available.— February 20, 1905, to April 14, 1907; April 23, 1909, to Janu- ary 21, 1911; February 23 to May 3, 1912. Drainage area. — About 500 square miles. Gage. — Inclined staff on right bank. STREAM FLOW. 37 Channel. — Gravel, with some vegetation at the edges; effect not appreciable. Prac- tically permanent, but backwater from the Deschutes may extend up to gage when that river is relatively high. Discharge measurements. — Made from cable and car 100 yards below the gage. Winter flow. — Never any ice in this stream. Accuracy. — Results are good, with only slight uncertainties due to e^ect of back- water. Monthly discharge of West Fork of Deschutes River near Lava, Oreg., for 1905-1911. Month. Discharge in second-feet. Run-off (total in acre-feet). Accu- Maximum. Minimum. Mean. racy. 1905. February 20-28 . 1,130 1,150 1,100 1,080 1,060 1,010 962 974 1,100 1,080 1,060 1,060 1,020 974 962 916 1,120 1,120 1,070 1,060 1,030 988 962 934 20,000 68,900 63, 700 65,200 61,300 60, 800 59,200 55,600 A. March A. April. A. May A. J une A. July A A. September A The period ... . 455,000 1905-6. October . . . 962 904 916 916 847 858 916 960 996 950 950 962 916 870 836 814 803 781 870 890 910 939 928 916 934 862 836 812 814 895 926 956 947 943 928 57, 400 53, 000 53, 000 51, 400 45, 100 50, 100 53,300 56,900 56, 900 58,200 58,000 55,200 A November A December . . . A A February A March A April B May B June B July A August A September A The year 996 781 895 649,000 1906-7. October 939 939 939 1,060 1,060 1,100 1,080 904 893 847 870 939 920 1,020 924 908 899 946 990 970 1,040 56, 800 54,000 55,300 58,200 55, 000 59, 600 61,900 A November A December A January . . j^ February B March A April A The period 401, 000 1909. April 23-30 960 1,050 1,080 1,090 1,060 1,070 940 956 1,000 1,040 1,050 1,030 950 985 1,040 1,060 1,060 1,050 15, 100 60, 600 61,900 65,200 65,200 62, 500 A May A June A July A August . . . _A.' September A The period 330, 000 ... . 1909-10. October 1,030 1,700 1,430 1,010 985 1,000 1,020 1,160 1,140 1,030 1,020 1,210 1,180 1,220 1,100 1,M0 1,110 1,080 62, 700 69, 000 70,100 63,300 56, 600 74,400 70.200 75. 000 69, 000 70. 100 68,200 04,300 A November A December A January B February 1,060 1,250 1,220 1,280 1,200 1,150 1,130 1,100 1,010 1,140 1,160 1,200 1,140 1,130 1 100 1,060 B March B April B May B June A July \ August A September \ The year 1,120 813,000 1910-11. October 1,060 1,080 1,080 962 996 9S5 9()3 939 1,030 1,020 1,000 941 03.300 00. 700 61.500 39,200 \ November A December \ January 1-21 A 38 DESCHUTES RIVEK^ OREGON. ODELL LAKE OUTLET NEAR CRESCENT, OREG. Location. — In sec. 26, T. 23 S., R. 6 E., about 18 miles from Crescent and 6 miles from Hoey's ranch. Records available. — August 5 to September 18, 1911; January 5 to September 28, 1912; occasional readings. Drainage area. — 48 square miles. Gage. — ^Vertical staff 500 feet below outlet; datum poorly maintained at times. Channel. — Clean gravel; practically permanent. Discharge measurements. — ^Made by wading near the gage. Winter flow. — Probably unaffected by ice. Accuracy. — On account of few gage readings, lack of measurements at high stages, and uncertainties of gage datimi, results are only approximate. Cooperation. — Gage readings furnished by United States Forest Service. Monthly discharge of dell Lake outlet near Crescent, Oreg.^for 1912. Month. January.. February March... April May Jime Mean Run-off discharge (total in in second- acre- feet. feet). 120 7,380 160 9,200 70 4,300 70 4,170 150 9,220 240 14,300 Month. July August September. The period . Mean discharge in second- feet. 110 56 70 Run-off (total in acre- feet). 6,760 3,440 4.170 62,900 TUMALO CREEK NEAR LAIDLAW, OREG. Location. — In sec. 3, T. 18 S., R. 10 E. Willamette meridian; 300 feet above intake of Wimer ditch, about 1^ miles above intake of Columbia Southern canal, and 15 miles from Laidlaw. Records available. — May 15, 1906, to December 31, 1912, irrigating season only; records during winter kept at lower station near Bend. Drainage area. — 48 square miles. Gage. — Vertical staff; present gage installed April 20, 1910. During 1906 and 1907 gage was located in sec. 2, half a mile above headgate of Columbia Southern canal and below Wimer canal. Channel. — Gravel and large rocks; fairly permanent. Discharge measurements. — Made from a foot log or by wading. Winter flow. — Practically no records during winter period. Diversions. — Present station is above all diversions; earlier station was below intake of Wimer canal, discharge of which has been added to give the total for the creek. Accuracy. — Rating curve well defined; open-channel estimates close. Cooperation. — Station maintained in cooperation with Columbia Southern Irriga- tion Co. STREAM FLOW. Monthly discharge of Tumalo Creek near Laidlaw, Oreg.,for 1906-1912. 39 Month. Discharge in second-feet. Kim-ofl (total in acre-feet). Accu- Maximum. Minimum. Mean. racy. 1906. May 15-31 450 393 424 91 108 140 136 103 78 78 218 244 210 82.0 79.9 7,350 14,500 12,900 5,040 4,910 B. June B. July B. August ... C. September C. The period 44,700 1906-7. October 237 820 182 80 118 109 109 128 128 109 166 162 151 90 88 102 242 145 120 206 151 141 271 313 265 112 98.4 6,270 14,400 8,920 7,380 11, 400 9,280 8,390 16,700 18,600 16,300 6,890 5,860 B. November C. December B. January C. February 442 182 166 438 457 386 189 111 B. March B. April B. May A. June B July B. August B September B. The year 80 181 130,000 1907-8. October 100 86 142 152 163 132 203 192 462 400 110 84 84 62 62 78 70 62 84 118 170 118 84 84 89.0 74.5 86.0 90.1 97.8 88.5 127 156 285 264 90.1 84.0 5,470 4,430 5,290 5,540 5,630 5,440 7,560 9,590 17,000 16, 200 5,540 5,000 B November B. December B. January C. February c March... B. April A May A. June A July A. August ... A September A. The year 462 62 128 92,700 1908-9. October 180 98 78 93 83 80 84 50 62 68 75 73 94.6 80.0 69.7 78.7 77.2 75.9 91.1 169 265 152 90.8 83.3 5,820 4,760 4,290 4,840 4,290 4,670 5,420 10, 400 15,800 9,350 5,580 4,960 A November c December c January , . B February B. March.. B AprH c May 277 440 226 108 118 134 184 105 82 78 A June A. July A August A. September A The year ... 111 80, 200 1909-10. October 89 78 79.5 240 177 115 97.4 148 188 196 161 103 79.0 80.0 4,890 14,300 10,900 7,070 5,410 9, 100 11,200 12, 100 9, 5S0 6,330 4,860 4,760 A. November . . December c. January c February c. March c April 208 249 249 142 81 B M^y 13G 111 83 70 B B July A. August A B. The year 139 100,000 40 Monthly dv DESCHUTES RIVER, OREGON. of Tumalo Creek near Laidlaw, Oreg.,for 1906-1912 — Continued. Month. Discharge in second-feet. Run-off (total in acre-feet). Accu- Maximum. Minimum. Mean. racy. 1910-11. October 92.3 87.0 111 82.3 90.7 63.0 95.3 134 267 140 72.0 67.9 5,680 5,180 6,820 5,060 5,040 3,870 5,670 8,240 15,900 8,610 4,430 4,040 C. C. December c. c. February c. March c. April. . 130 244 396 244 98 79 79 108 171 79 64 64 A. M^y A. June B. July A. A. September . . A. The year . 109 78,500 1911-12. October 72 64 65.0 62.0 70.0 91.9 85.9 67.3 75.8 165 294 174 99.2 90.3 4,000 3,690 4,300 5,650 4,940 4,140 4,510 10, 100 17,500 10, 700 6,100 5,370 A. November B. December C. January C. February ^ 106 88 88 298 468 244 244 119 70 61 64 79 191 130 79 83 B. March A. AprU A. May A. June B. July A. August . A. September A. The year 112 81, 000 1912. October 73.3 67.0 91.3 4,510 3,990 5,610 B. November C. 209 C. TUMALO CREEK NEAR BEND, GREG. Location. — In the SE. I sec. 23, T. 17 S., R. 11 E. Willamette meridian, half a mile below highway bridge on Bend-Sisters. road, 4 miles above mouth. Records available. — October 6, 1906, to December 31, 1912 (fragmentary). This station is maintained in winter months only to insure a year-long record on the stream. The upper station is somewhat isolated and sometimes inaccessible in winter. Drainage area. — 57 square miles. Gage. — Vertical staff, nailed to overhanging stump, since November, 1910; previous records at different site. Channel. — Rocks and gravel; not liable to shift greatly. Discharge measurements. — At ordinary stages, made by wading near the gage; at flood stages, made from the highway bridge, one-half mile above gage. Winter flow. — Gage heights have been considerably affected by ice during extreme cold weather. Diversions. — All the water of this stream diverted above station, making it dry, except for seepage return, during the irrigation season. Accuracy. — An accurate open-channel curve has been developed, applicable except during extreme high stage. STREAM FLOW. Monthly discharge of Tumalo Creek near Bend, Oreg.,for 1912. 41 Month. Discharge in second-feet. Maximum. Minimum Mean. Run-ofE (total in acre-feet). January 28-31 . . February March April May Jvme July 1-8 December 18-31 70 106 116 56 209 346 68 209 70.0 85.9 70.2 24.0 84.6 166 62.5 110 555 4,940 4,320 1,430 5,200 Note. — These discharges are published to afford a comparison with Laidlaw station minus diversions. Monthly discharges for other periods are included with those for Tumalo Creek near Laidlaw. SQUAW CREEK NEAR SISTERS, OREG. Location. — In sec. 30, T. 15 S., R. 10 E. Willamette meridian, about 4 miles above Sisters and above all diversions except McAllister's ditch. Records available.— July 1, 1906, to December 31, 1912. Drainage area. — 63 square miles. ' Gage. — Vei tical staff . Channel. — Gravel and rock; practically permanent. Backwater from a changeable dam reaches the gage and introduces changes in the rating curve. Discharge measurements. — Made from a foot log just above the gage. Winter flow. — Ice tends to jam above the dam, and during extreme cold weather effect is very marked. Diversions. — McAllister's ditch heads above this station and its flow is added to get the total. The low- water flow of the stream is all diverted by several irri- gation ditches below the station. Accuracy. — Records for 1910-1912 are good; those for previous years are subject to considerable error. Monthly discharge of Squaw Creeh near Sisters, Oreg.,for 1906-1912. Month. Discharge in second-feet. Rim-ofl (total in acre-feet). Accu- Maximum. Minimum. Mean. racy. 1906. July 458 185 207 136 100 72 251 133 97.9 15,400 8,200 5,830 B. B. B. August September 1906-7. October 185 990 67 58 88.3 226 109 90.0 220 92. 9 114 217 195 208 122 80.4 5,400 13, 400 6, 700 5,530 12,200 5,710 6, 7S0 13,300 11,600 12,S00 7,500 4,780 B. C. C. C. C. B. B. C. B. B. C. c. November December a January a February 940 116 132 90 87 87 March April May a June 320 290 195 130 121 165 80 59 July August September The year 147 106,000 « Estimated from comparison with Tumalo Creek. 42 Monthly discharge of Squaw Creeh near Sisters, Oreg.,for 1906-1912- -Continued. Month. Discharge in second-feet. Run-ofE (total in acre-feet). Accu- Maximum. Minimum. Mean. racy. 1907-8. October. . ... 86 59 69.0 78.2 64.5 67.6 73.2 104 102 125 168 213 133 90.3 4,240 4,650 3,970 4,160 4,210 6,400 6,070 7,690 10,000 13. 100 8,180 5,370 C. C. December a C. January a C. February. 76 335 65 66 n March B. April a. c Mayo C. June.. 239 297 176 122 134 152 81 68 B July : B August B. September B. The year 107 78,000 1908-9. October 378 118 63 66 86.2 76.9 52.6 59.2 57.9 60.7 78.4 127 216 169 129 91.4 5,300 4,580 3,230 3,640 3,220 3,730 4,670 7,810 12,900 10,400 7,930 5,440 B. November B. December a... . . ... C. January a C. February a C. March a C. April .... . . 98 197 272 228 173 200 74 101 173 129 99 68 B. May B. June B. July B. August . . B. September B. The year 100 72,800 1909-10. October 82 1,960 253 155 112 253 172 310 317 226 144 188 58 69 84 68 54 84 80 112 139 146 84 66 68.4 255 133 86.3 73.0 118 116 183 201 178 112 95.0 4,210 15,200 8,180 5,310 4,050 7,260 6,900 11,300 12,000 10,900 6,890 5,650 B. November C. December C. January C. February B March A, April A May A. June A. July A. August A September A. The year 1,960 54 135 97,800 1910-11. October 250 307 115 76 76 62 97 128 313 344 194 117 57 41 62 50 47 42 49 80 144 163 97 65 81.2 102 81.6 61.7 52.5 50.4 68.5 93.8 237 223 124 80.4 4,990 6,070 5,020 3,790 2,920 3,100 4,080 5,770 14, 100 13,700 7,620 4,780 A. November A. December B. January C. C. March . . B April A. May. A B. July .. . B A. September.. A The year 344 41 105 75,900 1911-12. October 65 65 60 186 130 56 ■ 84 261 395 261 336 152 45 46 41 49 43 32 46 60 191 158 102 72 56.8 58.3 47.2 68.8 64.5 45.7 59.5 131 249 202 168 90.2 3,490 3,470 2,900 4,230 3,710 2,810 3,540 8,060 14,800 12, 400 10,300 5,370 A. November A. December C. January C. February B. March A. April A May A. June... B. July B. August A. September A. The year 395 32 103 75, 100 1912. October 102 104 66 44 54 50 64.7 70.6 55.1 3,980 4,200 3,390 B. November B. December C. o Estimated from comparison with Tumalo Creek. STKEAM FLOW. 43 CROOKED RIVER NEAR POST, OREG. Location. — In sec. 7, T. 17 S., R. 21 E., 12 miles above Post and half a mile below mouth of North Fork of Crooked River, at a point locally known as Stewarts Grade, just below dam site of proposed reservoir. Records available. — November 9, 1908, to August 27, 1911. Drainage area. — About 1,390 square miles. Gage. — Combination vertical staff and inclined staff. Vertical staff read at low water; datum lowered 1 foot October 22, 1909; all gage heights for 1909 reduced to new datum. Channel. — Rocks and bowlders; probably permanent. Discharge measurements. — Made from cable and car at gage section; conditions / very poor. Winter flow. — Stream freezes and water sometimes flows over ice; gage height affected for two or three months each winter. Estimates of discharge during such periods have generally been made by comparison with records of the Prine- ville station. Diversions. — A considerable and unknown amount of water diverted for irrigation above station. Accuracy. — Results only fair on account of unfavorable conditions. Monthly discharge of Crooked River near Post, Oreg.,for 1908-1911. Month. Discharge in second-feet. Maximum. Minimum. Mean Run-ofi (total in acre-feet). Accu- racy. November 10-30. December January February March April May June July August September 1908-9. The period October. .. November. December. January... February. . March April May June July August September. 1909-10. The year . October. .. November. December . January . . . February. . March April May June July August 1910-11. The period . 113 71 94 64 a 500 a 50 1,300 156 1,490 265 1,440 520 760 162 191 27 82 27 41 9 47 14 57 2,740 2,040 3,040 4,540 940 415 31 41 15 57 2,200 2,000 370 100 19 19 87.4 80.2 189 395 699 954 314 73.9 39.8 18.9 33.8 240 800 235 36 8 13 8 10 56.0 431 a 214 351 690 1,900 597 152 15.4 17.3 10.3 27.9 372.1 94 385 114 19 46.2 102 274 1-16 174 1,020 770 240 42.8 13.1 12.4 3,640 4,930 11,600 21, 900 43,000 56,800 19,300 4,400 2,450 1,160 2,010 171,000 3,440 25, 600 13,200 21,600 38,300 117,000 35, 500 . 9,350 91G 1,060 633 1,660 2G8, 000 2,840 6,070 16,800 8, 9S0 9.()G0 62,700 45,800 14,800 2,550 806 702 172.000 o Estimated. 44 DESCHUTES RIVER, OREGON". CROOKED RIVER AT STEARNS RANCH, NEAR PRINEVILLE, OREG. Location. — In sec. 36, T. 15 S., R. 15 E., about 5| miles southeast of Prineville, near point from which diversion can be made to Agency Plains, north of lower Crooked River. Records available.— October 31, 1908, to December 31, 1912. Drainage area. — About 1,990 square miles. Gage. — Vertical staff; datum unchanged. Channel. — Sand; somewhat shifting. Discharge measurements. — At ordinary and flood stages made from a flume; at low water, by wading above a rifiie about half a mile above the gage. Winter flow. — Probably affected by ice during extremely cold weather. Diversion. — A large and undetermined amount of diversion above station for irri- gation. No storage developed. Accuracy. — Results good for total run-off, but somewhat uncertain for some low- water periods. Monthly discharge of Crooked River near Prineville, Oreg.^for 1908-1912. Month. Discharge in second-feet. Eun-ofl (total in acre-feet). Accu- Maximum. Minimum. Mean. racy. 1908-9. October 40 65 65 205 421 764 1,150 280 68.8 36.7 26.0 35.6 2,460 3,870 4,000 12,600 23,400 47,000 68,000 17,200 4,090 2,260 1,600 2,120 C. November C. December C. January 490 2,350 1,870 2,130 600 160 79 36 48 65 131 245 625 96 32 23 20 22 D. February A. March A. April . A, May A. June A. July B. August . C. September B. The year 201 189,000 1909-10. October 59 4,630 398 2,510 5,110 9,080 900 450 31 18 7.0 41 43 53 172 108 215 813 295 38 9.4 6.6 5.0 5.0 51.4 530 233 369 931 3,260 628 187 14.4 8.91 5.65 18.6 3,160 31,500 14,300 22,700 51,700 200,000 37,400 11,500 857 548 347 1,110 A. November C. December C. January . . D. February D. March D. April A. Mav... A. June A. July.. A. August A. September A. The year 9,080 5.0 519 375,000 1910-11. October. . 60 376 813 310 412 2,980 2,980 633 125 34 12 26 35 44 120 109 79 60 449 130 12 4 7 7 45.9 106 298 159 189 1,310 884 296 44.6 17.5 9.3 18.1 2,820 6,310 18,300 9,780 10, 500 80, 600 52,600 18, 200 2,650 1,080 572 1,080 A. November A. December . A. January B. February . ... A. March C. April B. May A. June A. July.. A. August A. September. A. The year 2,980 4 282 204,000 STEEAM FLOW. 45 Monthly discharge of Crooked River near Frineville, Oreg.,for 1908-1912 — Continued. Month. Discliarge in second-feet. Maximum. Minimum. Mean, Run-ofE (total in acre-feet). Accu- racy. 1911-12, October November December January February March April May June July August September The year 1912. October November December 103 103 227 1,760 2,320 948 3,000 2,520 870 148 60 55 ,000 72 103 242 250 193 930 678 34 24 20 11 50. 66. 80. 354 682 361 1,600 1,490 299 67. 33. 34. 424 49.1 85.5 124 3,120 3,970 4,960 21,800 39, 200 22, 200 95,200 91, 600 17,800 4,120 2,040 2,040 308,000 3,020 5,090 7,620 OCHOCO CREEK AT ELLIOTT S RANCH, NEAR PRINEVILLE, OREG. Location. — In the NE. \ sec. 5, T. 15 S., R. 17 E., at Elliott's ranch, 6 miles east of Prineville, Oreg., on the dam site of a reservoir proposed in connection with the development of the Ochoco irrigation project by the United States Reclamation Service. Records available.— October 29, 1908, to April 30, 1910. Drainage area. — 300 square miles. Gage. — Vertical staff. No change in gage datum since July 15, 1909, when the gage was lowered 0.75 foot. Channel . — Gravel . Discharge measurements. — Made from a cable near the gage. Diversions. — Elliott's ditch diverts water from the left bank of the creek about 1,000 feet above the gaging station. Records of the flow of the ditch are kept in order to determine the total flow of the creek. There are other diversions for irrigation farther up the creek. Winter flow. — Gage heights not seriously affected by ice. Accuracy. — Rating curve good. Records considered good. Monthly discharge of Ochoco Creek near Prineville, Oreg., for 1908-1910. Month. Discharge in second-feet. Maximum. Minimum Mean. Run-off (in acre- feet). Accu- racy. November. December. . January . . . February. . March April May June July August September. 1908-9. 22 32 306 440 276 248 170 75 17 1. 1. The period. October. .. November. December. January . . . February. . Marcli April 1909-10. ,050 387 422 387 608 234 The period. 45 148 45 18 10.0 10.3 107 113 135 181 97.5 32.0 5.4 .87 .45 83 38 52 262 67 109 158 143 110 431 148 595 633 6,580 6,280 8,300 10,800 6,000 1,900 53.5 26.8 41,500 8.0 6,490 9,720 8,790 6,110 26,500 8,810 66,400 46 DESCHUTES EIVER^ OEEGON". METOLIUS RIVER AT ALLINGHAM RANGER STATION, NEAR SISTERS, OREG. Location. — In sec. 3, T. 13 S., R. 9 E., about 17 miles northwest of Sisters, at AUing- ham ranger station, 3 miles below head of river and IJ miles below mouth of Lake Creek. Records available. — September 15, 1910, to December 31, 1912. Drainage area. — 50 square miles. Gage. — Vertical staff on left bank, 100 yards below ranger station. Channel. — Rock and gravel; practically permanent. Discharge measurements. — Made by wading a short distance below the gage. Winter flow. — No effect of ice. Diversions. — None. Accuracy. — Records excellent. Cooperation. — Station maintained in cooperation with the United States Forest Service, Monthly discharge of Metolius River at Allingham ranger station, near Sisters, Oreg.,for 1910-1912. Month. . Discharge tti second-feet. Run-off (iu acre- feet). Accu- Maximum. Minimum. Mean. racy. 1910. September 15-30 356 347 350 11, 100 A. 1910-11, October . 361 438 465 406 381 376 352 352 381 366 361 366 356 377 415 381 370 372 391 434 406 346 329 331 21,900 22,400 25,500 23,400 20,500 22,900 23,300 26,700 24,200 21,300 20,200 19,700 A. A, December. . A, A. February A. A. B. May 454 427 361 333 333 411 371 329 324 329 A, June A. July A. A. September . . . . A. The year 376 272,000 1911-12. October 329 347 336 449 566 462 411 471 517 361 352 352 311 318 311 307 406 381 371 396 361 329 329 324 320 337 324 392 478 407 378 426 458 338 330 330 19,700 20,100 19,900 24,100 27, 500 25,000 22,500 26,200 27,300 20,800 20,300 19,600 A. November A. December A. A. February A, A, April A. May A. June A. July A. A. A. The year 376 273,000 1912. October 352 324 333 20,500 A. STEEAM FLOW. 47 METOLIUS RIVER AT HUBBARD's RANCH, NEAR GRAND VIE w/ OREG. Location. — In sec. 34, T. 10 S., R. 10 E., about 20 miles from Grandview, 35 miles from Sisters, and 16 miles above the mouth of the river, 9 miles above the station at Riggs ranch, and 2 miles below Whitewater Creek, the lowest large tributary. Records available. — April 24, 1910, to December 31, 1912. Drainage area. — 299 square miles. Gage. — Vertical staff on right bank. Channel. — Gravel and bowlders; possibly shifting. Two channels below gage. Right channel carries about 10 second-feet. Discharge measurements. — Made from a standard car and cable half a mile below the gage. Winter flow. — No material effect of ice. Diversions. — A few small private irrigation ditches take out above the station. Accuracy. — The measurements made do not cover the range of stage. Cooperation. — Gage heights furnished without cost to the Survey by C. T. Hub- bard. Monthly discharge of Metolius River at Huhharcfs ranch, near Grandview, Oreg.,for 1912. Month. Discharge in second-feet. Maximum. Minimum. Mean Run-off (in acre- Accu- racy. March April May June July August September . October... November. December. The period. 1,610 1,450 l,6i0 1,450 1,700 1,450 1,880 1,610 1,610 1,530 1,610 1,450 1,530 1,370 1,450 1,370 1,700 1,370 1,530 1,370 1,510 1,500 1,580 1,670 1,540 1,490 1,420 1,400 1,470 1,380 92, 800 89, 300 97, 200 99,400 94,700 91,600 84,500 86, 100 87, 500 84,800 908,000 METOLIUS RIVER AT RIGGS RANCH, NEAR SISTERS, OREG. Location.— In the NE. \ sec. 28, T. 11 S., R. 11 E., about 26 miles north of Sisters and 7 miles above the mouth of the river. Records available.— October 22, 1908, to October 21, 1912. Drainage area. — 347 square miles. Gage. — Vertical staff. Channel. — Gravel and bowlders; practically permanent. Discharge measurements.— Made from a standard car and cable 50 feet above the gage. Winter flow. — Probably not affected by ice, as stream is fed almost entirely by springs. Diversions. — A few small private irrigation ditches divert water from this ri\'er above the station. Storage. — No storage developed. Accuracy. — Permanent rating curve developed, probably very close. 1 Described in previous reports as "near Sisters." 48 DESCHUTES EIVER, OREGON". Monthly discharge of Metolius River at Biggs ranch, near Sisters, Oreg., for 1908-1912. Month. Discharge in second-feet. Maximum. Minimum. Mean, Run-off (total in acre-feet). October 22-31 November December January February March April May June July August September — 1908-9. The period. October . . . November. December. January . . . February. . March April May June July August September. 1909-10. The year. October... November. December . January... February. . March April May June July August . 1910-11. The year . October... November. December . January . . . February. . March April May June July August September. 1911-12. The year. October 1-21 1912. 1,740 1,650 1,570 2,320 1,830 1,650 1,650 1,740 1,830 1,650 1,650 1,530 1,490 3,890 2,020 1,880 1,920 2,770 1,830 1,920 1,740 1,610 1,570 1,530 3,890 1,830 1,920 1,830 1,650 1,490 1,650 1,570 1,650 1,830 1,650 1,570 1,570 1,920 1,490 1,570 1,490 2,020 2,430 1,830 1,740 2,020 2,120 1,740 1,830 1,650 2,430 1,490 1,490 1,490 1,410 1,410 1,570 1,570 1,570 1,570 1,650 1,570 1,490 1,410 1,410 1,410 1,570 1,530 1,570 1,780 1,700 1,700 1,610 1,570 1,490 1,450 1,410 1,450 1,450 1,530 1,490 1,410 1,410 1,490 1,570 1,650 1,570 1,490 1.490 1,410 1,410 1,410 1,410 1,330 1,650 1,650 1,650 1,650 1,740 1,650 1,650 1,490 1,330 1,550 1,510 1,470 1,650 1,640 1,620 1,610 1,640 1,710 1,610 1,530 1,470 1,450 1,870 1,730 1,610 1,610 2,090 1,750 1,740 1,650 1,600 1,540 1,490 1,490 1,580 1,610 1,520 1,490 1,490 1,550 1,610 1,670 1,620 1,500 1,490 1,550 1,440 1,470 1,420 1,590 1,860 1,680 1,660 1,760 1,890 1,660 1,660 1,580 1,640 30,700 89,800 90,400 101,000 91,100 99,600 95,800 101,000 102,000 99,000 94, 100 87,500 1,080,000 89,200 111,000 106,000 99,000 89,400 129,000 104,000 107,000 98,200 98,400 94,700 88,700 1,210,000 91,600 94,000 99,000 93, 500 82,800 91,600 92, 200 -99,000 99,400 99,600 92,200 88,700 1,120,000 88,500 87,500 87,300 97,800 107,000 103,000 98,800 108,000 112,000 102, 000 102,000 94,000 1,190,000 62,100 STKEAM FLOW. 49 LAKE CREEK NEAR SISTERS, OREG. Location.— In the SE. ^ sec. 24, T. 13 S., R. 8 E., one-fourth mile below outlet of Suttle Lake and 6 miles from AUingham ranger station, 6 miles above mouth, 19 miles northwest of Sisters. Records available. — May to November, 1911; March to September, 1912; occasional readings. Drainage area. — 20.5 square miles. Gage. — Vertical staff spiked to an alder on right bank. Channel. — Gravel; practically permanent. Discharge measurements. — Made by wading at different sections. Winter flow. — No winter records yet; probably not materially affected by ice. Diversions. — None. Accuracy. — Estimates roughly approximate. Cooperation. — Gage readings furnished by Perry A. South and L. D. Weist. Monthly discharge of Lake Creek near Sisters, Oreg./for 1911-12. Month. 1911. June July..:.. August September 1911-12 October November discharge In second- feet. Run-off (total in acre- feet). 4,110 2,640 2,280 1,840 2,500 Month. 1911-12 March April May Jime July.... August September Mean discharge in second- feet. Run-ofl (total in acre- feet). 3,630 3,090 4,610 5,300 3,010 2,520 2,260 WHITEWATER CREEK AT MOUTH, NEAR GRANDVIEW, OREG. Location. — In sec. 28, T. 10 S., R. 10 E., one-fourth mile above the mouth of creek, 15 miles northwest of Grand view and 27 miles north of Sisters by road. Records available. — ^May 28, 1911, to December 31, 1912. Gage read about once a week. Drainage area. — Not measured. Gage. — Vertical staff secured to alder on right bank; prior to September 18, 1911, vertical staff at about same location and datum. Channel. — Gravel and small bowlders. Control formed by a fallen tree. Discharge measurements. — Made by wading. Winter flow. — Little if any affected by ice, at least in the afternoon when the gage is usually read. Diurnal fluctuation. — Considerable at times of rapid melting of snow. Accuracy. — Records good for low water, when the stream is steady, but only approxi- mate at high water. Cooperation. — Maintained in cooperation with the Office of Indian Affairs. 48348°— wsp 344—14 4 50 DESCHUTES EIVER, OREGON. Monthly discharge of Whitewater Creek near Grandview, Oreg.,for 1911-12. Month. Discharge in second-feet. Maximum. Minimum Rim-ofE (ia acre- feet). Accu- racy. 1911. Jvme2-30 July August September 1911-12. October November December January February March April May June July August September The year 1912. October November December 201 183 117 71 57 66 63 802 370 108 91 259 394 177 325 129 239 122 123 118 71 48 48 41 46 91 58 58 88 152 127 74 41 152 140 84.3 62.9 47.7 58.6 51.4 134 145 76.5 76.6 163 221 151 119 71.0 110 55.8 92.2 57.2 8,740 8,610 5,180 3,740 2,930 3,490 3,160 8,240 8,340 4,700 4,560 10,000 13,200 9,280 7,320 4,220 79,400 3,430 5,490 3,520 SHITIKE CREEK AT WARM SPRING, OREG. Location.— In the NE. \ sec. 26, T. 9 S., R. 12 E., at Warm Spring, about 2 miles above the mouth of the creek and below all tributaries. Records available. — June 11, 1911, to December 31, 1912. Drainage area. — Not measured. Gage. — Vertical staff on left bank opposite store. Channel. — Gravel and sand ; liable to shift somewhat. Discharge measurements. — Made by wading or from footbridge. Winter flow. — Apparently unaffected by ice. Diversion. — Probably no diversion above the station. Accuracy. — Results for 1911 and 1912 good except for high water and for certain periods not covered by measurements, during which channel may have shifted. Cooperation. — Station maintained in cooperation with the Office of Indian Affairs. Monthly discharge of ShitiJce Creek at Warm Spring, Oreg.,for 1911-12. Month. Discharge in second-feet. Run-off (in acre- feet). Accu- Maximum. Minimum. Mean. racy. 1911. June 11-30 248 134 75 86 120 66 50 50 151 93.2 59.8 61.9 5,970 5,730 3,680 3,680 B. July August B. B, September B. 1911-12. October 66 147 75 593 383 265 190 296 338 161 102 112 57 57 57 57 112 190 102 112 148 102 66 58 57.3 72.9 63.6 172 195 212 135 188 200 125 80.2 67.2 3,520 4,340 3,910 10,600 11,200 13,000 8,030 11,600 11,900 7,690 4,930 4,000 B. B. December... . ... B. B. February B. March B. ADril. . . . A. Miy.::::::::.. :.:.:.:...: A. June B. July A. August A. September A. The year 593 57 131 94,700 1912. October 73 112 135 58 66 73 62.5 83.9 82.8 3,840 4,990 5,090 A. B. December . B. STKEAM FLOW. 51 WARM SPRINGS RIVER NEAR WARM SPRING, OREG. Location. — In the NE. I sec. 19, T. 8 S., R. 13 E., at bridge on road between Warm Spring and Simnasho, 9 miles from the former and 15 miles from the latter. Records available. — July 29, 1911, to December 31, 1912, fragmentary. Drainage area. — Not measured. Gage. — Vertical staff spiked to pier of old bridge. Channel. — Gravel; practically permanent. Discharge measurements. — Made from stringer of old bridge or by wading. Winter flow. — River probably never freezes. Diversions. — None . Accuracy. — Rating curve good; accuracy depends on gage readings which well cover the low water. Results for high water only approximate. Cooperation. — Station maintained in cooperation with the Office of Indian Affairs. Monthly discharge of Warm Springs River near Warm Spring, Oreg.,for 1911-12. Month. Mean discharge in second- feet. pa Accu- racy. Month. Mean discharge in second- feet. Run-ofl (total in acre-feet). Accu- racy. 1911. August 268 266 266 292 390 16,500 15,800 16,400 17,400 24,000 B. B. B. C. B. B. . 1912. August 289 302 295 342 323 17,800 18,000 18,100 20,400 19,900 B. September September B. October October B. November . . November A. December December B. The period 90,100 115,000 1912. July 345 21,200 WHITE RIVER NEAR TYGH VALLEY, OREG. Location. — In sec. 10, T. 4 S., R. 13 E., 1 mile south of Tygh Valley, 1 mile above mouth of Tygh Creek, and 4 miles above the White River Falls plant of the Pacific Power & Light Co. Records available. — ^June 18, 1911, to December 31, 1912. Drainage area. — Not measured. Gage. — Vertical staff on lower corner of left pier of highway bridge. Channel. — Gravel and sand; shifting. White River carries a heavy load of glacial sediment at times. Discharge measurements. — Made from lower side of highway bridge. Winter flow. — Affected by ice; ice jams occasionally form during extremely cold weather. Diversions. — Probably no diversion from White River above the station, although diversion of water for irrigation lands south of lower White River is doubtless feasible. Accuracy. — Results good during low water, but somewhat uncertain at other times, as not enough measurements have been made to determine possible shifts. 52 DESCHUTES KIVER, OREGON. Monthly discharge of White River near Tygh Valley, Oreg.,for 1911-12. Month. Discliaxge in second-feet. Maximum. Minimum. Mean, Run-off (total in acre-feet). Accu- racy. June 18-30 July August September October November 1-15 . 1911. The period. January 13-31 . February March April May June July August September... October November December 1912. The period. 378 259 139 244 189 498 1,520 485 845 1,120 670 320 210 252 228 360 510 263 127 102 102 127 127 510 300 410 560 320 180 150 150 156 156 174 302 179 112 143 139 245 1,370 918 361 562 768 491 233 167 170 175 236 201 7,780 11,000 6,890 8,510 8,550 7,290 50, 000 51,600 52, 800 22, 200 33,400 47,200 29, 200 14,300 10,300 10, 100 10,800 14,000 12,400 308,000 TYGH CREEK AT TYGH VALLEY, OREG. Location. — In sec. 3, T. 4 S., R. 13 E., about one-fourth mile north of the Tygh Valley poet office, 100 feet below the wagon bridge, and about 1 mile-above mouth of river. Records available. — ^June 9 to September 30, 1911; March 8 to October 15, 1912. Drainage area. — Not measured. Gage. — Vertical staff. Channel. — Gravel and sand; shifts somewhat. Discharge measurements. — Made from downstream rail of the highway bridge at Tygh Valley, or by wading. Winter flow. — Materially affected by ice; no records obtained during the winter. Accuracy. — Results good during low water; uncertain at higher stages on account of possible shifts. Monthly discharge of Tygh Creek at Tygh Valley, Oreg.,for 1911-12. Month. Discharge in second-feet. Rim-ofl (total in acre-feet). Accu- Maximimi. Minimum. Mean. racy. 1911. June 11-30 130 63 16 74 30 66 14 11 11 22 92.3 30.0 14.9 31.1 25.8 3,660 1,840 916 1,850 1,590 A. July A. AURUSt A. A. October B. 9,860 1912. March 9-31 196 282 282 200 85 34 44 32 94 150 150 85 32 23 23 25 121 179 216 155 48.0 27.7 28.7 29.5 5,500 10, 700 13,300 9,220 2,950 1,700 1,710 878 B. April 0. Mav C B. July A. August A. A. October 1-15 A. The period 46,000 STKEAM FLOW. 53 CANAL STATIONS. CENTRAL OREGON CANAL AT BEND, OREG, Location. — In sec. 7, T. 18 S., R. 12 E. Willamette meridian, at a flume section 1 mile below the division point where the waters in the main diversion canal are divided between this canal and the Pilot Butte canal, about 2 miles south of Bend, Oreg. Records available. — May 11, 1905, to December 31, 1912. Gage. — A vertical staff consisting of a painted strip of galvanized iron nailed to the inside of flume on right side. Channel. — A plank flume of rectangular cross section provided with batting on bottom cracks. Flume rather unstable, but the rating appears not to change. Discharge measurements. — Made from yoke of flume at gage section. Winter flow. — Canal operated almost continuously. The flow in winter is small in volume. The fall through the "section of the gage is sufficient to maintain open channel at all times. Accuracy. — Records accurate. Earlier records of discharge of over 100 second-feet subject to revision on account of measurements made at depth giving erroneous results. Cooperation. — Station maintained in cooperation with the Central Oregon Irriga- tion Co. Monthly discharge of Central Oregon canal near Bend, Oreg., for 1905-1912. Month. Discharge in second-feet. Maximum. Minimum. Mean Run-off (total in acre-feet). Accu- racy. 1905. March 11-17 June July August September 1905-6 October November December January February March April May June July August September The year 1906-7 October November December January February March April May June July August September The year , 105 82 94 96 105 74 70 74 97 138 138 138 138 133 114 100 65 97 96 112 146 182 187 194 134 16 12 70 103 124 130 118 47 34 94 98 128 112 92 14.9 36.6 19.5 26.8 43.4 45.9 65.6 54.8 35.2 26.2 28.0 49.6 58.0 86.5 118 131 134 128 48.5 73.8 17.7 50.0 83.5 100 126 148 121 156 118 207 2,180 1,200 1,650 2,580 2,820 3,900 3,370 2,160 1,460 1,720 2,950 3,570 5,150 7,260 8,060 7,970 50.400 7,870 2,890 4,540 1,090 2,780 5,130 5,950 7,750 8,810 7,440 9,590 7,020 194 97.5 70,900 54 DESCHUTES RIVER, OREGON. Monthly discharge of Central Oregon canal near Bend, Or eg ., for 1905-1912 — Contd, Month. Discharge in second-feet. Maximum. Minimum. Mean Run-off (total in acre-feet). 1907-8. October November December January February March. April May June July August September The year 1908-9. October November December January February March April May June July August September The year 1909-10, October November December January February March April May June July August September The year 1910-11, October November December January February March April May June.... July August September The year 1911-12, October November December January February March April May June .- July August September The year 1912. October November December 134 118 118 102 100 118 112 146 170 207 226 194 226 176 107 128 97 97 97 164 214 240 256 246 200 256 152 123 102 170 246 252 272 272 233 272 182 158 123 146 123 107 182 207 272 272 272 233 272 158 134 134 92 123 123 123 246 272 272 246 233 272 194 158 112 41 57 112 146 170 194 176 104 104 69.3 32.0 15.7 23.3 86.4 136 158 201 205 185 107 35 32 88 164 25 172 146 110 141 56.1 43.1 9.71 39.1 72.6 128 194 191 144 224 172 118 112 83 8 214 122 21.7 9.10 17.2 25.3 46.4 124 160 208 258 132 192 110 158 12 8 74 182 9 170 22 152 170 47.8 69.7 27.1 25.0 43.3 130 195 226 250 250 184 135 123 220 158 133 41.4 19.0 15.3 23.6 42.1 60.2 172 248 239 241 180 118 146 174 132 22.9 6,400 6,190 4,260 1,970 903 1,430 5,140 8,360 9,400 12,400 12,600 11,000 80, 100 8,670 3,340 2,650 597 2,170 4,460 7,620 11,900 11,400 8,850 13,800 10,200 85, 700 7,500 1,290 560 1,060 1,410 2,850 7,380 9,840 12,400 15,900 8,120 11,400 79,700 10,500 2,840 4,290 1,670 1,390 2,660 7,740 12, 000 13, 400 15, 400 15, 400 10,900 ?,200 8,180 2,460 1,170 941 1,360 2,590 3,580 10,600 14,800 14, 700 14, 800 10. 700 85, 900 10, 700 7,860 1,410 Sa?EEAM FLOW. 55 PILOT BUTTE CANAL NEAR BEND, OREG. Location. — In sec. 7, T. 18 S., R. 12 E., at a point in the canal directly opposite the gaging station on Central Oregon canal, about 2 miles south of Bend and 1 mile below the division point where the waters are divided between this canal and the Central Oregon canal. Records available. — March 6, 1905, to December 31, 1912. Gage. — Vertical staff on right bank directly opposite the gage in flume of Central Oregon canal. Channel. — Gage section is in rock and is permanent. Discharge measurements. — Made by wading at the gage or from a highway bridge half a mile below the gage. Winter flow. — Operated intermittently during the frozen season to provide water for stock and domestic purposes. No ice effect. Accuracy. — Conditions favorable; results excellent. Cooperation. — Station maintained in cooperation with the Central Oregon Irriga- tion Co. Monthly discharge of Pilot Butte canal near Bend, Oreg.,for 1905-1912. Month. Discharge m second-feet. Maximum. Minimum Run-off (total in acre-feet). Accu- racy. March &-31 . April 1-5 o, June July August September. 1905. October . . . November. December. January . . . February. . March April May June July....... August September. 1905-6. The year October... November. December. January... February.. March April May June July August .... September. 1906-7. The year. 49 41 68.6 89.9 85.7 111 60 48 48 48 48 119 111 117 144 148 121 148 121 89 44 12 53 39 95 127 162 166 162 144 166 29 5 36 16 31 73 103 92 22 11 39 39 95 103 98 73 27.2 31.4 55.7 56.3 66.8 76.5 56.7 26.1 10.8 31.4 16.6 52.9 79.7 97.0 136 129 120 3.4 108 20.6 31.4 3.0 26.2 39.0 71.4 110 151 118 148 108 77.8 1,400 311 3,310 3,460 4,110 5,270 4,700 3,370 1,610 664 1,740 1,020 3,150 4,900 5,770 8,360 7,930 7,140 50, 400 6,640 1,230 1,930 184 1,460 2,400 4,250 6, 760 8, 980 7,260 9,100 6,430 56,600 o Water was turned out of canal April ( was some diversion in latter part of May. and for a month or more all the water was in the river. Thoro 56 DESCHUTES EIVER^ OREGOIT. Monthly discharge of Pilot Butte canal near Bend, Oreg., for 1905-1912 — Continued. Month. Discharge in second-feet. Maximum. Minimum. Mean Run-off (total in acre-feet). 1907-8. October November December January February March April May June July August September The year 1908-9. October November December January February March April May June July Ausjust September The year 1909-10. October : November December January February March April May June July August September The year 1910-11 October November December January February March April May June July August September The year 1911-12 Octobe'- Novemoer December January February March April May June July August September The year 1912. October November December 144 136 162 127 127 172 212 218 182 218 136 111 60 42 60 73 111 172 182 212 202 144 212 111 42 53 66 144 172 192 202 202 172 202 130 111 88 77 53 73 144 162 192 212 202 192 212 111 95 182 202 226 233 180 233 162 95 1 66 127 182 182 91 95 17 73 111 153 108 108 73 136 192 148 92 111 60 2 182 83 80 24 178 182 127 99.5 66.1 24.1 19.4 24.8 61.4 96.6 114 150 204 204 148 101 123 31.8 13.4 1.4 22.0 52.7 93.4 150 176 128 182 131 92.1 91.4 15.2 1.7 4.0 11.0 29.6 91.8 121 185 197 189 145 90.1 118 34.9 24.0 11.5 3.4 18.1 80.7 143 175 196 182 138 93.7 105 56.0 9.2 10.3 12.0 23.3 43.8 134 185 212 214 146 95.9 117 75.4 6,120 3,930 1,480 1,190 1,430 3,780 5,750 7,010 8,930 12, 500 12,500 8,810 73, 400 7,560 1,890 824 86. 1,220 3,240 5,560 9,220 10,500 7,870 11,200 7,800 67,000 5,620 904 105 246 611 1,820 5,460 7,440 11,000 12, 100 11,600 8,630 65,500 7,260 2,080 1,480 707 189 1,110 4,800 8,790 10, 400 12, 100 11,200 8,210 68,300 6,460 3,330 566 633 690 1,430 2,610 8,240 11,000 13,000 13,200 8,690 7,190 4,490 590 STEEAM FLOW. 57 WIMEB, CANAL NEAR LAIDLAW, OREG. Location. — In sec. 2, T. 18 S., R. 10 E., about 15 miles from Laidlaw, half a mile below the intake and below controlling spillway. Records available. — 1906 to 1912. Observations in 1906-7 taken just below intake and above controlling spillway. Gage. — Vertical staff; no change in datum since April 1, 1908. Channel. — Flume. Discharge measurements. — Made by wading or from yoke of flume. Winter flow. — Not operated during season of ice. Accuracy. — Good except in 1911 and 1912, during which time sufficient measure- ments have not been made to determine possible changes in rating. Cooperation. — Station maintained in cooperation with the Columbia Southern Irrigation Co. Monthly discharge of Wimer canal near Laidlaw, Oreg.^for 1906-1912. Month. Discharge in second-feet. Run-off (total in acre-feet). Accu- Maximum. Minimum. Mean. racy, 1906. June 16-30 49 50 18 24 35 42 19 16 16 44.5 34.5 16.5 16.4 17.0 1,320 2,120 1,010 976 1,050 B July c August c September. c October c The period 6,480 1907. AprU19-30 24 45 48 39 34 27 27 22 23 18 30 27 24 23.0 31.9 31.8 34.7 30.2 25.6 23.0 548 1,960 1,890 2,130 1,860 1,520 1,410 c May B. B. B. B. B. B. June July August September October The period 11,300 1908. April 14.2 16.8 27.0 30.0 30.0 21.0 21.0 13.0 16.8 25.5 19.6 15.5 10.7 10.3 14.7 22.4 28.8 26.0 20.6 15.6 613 904 1,330 1,770 1,600 1,230 959 A. A. A. A. A. A. A. May..: :..::::::::: ::': June July August: September October . The period 8,410 1909. AprU 19-30 13.3 16.4 29.3 34.4 31.3 22.0 21.4 9.1 15.9 22.9 20.0 18.6 20.8 10.7 12.3 18.2 30.7 29.8 19.9 21.2 255 756 1,080 1,890 1,830 1,180 1,300 A. B. A. A. A. A. A. M^y :.:.::::::::::: ::": June July : . August September October The period 8, 290 1910. Aprilll-30 27 30 30 33 12 24 21 27 22.6 24.9 24.8 28.4 897 1,530 1,480 507 A. A. A. A. May ■ " June July 1-9 1911. April7-3p 22 24 26 32 26 18 18 11 15 24 18 18 9 16.2 21.5 19.2 27. 9 20. 3 18.0 12.7 771 1,320 1,110 1,720 1,250 1,070 781 B. B. B. B. B. B. B. May....: June July August September October The period 8,050 58 DESCHUTES EIVER^ OKEGOH. Monthly discharge of Wimer canal near Laidlaw, Oreg., for 1906-1912 — Continued. Month. Discharge in second-feet. Maximum. Minimum. Mean. Run-off (total in acre-leet). Accu- racy, April May June July August September. October. .. 1912. 12.4 19.0 23.7 25.0 21.1 16.0 8.0 8.0 19.8 17.2 12.4 8.0 8.78 13.9 22.4 23.4 14.9 9.38 3.87 The period . 522 855 1,330 1,440 916 558 238 5,860 COLUMBIA SOUTHERN CANAL NEAR LAIDLAW, OREG. Location. — In sec. 2, T. 18 S., R. 10 E., about 15 miles from Laidlaw and one-fourth mile below head gate. Records available. — 1906 to 1912, irrigating season. Gage. — Vertical staff on the upstream side of a wasteway flume, about one-fourth mile below intake. Channel. — Flume. Discharge measurements. — Made by wading or from a foot log at the gage. Winter flow. — Canal not operated during season of ice. Accuracy. — Rating curve well determined for unobstructed channel. Records for 1911-12 somewhat uncertain on account of insufficient measurements to detect possible changes in channel. Cooperation. — Gage readings furnished by the Columbia Southern Irrigation Co. Monthly discharge of Columbia Southern canal near Laidlaw, Oreg., for 1906-1912. Month. Discharge in second-feet. Maximum. Minimum. Mean Run-off (total in acre-feet). Accu- racy. May 15-31.. Jvme July August September. October. . . 1906. The period . April May June July August September. October. . . 1907. The period . April May June July August September. October. . . The period . 114 45 79 112 126 126 73 63 50 73 98 112 85 63 58 67.2 66.6 91.7 66.3 62.4 61.3 40.0 66.9 99.1 116 77.8 66.8 60.7 33.1 54.9 88.4 109 63.7 58.3 54.8 2,260 3,960 5,640 4,080 3,710 3,770 23,400 2,380 4,110 5,900 7,130 4,780 3,970 3,730 ,000 1,970 3,380 5,260 6,700 3,920 3,470 3,370 28,100 STREAM PLOW. 50 Monthly discharge of Columbia Southern canal near Laidlaw, Oreg., for 1906-1912- Continued. Month. Discliarge in second-feet. Maximum. Minimum. Mean Run-off (total in aore-feet). Accu- racy. April 6-30. May Jiane July August September. October. . . 1909. The period . April May June July August September 1-11.. The period. 1910. April May June.. July August September. October. .. 1911. The period. February March April May June July August September... October 1-15. 1912. The period. 64 104 114 117 73 111 118 91 59 64 62 91 119 119 49 63 45 34 54 91 118 118 91 71 59 2 64 104 74 47 50 43.6 88.3 106 103 55.3 53.4 48.4 47.9 77.3 105 74.4 55.6 59.5 38.6 78.2 106 92.8 45.3 45.6 37.4 5.3 37.7 64.6 101 111 66.1 55.7 53.0 2,160 5,430 6,310 6,330 3,400 3,180 2,980 29,800 2,850 4,750 6,250 4,570 3,420 1,300 23, 100 2,300 4,810 6,310 5,710 2,790 2,710 2,300 26,900 305 2,240 3,970 6,010 6,820 4,060 3,310 1,580 28.300 MCALLISTER'S DITCH NEAR SISTERS, OREG. Location.— About 100 yards below intake, in the SW. I sec. 30, T. 15 S., R. 10 E., below first spillway. Records available.— May 2 to November 22, 1909 (from 1909 to 1911, inclusive, station was above spillway); June 29, 1910, to December 31, 1912. Gage. — Plug above weir at mean level of crest on which heights of water are measured. Gage used, 1909-1911, was vertical staff in side of ditch. Channel. — Sharp-crested Cippoletti weir 5 feet long; no velocity of approach; formerly earth section of canal. Discharge measurements. — From cross piece of waste gate or by wading. Winter flow. — Water shut off in freezing weather. Accuracy.— Results, 1909-1911, are subject to much uncertainty because of infrequent measurements and changes in conditions. Gage heights also were liable to be affected by changes in the wasteway just below the station. Records for 1912 are not directly comparable with those for previous years, as there is some water wasted from the spillway which would pass old gage but not the weir. 60 DESCHUTES EIVER, OEEGOIT. Monthly discharge of McAllister^ s ditch near Sisters, Oreg., for 1909-1912. Month. Discharge in second-feet. Run-ofi (total m acre-feet). Accu- Maximum. Minimum. Mean. racy. 1909. May 2-31 . . . 22 27 20 17 15 13 17 13 11 8.4 15.4 21.6 16.8 13.1 10.4 916 1,290 1,030 806 619 B June B. July . B August B. September C. The period 4,660 1909-10. October 11 25 18 12.5 14 7.6 14 7.6 5.9 8.15 8.18 15.1 10.5 8.07 501 487 928 646 480 c November C. July B August B. September B, 1910-11. October . 11.5 6.6 3.1 5.3 3.1 2.2 2.2 4.49 3.42 2.25 1.16 1.28 2.72 4.29 13.2 9.57 5.76 5.63 276 204 138 71 79 162 264 786 588 354 335 B November B. December . c January C. February March. 3.6 4.2 6.0 18 13 14 6.6 2.2 3.6 8.1 7.4 4.2 1.0 c April C. May C. June ; . . . B. July August September ... B. B. C. The year . 4.48 3,260 1911-12. October 5.3 5.3 4.2 5.26 4.32 .65 3.80 6.42 5.79 4.71 3.67 4.27 323 257 40 226 395 345 290 226 254 C. November C. December January February March 2.7 5.6 10.3 8.2 7.8 7.4 8.8 2.8 3.9 4.3 A. April. A. May A. June A. July A. August . . A. September A. The year 2,300 1912. October 2.7 4.3 2.5 1.5 1.3 1.93 2.17 .87 119 129 53 A. November A. December A. SUMMARIES OF DISCHARGE FOR PRINCIPAL STATIONS. In order to bring the large number of stream-flow records available on Deschutes River into convenient form for comparison and use, tables have been prepared summarizing the yearly maximum, mini- mum, and mean discharge and totals in acre-feet for all stations for which the records cover four or more continuous years. These summaries, like the estimates of monthly discharge, have been made out for the cUmatologic year beginning October 1 and ending Sep- tember 30. The irrigation season in many localities, especially in northerly latitudes, closes with September, and the cUmatologic year thus includes one period of storage and one of growth. At the beginning STKEAM FLOW. 61 of the year ground storage is usually at a minimuin; there is no snow on the ground, practically no water is held over, and the run-off recorded for the period constitutes an actual year's supply that should be directly comparable with the rainfall, if such a relation may be assumed to exist. Yearly discharge of Deschutes River at Allen's ranch, near Lava, Oreg., 1905-1912. Discharge in second-feet. Kun-off. Year. Maximum. Minimum. Mean. Acre-feet. Per cent of mean. 1905 (Feb. 17-Sept. 30) . 382 559 1,890 687 575 2,150 559 760 89 79 89 120 115 115 106 97 212 193 356 254 246 385 222 271 95,200 139,000 258,000 184,000 178,000 279,000 161,000 197,000 1905-6 70 1906-7 130 1907-8 92 1908-9 - 89 1909-10 140 1910 11 81 1911-12 99 Mean - - ... 275 199,000 Yearly discharge of Deschutes River at Benham Falls, Oreg., 1904-1912. Discharge in second-feet. Run-ofi. Year. Maximum. Minimum. Mean. Acre-feet. Per cent of mean. 1904-5 a 2,700 1,920 4,000 2,560 2,280 4,760 1,780 2,260 1,490 1,080 1,160 1,280 1,170 1,330 1,180 1,000 1,950 1,520 1,840 1,740 1,620 1,750 1,490 1,590 1,410,000 1,100,000 1,340,000 1,260,000 1,170,000 1,270,000 1,080,000 1,160,000 116 1905-6 90 1900-7 110 1907-8 103 1908-9 96 1909-10 104 1910-11 89 1911-12 95 Mean 1,690 1,220,000 a Mean for October-December, 1904, estimated 2,000 second-feet. Yearly discharge of Deschutes River at Moody, Oreg., 1897-1899, 1906-1912. Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. Year. Maximum. Minimum. Mean. Acre-feet. Per cent of mean. 1897-98 a. 11,700 16,000 30,600 22,200 14,200 26,900 10,800 17,900 4,920 4,100 5,080 6,720 7,670 7,870 6,800 6,450 7,860 6,110 7,080 4,870,000 5,560,000 5,700,000 4,940,000 4,670,000 5,6W.000 4,420,01X1 5,100,000 95 1898-99 109 1906-7 . 111 1907-8 90 1908-9 5,080 91 1909-10 111 1910-11 4,820 4,080 86 191 1-12 100 Mean 7,070 5,120,000 • a October, 1897, estimated 0,000 second-feet. 62 DESCHUTES EIVER^ OEEGOIT. Yearly discharge of Tumalo Creek near Laidlaw, Oreg., 1906-1912. Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. Year. Maximum. Minimum. Mean. Acre-feet. Per cent of mean. 1906-7 820 462 440 80 62 50 180 128 111 139 109 112 130,000 92,700 80,000 101,000 78, 500 81,000 138 1907-8 ... 99 1908-9 85 1909-10 108 1910-11 396 468 84 1911-12 61 86 Mean 130 93,900 Yearly discharge of Squaw Creek near Sisters, Greg., 1906-1912. Discharge in second-feet. Run-ofE. Year. Maximum. Minimum. Mean. Acre-feet. Per cent of mean. 1906-7,, . 990 335 378 1,960 344 395 58 59 147 108 99.9 135 105 104 106,000 78,000 72,800 97,800 75,600 75, 100 126 1907-8 93 1908-9 ... 86 1909-10 54 42 32 116 1910-11.. . 90 1911-12 89 116 84,300 Yearly discharge of Crooked River near Prineville, Oreg., 1908-1912. Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. Year. Maximum. Minimum. Mean. Acre-feet. Per cent of mean. 1908-9 a 2,350 9,080 2,980 3,000 20 5.0 4.0 11 261 519 282 424 189,000 375,000 204,000 308, 000 70 1909-10 139 1910-11 76 1911-12 iia Mean 372 269,000 o October, 1908, estimated 40 second-feet. Yearly discharge of Metolius River near Sisters, Oreg., 1908-1912. Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. Year. Maximum. Minimum. Mean. Acre-feet. Per cent of mean. 1908-9 a 2,320 3, 890 1,920 2,430 1,410 1,410 1,410 1,330 1,580 1,670 1,550 1,G40 1,140,000 1,210,000 1,120,000 1,190,000 98 1909-10 104 1910-11 97 1911-12 103 Mean 1,610 1,160,000 o October, 1908, estimated 1,500 second-feet. The following tables show the minimum flow, with dates, at sta- tions on Deschutes River and its principal western tributaries, but the period selected for study of minimum flow, or duration of low STREAM FLOW. 63 water, is that between successive annual spring floods. The roinima for two successive calendar years may occur in the same low water period, only a few days or weeks apart, and this is even more hkely to occur where a cUmatologic year is used extending from low water to low water. On the upper part of Deschutes River, the month of greatest flow, taking the mean of the 8 years, is May, with June a close second. The division of the year for the computation of the minimum has accordingly been made between May 31 and June 1. Minimum discharge of Deschutes River at Allen's ranch, near Lava, Oreg., 1905-1912. Minimum for one day. Lowest week. Ratio of mean for June-May. Date. Dis- charge. Date. Mean daily dis- charge. week to mean for periods. 1905-6 Nov. 15 Sec.-ft. 79 89 141 115 115 115 97 107 Nov. 10-16 Sec.-ft. 85.6 97.0 145 118 124 115 100 0.76 1906-7 Nov. 13 Oct.26-Nov. 1 .87 1907 8 Nov. 18-19 Nov.13-19 1.30 1908-9 Oct 8-10 Oct. 6-12 1.05 1909-10 Nov. 14 Oct. 4-20 1.11 1910-11 Oct. 28-Nov. 6 Oct.31-Nov. 6 1.03 1911 12 Nov. 1-4, Dec. 21 Nov.l-7ffl .89 Mean 112 a May have been lower during period of ice. Minimum discharge of Deschutes River at Benham Falls, Oreg., 1905-1912. Minimum for one day. Lowest week. Ratio of mean for Year. Date. Dis- charge. Date. Mean daily dis- charge. week to mean for periods. 1905-6 Dec. 23 . Sec.-ft. 1,080 1,160 1,280 1,170 1,330 1,180 1,000 Dec. 19-25 . Sec.-ft. 1,240 1,290 1,380 1,330 1,420 1,280 1,180 0.95 1906-7 Jan. 15 Oct. 29-Nov. 4 .99 1907-8 Feb. 1 Mar. 4-10 1.06 1908-9 Dec. 18 Dec. 14-20 1.02 1909-10 Jan. 4-5 Jan. 2-8 1.09 1910-11 Jan. 23 Feb. 27-Mar. 5 .98 1911-12 Jan. 4 Dec. 30- Jan. 4 .91 Mean 1,170 1,300 Minimum discharge of Deschutes River at Mora and Moody, Oreg., 1897-1899, 1906-1912. Minimum for one day. Lowest week. Ratio of mean for Year. Date. Dis- charge. Date. Mean daily dis- charge. week to mean for 1906-1911. 1897-8 October, November, March, April. Dec. 16-18.. . Sec.-ft. 6,030 4, 100 5, OSO 5, (m;o a 5, 2S0 5, OSO o5,170 4, OSO Oct. 24-30. . Sec.-ft. 6, 030 4,240 5,080 5, 660 5,300 5,080 5,180 4,470 1.18 1898-9 Dec. 13-19 . .S3 1906-7 September, October Sept. 1-Oct. 16 99 1907-8 July 27-Aiig. 23, etc 1. 10 190»-9 Sept. 30 Soi)toniber October 1.03 1909-10 Aug. 24-31 Aug. 24-30 . 99 1910-11 July 27 August b 1.01 1911-12 Jan. 5-7 Jan. 2-8 .87 Mean 5,060 5,130 o Readings fragiuoutary. b Estimated. 64 DESCHUTES EIVER, OREGON. Minimum discharge of Metolius River at Riggs ranch, near Sisters, Oreg., 1908-1912. • Minimum for one day. Lowest week. Ratio of mean for week to mean for periods. Year. Date. Dis- charge. Date. Mean daily dis- charge 190&-9 ... Dec. 12-20, Jan. 11-15 September-November Feb. 28-Mar. 10 Sec.-ft. 1,410 1,410 1,410 1,330 Dec. 14-20 Sec. ft. 1,410 1,420 1,410 1,330 1.01 1909-10 Oct. 24-30 1.02 1910-11... Feb. 28-Mar. 10 1.01 1911-12 Jan. 2-8 Jan. 2-8 .96 Mean 1,390 An examination of the yearly means and minima and their relation to the mean for the period shows in a striking manner the remarkable constancy of flow of the Deschutes, particularly in the upper section, compared with most streams. Thus at Benham Falls the highest year is only 15 per cent above and the lowest 11 per cent below the 8-year mean. At Moody, the variation is about the same, +11 and — 14. Deschutes (Little) Eiver at Allen's ranch, which receives relatively less of its water from springs, shows maximum variations of +40 and -19; Tumalo Creek, +38 and -15; Squaw Creek, +26 and —14; and Crooked River, +26 and —23. None of the records on tributaries cover 1904, which was in general the year of greatest flow in the last 10 in central Oregon, or 1905, which was in many localities the lowest. Thus it can not be safely assumed that either extreme of run-off has yet been reached or even closely approached. It will be noted that the highest year at Benham Falls was 1904-5, which in many localities was one of extreme drought, whereas 1912, elsewhere generally high, was here below the mean. This was caused by and aptly illustrates the long-delayed effect of rainfall on run-off in the Deschutes River basin. The extremely high snowfall and rainfall of 1904 filled up the deep springs which con- tinued to discharge large volumes of water well into 1905. The longest period of deficient run-off began in the early summer of 1910 and culminated in January, 1912. The snow melted and ran off early in 1910, the summer of that year was very dry, the following winter was one of very deficient snowfall; there were few rains in the fall of 1911, and the snows of 1911-12 came rather later than usual. The springs seemed to run steadily lower and then the flow suddenly decreased during the extreme cold snap in the first week in January, 1912, when nearly all records of low water were broken. Then came a thaw which caused the rapid melting of snow, apparently affecting all streams except Squaw Creek. That stream reached its minimum in March, after all the others had shown a considerable recovery from these extreme low points. STBEAM FLOW. 66 For about 8 miles below Black Butte a large amount of water enters Metolius River from springs in the side of the stream. They are very noticeable, but only one is so situated that its discharge can be measured. This spring, known *as the Heisings, enters Jacks Creek, a second tributary on the west. A number Oi tributary streams enter the Metolius — Lake, Jacks, Canyon, Cabot, Jefferson, and Whitewater — all from the west side and from the east slope of the Cascades. The following table, showing the minimum flow of Metolius River in different sections, is based on records of the gaging stations that have been maintained below Lake Creek and at two points below Whitewater Creek, and miscellaneous measurements of all the tribu- taries and of the river below Canyon Creek. Low-water discharge in second-feet of Metolius River and tributaries. Metolius River above Lake Creek 100 Metolius River at AUingham ranger station 325 Jacks Creek, including Heising's spring 175 Canyon Creek 70 Springs between AUingham and Allen's ranch 290 Metolius River at Allen's ranch, sec. 11, T. 12 S., R. 9 E 860 Cabot Creek 70 Jefferson Creek 70 Whitewater 40 Springs, Allen's ranch to Hubbard's ranch 130 Metolius River at Hubbard's ranch 1, 170 Metolius River at Riggs and mouth 1, 330 DURATION OF LOW-WATER PERIOD. The water-power value of any stream or power site and the size of feasible development depend fully as much on the length of the low-water period as on its maximum intensity. The length of the period in each year for which the discharge is less than any given quantity is shown for Deschutes River at Allen's ranch, Benham Falls, Moody, and Moro, East Fork near Crescent and Metolius River near Sisters, by tables which were prepared by counting the number of discharges in the year that fall below a given discharge, usually that for the lowest even tenth of gage height, and then for increasing discharges until the average period of deficiency is equal to about half the year, sometimes a little greater on a stream as steady as the Deschutes. For Benham Falls and Moro the year has been studied in two periods — the irrigating season. May to September, and the nonirri- gating season, October to April. These two periods have then boon combined to a climatologic year May to April, because May usually falls in a period of high water and the year thus contains only one 48348°— wsp 344—14 6 66 DESCHUTES KIVER, OREGON. 2.400 2,300 2,200 2,100 2,000 '1,900 z o o UJ w 1,700 1,800 1,600 X ^ 1 ,400 1,300 1,200 1,100 Jf J JH / f l\ / 1 / i / i J A ,/ / y Y j^ / /^ / ^ j ^^ / A ^ if^ ^ y^ jUf r:^ f y , -X ^ rV A9 2S:a- k ^ v^-— ^ ^ ";:- ^J90 )-10^ 1 -jT" 2- r'^ / v , _J9AC lU— ■ zriTi? ^ _J9VJ ^A2^ 0- ^-•? — =^ SSS^ 1 100 200 DAYS OF DEFICIENCY 300 Figure 1.— Diagram showing number of days deficient discharge on Deschutes River at Benham Falls, May 1 to April 30. 9 000- / Vf— ^ , r<; /, ^P^ ^ i ^ 0-^ '^ ^ .9>^ ^ uJ 8,000 UJ X ^^ ^ a/ / /" ^ / / ^ A p> ^^'' yf ^ ^ y / o z 87,000 UJ iSi ^^\ p^ ^^ ^ X y y ^ P^ -^ '^ A9A 0:21. ^x ^ y^ / / — ^ k :^ ^ ^4^ /f. / \ -^ z UJ 6,000 Mf^ '^89 1:2— 'y /- i^itf^ ^ ^ __,> — ^ r /5 07-8 0;^!^ ^ ^^ .^ r> r X ^ = "^ -^ o y>5,ooo Q P ^ 4,000 ^*^ 50 150 200 100 DAYS OF DEFICIENCY Figure 2.— Diagram showing number of days deficient discharge on Deschutes River at Moro and Moody, in the nonirrigating season, October to April. STREAM FLOW. 67 9,000 ^;s s^s^ :5^ ^ / hS.OOO lU Ul u. ^ ^ ^.^ r/ )■ / x-- / / / / / ^ 07,000 UJ y^ f 19C 7-8 _ ^ ^ Z^ ^ J90» ^ 5/^ < ao_^ fc gg —)!*-' g !^ )Ci=^ IN^f" 5?" < 4,006 ( ) u 2 DO 300 DAYS OF DEFICIENCY Figure 3.— Diagram showing number of days deficient discharge on Deschutes River at Moro and Moody May 1 to April 30. 2.500 o z o o UJ ^ 2,000 Z LU a DC < I o «n 1,700 o 1,600 1,500 1 ,400; / \\ 11 vi V ^^ 1 ^ ^ f^ ^ y **= === ^^^ l^ r* ^ ^ T5^ S ^ 1911 ■ ■*- ' ' 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 300 DAYS OF DEFICIENCY Figure 4.— Diagram showing number of days deficient discharge on Metolius River near Sisters, for calendar year. 68 DESCHUTES KIVER^ OREGON. season of low discharge, instead of parts of two as would be the case if the calendar year were used or a period beginning October 1 to November 1. The calendar year is the period used for Little River at Allen's ranch, East Fork and the Metolius, largely as a matter of conven- ience. Metolius River is so steady that it is almost immaterial what period is selected. The tables have been reduced to graphic form by plotting the dis- charges and days of deficiency for each year as coordinates and draw- ing the curves through the points (figs. 1-4). These curves represent approximately those that would be obtained if the daily discharges for the year were plotted in order of magnitude. They show at a glance the relative characteiistics of flow of the several years, but they fail in one important particular, in that they do not show whether the low-water period is continuous or broken by a rise of more or less duration. This information can be derived only from a study of the daily discharges. One notable feature of nearly all the curves is that they tend to dip down on the left, showing a decreased discharge for a relatively short period. This seems to be the result of special conditions not fully understood which retard the flow for a short period. COMPARISONS OF DISCHARGES AT ADJACENT STATIONS. PURPOSE OF COMPARISON. Comparisons of recorded discharges at different stations on the same stream may serve three purposes — the detection of errors, the determination of inflow or losses in the stream, and the determination of a basis for extending a short record from a longer one. BENHAM FALLS AND BEND. Within a stretch of 36 miles, from Benham Falls to Cline Falls, four gaging stations have been maintained on Deschutes River, with intermediate stations at Bend and Laidlaw, and records of the only important diversions — the Central Oregon and Pilot Butte canals. The sum of discharges at Bend and of the two canals should be directly comparable with the discharge at Benham Falls. That it is comparable is indicated by the fact that the yearly means do not differ more than 3 per cent. The discharge at Benham Falls in 1910 was 3 per cent less than the total, most of the difference coming in January to April. There was probably some actual inflow into the river during these months, as the snowfall of the winter was heavy, extending down into the lower levels, and it ran off quickly without sinking into the ground as much as usual, especially in March, which shows the greatest gain in discharge, 12 per cent. The comparisons appear to indicate that all the records are fairly reliable. STREAM FLOW. 69 Comparison of discharges, in second-feet, of Deschutes River and canals near Bend, Oreg.j with Deschutes River at Benham Falls, 1909-1912. Month. 1909. January February March April May June July August September October November December The year ! 1910. January February March April May June July August September October November December The year 1911. January February March April Miay June July August September October November December The year 1912. January February March April May June July August September October November December The year Des- Pilot Central Des- chutes at Benham Falls. Differ- chutes at Butte Oregon Total. ence per Bend. canal. oanal. cent. 1,560 1.4 9.7 1,570 1,650 + 5 1,550 22.0 39.1 1,610 1,620 1,440 52.7 72.6 1,570 1,570 1,510 93.4 128 1,730 1,720 1,450 150 194 1,790 1,790 1,420 176 191 1,790 1,790 1,340 128 144 1,610 1,600 1,090 182 224 1,500 1,530 + 2 1,180 131 172 1,480 1,520 + 3 1,240 91.4 122 1,450 1,480 + 2 2,070 15.2 21.7 2,110 2,040 - 3 2,030 1.7 9.1 2,040 1,930 - 5 1,490 87.3 111 1,700 1,690 - 1 1,640 4.0 17.2 1,660 1,530 - 8 1,590 11.0 25.3 1,630 1,590 - 2 2,290 29.6 46.4 2,370 2,090 -12 1,890 91.8 124 2,100 1,950 - 7 1,720 121 160 2,000 1,980 - 1 1,360 185 208 1,750 1,750 1,130 197 258 1,580 1,610 + 2 1,210 189 132 1,530 1,540 1,160 145 192 1,500 1,500 1,200 118 170 1,490 1,470 - 1 - 1,420 34.9 47.8 1,500 1,490 1, 470 24.0 69.7 1,560 1,560 1,510 96.2 121 1,730 1,670 - 3 1,330 11.5 27.1 1,370 1,420 + 4 1,330 3.4 25.0 1,360 1,360 1,340 18.1 43.3 1,400 1,410 + 1 1,350 80.7 130 1,560 1,570 + 1 1,310 143 195 1,650 1,670 + 1 1,270 175 226 1,670 1,710 + 2 1,050 196 250 1,500 1,500 918 182 250 1,350 1,380 + 2 1,050 138 184 1,370 1,390 + 1 1,130 105 133 1,370 1,360 - 1 1,310 56.0 41.4 1,410 1,380 - 2 1,260 9.2 19.0 1,290 1,280 - 1 1,220 93.6 128 1,440 1,450 + 1 1,380 10.3 15.3 1,410 1,380 - 2 1,510 12.0 23.6 1,550 1,560 + 1 1,360 23.3 42.1 1,430 1,430 1,430 43.8 60.2 1,530 1,590 + 4 1,580 134 172 1,890 1,890 1,690 185 248 2,120 2,150 + 1 1,310 212 239 1,760 1,800 + 2 1,210 214 241 1,660 1,690 + 2 1,400 146 180 1,730 1,670 + 4 1,390 117 174 1,680 1,590 - 5 1,490 75.4 132 1,700 1,620 - 5 1,570 9.6 22.9 1,600 1,500 - 6 1,440 98.9 129 1,670 1,660 - 1 Note.— Percentages based on Bend plus canals. BEND, LAIDLAW, AND CLINE FALLS. Between Bend and Cline Falls there is no appreciable surface inflow except Tumalo Creek, the discharge of which has been included in making the comparisons. The records at the three points appar- ently show a gain between Bend and Laidlaw and a loss between 70 DESCHUTES RIVEE, OREGON. Laidlaw and Cline Falls. The mean gain is within the probable error of the record at either station, especially Laidlaw, whicli may be somewhat too high on account of the indifferent conditions for measurements. The loss might be accounted for by the fact that the ground water in the porous lava rock over which the river flows is far below the river level; the current is swift, and the water, mostly from large springs, carries little sediment, so that there is little ten- dency for the cracks or crevices to silt up, even in long periods. It is, however, entirely possible that the loss is more apparent than real. Possible loss or gain below Cline Falls is immaterial, as it is very unlikely that there will be any permanent flow below Cline Falls after the river is fully utilized for irrigation. Comparison of discharge, in second-feet, of Deschutes River at Bend, Laidlaw, and Cline Falls, Oreg., 1910-1912. Discharge. Increase or decrease. Month. Bend plus Tumalo Creek at mouth. Laidlaw.a Cline Falls. Bend to Laidlaw. Laidlaw to Cline Falls. Bend to Cline Falls. 1910. March 2,440 2,050 1,810 1,390 1,130 1,210 1,170 1,280 1,510 1,580 1,410 1,420 1,400 1,400 1,340 1,410 1,070 924 1,050 1,140 1,370 1,330 1,450 1,600 1,430 1,450 1,660 1,860 1,350 1,230 1,430 1,430 1,560 1,660 2,100 1,740 1, /lO 1,310 1,090 1,110 1,050 1,070 1,350 1,380 1,250 1,220 —340 April —310 May —100 — 80 July — 40 1,260 1,240 1,290 1,550 1,630 1,500 1,470 1,490 1,470 1,420 1,480 1,140 949 1,080 1,180 1,360 1,390 1,500 1,620 1,470 1,520 1,690 1,870 1,410 1,230 1,360 +50 +70 +10 +40 +50 +90 +50 +90 +70 +80 +70 +70 +25 +30 +40 + 10 + 60 +50 +20 +40 +70 +30 + 10 +60 -150 -190 -220 -200 -250 -250 -250 —100 September —120 October —210 November . . —160 —200 1911. January —160 —200 March April May Julj- October November December 1912. February March 1,200 1,270 1,430 1,670 1,220 1,090 1,200 1,190 1,330 1,430 -270 -250 -260 -200 -190 -140 -160 —230 April —180 M^y -230 June —190 July -130 August —140 -70 —230 October -240 -230 December. -230 Mean +43 -213 6-184 a Diversions in two small canals not included. See p. 29. b Later measurements indicate the probability of no loss between Bend and Cline Falls. The results of the comparison are also indicated in the diagram forming Plate II. July August September October HYDROGRAPH COMPARING FLOW AT STATIONS ON DESCHUTES RIVER. STKEAM FLOW. 71 MECCA AND MOODY. The inflow between Mecca and Moody comes from Warm Springs and White rivers from the west, Trout Creek from the east, and a number of small streams from both sides. Trout Creek and the small creeks are probably intermittent. Warm Springs and White rivers have a large perennial flow. Rec- ords of discharge are available on Warm Springs River below all tributaries and on White River and Tygh Creek just above their junction, thus accounting for practically all the inflow from tribu- taries except during the winter and spring, when there is run-off from rains and melting snow. There remains an inflow of more than 400 second-feet at low water, which must enter from springs at various points, and of 1,000 to 3,000 second-feet during the winter. There are springs at a number of points in this stretch of river and numerous tributaries, but as their contributions have never been measured or estimated, the dis- tribution of the inflow can be made only approximately. (See p. 116.) As the total inflow at low water amounts to only about 10 per cent of the flow at Mecca, no material error is introduced if it is assumed that the unmeasured inflow is equally distributed between the mouth of Warm Springs and White rivers. Comparison of discharge, in second-feet, of Deschutes River at Mecca and Moody, and inflow, 1911-1912. Month. Differ- ence Des- chutes River at Mecca. Warm Springs River. White River. Tygh Creek. Total dis- charge. Des- chutes at Moody. between total dis- charge and dis- charge at Moody. 4,890 o656 302 92 5,930 6,340 410 4,360 a 406 179 30 4,975 5,260 285 4,050 268 112 15 4,445 4,850 405 4,150 266 143 31 4,590 4,930 340 4,090 266 139 26 4,521 4,990 469 4,210 292 245 90 4,831 5,440 603 4,300 390 192 4,882 6,486 8,005 5,340 7,940 9,720 458 5,050 a 748 688 1,454 1,715 5,940 o847 918 300 5, 200 922 361 121 6,604 6,920 316 c, Am a 587 562 179 7, 788 9,550 1,762 7,100 804 768 216 8,888 9,770 882 6,020 a 870 491 155 7,536 7,980 444 4,850 345 233 48 5, 476 5,910 434 4,550 280 167 28 5,034 5,390 356 4,520 302 170 29 5,021 5,520 499 4,390 295 175 30 4,890 5,480 590 4,770 342 236 6 70 5,418 6,030 612 4,670 323 201 6 60 5, 254 6,000 746 Differ- ence between dis- charge at Mecca and Moody. 1911 June 7-30... July August September.. October November.. December... 1912 January February . . . March April May June July August September.. October November.. December. . . o Estimated from comparisons with Shitike Creek. 6 Estimated. 1,460 900 800 780 900 1,230 1,040 2,890 3,780 1,720 3,090 2,670 1,960 1,060 840 1,000 1.090 1.260 1,330 Note.— Mean difference between total discJiargo and discharge at Moody for low-wnlor months August to October, 1911, and March, 1912, and June-October, 1912, 428 second-foot. 72 DESCHUTES EIVEE, OREGON. ECONOMIC DISTRIBUTION OF WATER OF DESCHUTES RIVER. By John H. Lewis, State engineer of Oregon. PRESENT AND PROSPECTIVE USE. The waters of Deschutes River and its tributaries have three principal fields of utility — for domestic supply, for irrigation, and for power development. It is important to the future prosperity of the State that these waters be put to the highest use. To accomplish this, and in order that the greatest good may come to the greatest number, it appears advisable that a comprehensive plan of develop- ment be presented and discussed. Domestic use is the highest use to which water can be put, as water is absolutely necessary for the maintenance of life. Irrigation comes next, as in the arid region the meager rainfall must be supplemented by water diverted from streams to produce ordinary agricultural crops. Under such conditions irrigation therefore affects the pro- duction of food supplies. The use of water for power development is less important than either of the other uses, as power can be obtained from many other sources than from falling water. Development in the arid States depends largely on the diversion and use of water. To facilitate diversion many States have declared the beneficial use of water to be a public use and necessity, in order that the power of eminent domain may be extended to make easy the acquirement of necessary rights of way. Certain of these beneficial or public uses are of a higher order than others, and these States have later, by statutes, fixed the order of preference, so that water which has been applied to a lower use may be taken by process of law upon due compensation and may be applied to the higher use. Public necessity through increased population makes such transfers necessary. As early as 1893 (session laws, p. 150) the State of Oregon provided that ''When the waters of any natural stream are not sufficient for the service of all those desiring the use of the same, those using the water for domestic purposes shall, subject to such limitations as may be prescribed by law, have the preference over those claiming such water for any other piu-pose, and those using the water for agricul- tural purposes shall have the preference over those using the same for manufacturing purposes." Though this section has not yet been passed upon by the courts, it is believed that it authorizes the con- demnation of the lower use only, in favor of application to a higher use. It is believed to be poor public policy for a State to permit the con- struction of water-power plants on that portion of a stream where it is apparent that in a few years the water should and probably will ECONOMIC DISTRIBUTION OF WATER. 73 be diverted for irrigation. It is likewise poor policy to permit the diversion of water from one drainage basin where it can be used for both power and irrigation to another basin where it can be used for power only and where irrigation is not absolutely necessary. Espe- cially is this true when it is known that on other streams in the vicinity of such proposed power projects there is far more undevel- oped power than can be put to use in many years and where the cost of development will be little, if any, greater. It is not deemed necessary, under present conditions, to enter into any great degree of refinement in justifying a State policy of with- holding water from one use for application to another. It is esti- mated by the Oregon Conservation Commission that there is in Oregon more than 3,300,000 undeveloped horsepower which is run- ning to waste. Not one-tenth of this amount is developed at the present time. The same authority, in its report for 1912, states that the mean yearly run-off from 36 streams, which have been measured for a number of years by the United States Geological Survey in cooperation with the State, amounts to 39,996,000 acre- feet, only one-fourth of which is capable of ever being utilized for irrigation.* It can be stated on fairly good authority that there are in Oregon at least 2,000,000 acres which can be irrigated at a cost which is fully warranted under present-day conditions, say from $30 to $60 per acre. This land, now largely in private ownership, is worth perhaps $5 to $30 per acre; it supports at most one family for each 320 acres. Irrigated and improved the same lands would be worth from $100 to $200 per acre and would support six to ten times the present population. ^ With almost unlimited water-power resources and with limited possibilities for irrigation development, it appears to be a wise public policy to prevent water-right complications by restricting power development along streams where storage or diversion of water for irrigation is possible. Furthermore, with irrigation on the upper portion of a stream, the water powers on the lower portion may be improved rather than injured, as a result of uniformity of flow from return seepage. If Deschutes River were an isolated stream (see comparative pro- files, ^g. 5, p. 74) with a prospective demand for full development of its possibilities for water power and irrigation, it would be necessary to balance the necessities and values of one use against those of the other, but electric power can now be transmitted from 200 to 300 miles, if necessary, to replace any power destroyed by irrigation. By thus analyzing present and prospective uses and following a preconceived plan for the highest development of the watei-s of each stream basin, the State can avoid future complications, encourage irrigation development, and prevent the destruction of property > Oregon Conservation Commission Rept. 1912, p. 36. « Idem, p. 45. 74 DESCHUTES RIVER, OREGON necessary in applying water to one use in order to put the water to a higher use, a needless waste which is often found essential under the old method of proceeding without- a comprehensive plan. Owing to the peculiarities of climate, soil, topography, and geology, which prevail in different parts of the Deschutes basin, there can be but little difference in opinion as to what the ultimate distribution of the available water supply should be. The draiaage basui is 170 miles long and 125 miles wide at its widest point (see PL I, p. 20), and varies in elevation from about 130 feet at the mouth of the river to over 11,000 feet above sea level at 4,200 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 760 700 650 600 550 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 MILES FROM MOUTH OF COLUMBIA RIVER 100 50 Figure 5. — Profiles of Deschutes, Metolius, and Crooked rivers compared with profiles of Columbia and other rivers. the summit of Mount Hood. It is comparatively undeveloped but is rich in agricultural, timber, mineral, and water resources. Des- chutes Kiver flows northward through the center of this area, approxi- mately parallel to and 90 miles east of Willamette Eiver, which also flows northward and through one of the largest, most fertile, and prosperous valleys in the State. About 62 per cent of the total population of the State is located in the Willamette Valley. Both valleys are supplied with competing transcontinental railway liaes, and the navigable Columbia Kiver lies on the north. The high Cascade Range, averaging from 5,000 to 7,000 feet in elevation, broken by 10 towering snow-clad peaks, separates these two valleys. ECONOMIC DISTRIBUTION OF WATER. 75 This range is covered with a dense forest growth and serves to cool to the precipitation point the moisture-laden winds that blow in from the Pacific. The combination of heavy precipitation with the rapid descent of the mountains to sea level gives to Oregon her enormous water-power resources. The surface formation of pumi- ceous sand underlain with lava, and the numerous lakes in the upper part of the Deschutes basin serve to equalize the flow throughout the year, thus producing one of the most remarkable power streams in the world. This power is within easy transmission distance from tidewater, is adjacent to the most populous district in the State, is surrounded by innumerable raw resources, and needs only the magic touch of capital intelligently applied to produce enormous wealth for shipment over existing rail and water lines to the markets of the world. The distribution of water in the Deschutes basin can best be dis- cussed under three heads — power, irrigation, and storage. Power development should be restricted to the lower Deschutes, irrigation to the central stretch between the towns of Bend, Prine- ville, Madras, and Sisters, and storage to that part of the basin to the south, east, and west of the irrigation district. POWER. Power should be developed only on lower Deschutes and MetoUus rivers or on those tributaries of the Deschutes on which the water can be used for power above the points of possible diversion for irrigation, such as Tumalo Creek. Though it is impossible to predict with certainty the time or amount of return seepage from an extensive irrigation project such as is possible in the central part of the Deschutes basin, it is believed that the fullest use of the upper Deschutes River for irrigation will not seriously impair possibilities for power development on the lower river, and in fact may even be a benefit, as a part of the return water will doubtless reach the river during the winter months, which usually constitute the low-water season. Practically all seepage water will probably return above the mouth of Metolius River, which is 111 miles from and 1,400 feet above the mouth of the Deschutes. Though the average fall m this lower sec- tion of Deschutes River is only about 13 feet to the mile (see PL III, at end of volume) , good dam sites are numerous and ahnost every foot of available fall can be utilized, as shown elsewhere in this report. With 50,000 acre-feet of storage on the headwaters of Crooked River to supplement the low-water flow for power development, 4,500 cubic feet a second can probably be depended on for power at the mouth of the Deschutes, with all waters of Deschutes River at Bend, of Tumalo and Squaw creeks, and 150,000 acro-feet of the How of Crooked 76 DESCHUTES RIVEB, OREGON. River fully utilized for irrigation. At the 14 dam sites selected over 504,000 brake horsepower can be developed. Metolius River has an average fall of 39.5 feet to the mile in the 48 miles from Blue Lake to its mouth (PJ. IV, at end of volume) . Within a few miles from its source this stream is augmented by short creeks that carry large quantities of water from the high snow-clad mountains to the west, so that in volume the lower half of Metolius River com- pares favorably with Deschutes River at Bend. At the four power sites selected on this stream approximately 100,000 brake horse- power can be developed, as shown elsewhere. Crooked River from about 7 miles below Prineville to its mouth, a distance of about 30 miles, has a fall approximating that of lower Metolius River but only a small water supply. During the irrigation season no water passes Prineville, and only a small amount of seepage water enters the canyon below. About 7 miles above its mouth this flow is materially increased by the flow of Opal Springs, in sec. 33, T. 12 S., R. 12 E. Much of the fall in lower Crooked River will, how- ever, be destroyed by the suggested dam in the Deschutes just below the junction of the two streams. From Prineville to Paulina, a dis- tance of 78 miles measm-ed along the stream. Crooked River has an average fall of approximately 10.5 feet to the mile. From Cline Falls (PI. V, A) to Columbia River, a distance of 144 miles, Deschutes River flows through a deep rock- walled canyon (PI. V, ^), which has been gradually cut by the action of water through layer after layer of basaltic rock to a depth of 500 to 2,000 feet or more. This canyon winds through a broad, rolHng plateau covered with a scattering growth of sagebrush and juniper which gradually changes to a straggly piue and later to a dense pine timber as the mountains are approached on either side. The soil is a fine volcanic ash, light in color when dry and rich brown when wet, and under irrigation would doubtless be found very fertile. The precipi- tation on this plateau in Sherman County and the north half of Wasco County ranges from 12 to 15 inches a year. This, with the favorable moisture-retaining character of the soil, makes an ideal dry- farm wheat-producing district. The Deschutes Canyon is not discerni- ble to one looking across this plateau when standing in these wheat fields a mile or so from its edge. A very small amount of water can be diverted on this plateau from the tributaries of the lower river, and the vaUeys along such streams as White, Warm Springs, and other rivers and creeks on the Warm Springs Indian reservation, and along Trout and Willow creeks on the opposite side of the Deschutes, are so small or the water supply is so meager as to make extensive irrigation impracticable. These creeks in general flow in canyons from 100 to 1,000 feet deep. The annual rainfall seems to diminish as one goes south, thus making dry farming more hazardous. U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 344 PLATE V A. CLINE FALLS, DESCHUTES RIVER. B. CANYON OF DESCHUTES RIVER IN SEC. 16, T. 5 S., R. 1 1 E. ECONOMIC DISTRIBUTION OF WATER. 77 The east half of the Indian reservation is a gently rolling prairie about 300,000 acres in extent, averaging 2,600 feet in elevation, with a gradual slope east to the Deschutes Canyon. A layer of soil 6 inches to 2 feet thick rests on lava rock, which in many places pro- trudes above the surface, and much of the apparently good soil is covered with lava bowlders, thus making the whole area appear very unattractive for agriculture. IRRIGATION. Across the river from the Indian reservation a plateau known as Agency Plain and the Haystack country extends from Crooked Kiver nearly to Trout Creek in a broad, rolling prairie about 150,000 acres in extent. This land is almost exclusively in private ownership, having been entered in 1903 and 1904, when it was discovered that grain crops could be grown with some success. The district is free from surface rock and is largely in cultivation. As in most of the plateau wheat districts of Oregon, domestic and stock water must be hauled many miles. This discourages intensive agriculture and favors the grpwth of large individual or company holdings. A pre- liminary examination of this tract indicates that about 100,000 acres may be irrigated from Deschutes Eiver. Metolius River breaks forth suddenly as a large spring at the base of Black Butte, an extinct volcano, which rises several thousand feet above the surrounding plateau. It flows northward to the Indian reser- vation, where it has cut a deep canyon through the narrow precipi- tous ridge which extends northward from the base of Black Butte. By constructing an expensive dam and a long canal leading from the big bend in this stream where it breaks through this ridge, it may be possible to divert water upon 30,000 to 50,000 acres of land lying east of the ridge and south of Metolius River. It is believed, however, that present conditions wiU not justify the cost of construction of such a gravity project. It is doubtful if water can be pumped to any great extent from Metolius River or if it can be carried through an inverted rock tunnel siphon for irrigation on the opposite side of Deschutes River. A good dam site apparently exists at the outlet of Suttle Lake. A dam at this point more than 18 feet high will back water up over Blue Lake, thus giving sufficient storage to control the drainage into both these lakes. This drainage may possibly be augmented by canals crossing through a saddle from the west side of the Cascade Range, thus collecting the drainage from both sides of Mount Washington and Three Fingered Jack, according to the topographic maps accom- panying Professional Paper 9 of the United States Geological Survey. It is believed that water stored in these lakes can at moderate expense be diverted around the south side of Black Butte for the irrigation 78 DESCHUTES EIVEK, OREGON. of lands in the vicinity of the town of Sisters. Sufficient data as to water supply are not available to determine definitely what area can ultimately be irrigated from this source, but it will probably be in the neighborhood of 10,000 acres. The diversion of the summer flow and storage at the outlet of Suttle Lake for irrigation can not materially affect the flow of the Metolius available for power development. Squaw Creek is entirely diverted during the summer for the irriga- tion of 16,480 acres in the vicinity of Sisters. No satisfactory sites have been located on this stream for winter storage. Tumalo Creek has a fall of 1,500 feet in approximately 12 miles of its course above the intake of the proposed low-hne diversion canal leading to the Wimer reservoir site in sees. 29, 30, 31, and 32, T. 16 S., R. 11 E. Willamette meridian. This basin will have a capacity of 36,000 acre-feet with water 73 feet deep at the proposed dam site. This capacity is sufficient to regulate the flow of Tumalo Creek and also of Crater Creek, which can be turned over the divide by the con- struction of a short diversion canal. The combined flow of these streams may be sufficient for the reclamation of 30,000 acres of irri- gable land if seepage losses are not excessive. Approximately 10,000 horsepower can be developed in this stream without in any way con- fficting with irrigation, an amount which would be sufficient to supply commercial power for this district for many years to come. Ice may, however, prevent the development of power near the head of this stream during the winter months. An appropriation of $450,000 was made by the State legislature in February, 1913, for the completion of that part of this project which was originally segregated under the Carey Act and known as the Columbia Southern project. The promoters, under a defective con- tract, were permitted by the State to sell water rights to approxi- mately 18,000 acres of land where the regular flow of the stream would not thoroughly irrigate one-fifth such amount. After failure of the original company and after repeated efforts on the part of the Desert Land Board to enhst private capital for the completion of the project, including the necessary storage, the legislature made an appropriation which is to be returned within 10 years, with interest at the rate of 6 per cent, including $5 per acre in addition thereto for the State's recla- mation fund. It is estimated that 23,500 acres will thus be reclaimed. The price to settlers will be based on actual cost and will not be known definitely until construption work is well advanced. The Crooked River drainage basin is more barren and desert-hke than that of any of the other important tributaries of Deschutes River. Its discharge fluctuates, for different seasons at Prineville, from about 5 second-feet to 5,000 second-feet, the floods occurring duiing the spring break-up. Its low-water flow is fully appropriated at or above PrineviUe, and a considerable area is dependent on early spring irriga- ECONOMIC DISTKIBUTION OF WATER. 79 tion to mature at least one crop. The total area irrigated during the spring months by Crooked River and its tributaries in 1910 amounted to 27,960 acres, which is more than is now irrigated by Deschutes River itself and its tributaries. Of this area 3,209 acres is located below Prineville ^nd irrigated from Crooked River and McKay Creek, and 3,783 acres are irrigated from Ochoco Creek and its tribu- taries. In T. 14 S., R. 21 E., 3,537 acres are irrigated, and in Tps. 19 and 20 S., R. 22 E., 2,058 acres, mostly wild-grass meadow, are irrigated. The largest body of irrigated land is located just above Paulina, at the junction of the numerous tributaries which meet in that vicinity. A suggested dam about 1 mile below the junction of the North and South forks of Crooked River in sec. 6, T. 17 S., R. 21 E., to hold 170 feet depth of water, will create a lake of 6,250 acres and store 360,000 acre-feet, according to prehminary investigations by the United States Reclamation Service. If these figures are confirmed by care- ful surveys, this reservoir wiU hold more water than is necessary to supply the irrigable land along the stream. However, water can be diverted from Crooked River a short distance above Prineville and conducted through a canal approximately 50 miles long and cover the 100,000 acres of irrigable land on Agency Plain. A hasty exami- nation of this latter project indicates that it will cost more to irrigate such lands from Crooked River than from the Deschutes. It is believed that the value of these lands when irrigated will justify the construction of even the Crooked River project. Various authorities claim that 10,000 to 43,000 acres additional can be irrigated from Crooked River in the vicinity of Prineville, and about 7,000 acres in the various pockets along the stream above Prineville and below the reservoir site. This irrigation will require about 150,000 acre-feet of water, leaving about 80,000 acre-feet to supplement the flow in the lower Deschutes River for power develop- ment, the rest of the reservoir capacity being used to equalize the flow between wet and dry years. Some additional storage for irri- gation or power can be had along Ochoco Creek, but it is beUeved to be quite expensive. Below Cline Falls on Deschutes River it is practically impossible to divert water by gravity from the main stream for irrigation. Between Cline Falls and Benham Falls the canyon is 100 feet or more deep in places, but at other points the stream comes near enough to the surface of the plateau so that, it appears, water can be diverted without excessive cost. The extent of present diversions and vested rights to water in the vicinity of Bend has been described elsewhere in this report. With the fullest development of the Deschutes through storage thousands of acres of arid land in addition to that now in process of 80 DESCHUTES RIVER^ OREGON. reclamation from the ordinary summer flow of the stream can ulti- mately be brought under cultivation in Crook County. The entire flow of Deschutes River in the vicinity of Bend, amount- ing to 1,220,000 acre-feet per annum, can be regulated by construct- ing a dam just above Benham Falls (PI. VI, A), if foundations and other conditions prove feasible and if no better site can be found. To store the surplus winter flow this reservoir should have a capacity of at least 700,000 acre-feet, to insure which the water surface at the dam site should be raised 65.3 feet, flooding 25,630 acres. This dam site is 14 miles south of Bend and 181 miles from and 4,014 feet above the mouth of Deschutes River. In a straight line it is only about 115 miles to the Columbia. Throughout the summer season, as water is released for irrigation, there will be, at a point just below Benham Falls, a flow which will compare favorably with that of the lower Deschutes and which can be used for power development in dimin- ishing quantities as it passes the various diversion dams to the last diversion below Laidlaw. This power can be developed at small cost, incidental to irrigation development, and can be used for pump- ing water to other lands or transmitted to the Willamette Valley for use during the low-water period to supplement power development. More detailed studies should be made in order to estimate even approximately the value of this summer power. It can be safely stated that more land can be found available for irrigation below the proposed Benham Falls reservoir site than there is water to supply. There is 60,000 acres in what is known as the Benham FaUs Carey Act segregation, which lies east of the town of Bend and which can be reached by a gravity canal with its intake immediately below the proposed dam. In the vicinity of Bend there is about 20,000 acres of timber land, which will be cut over within a few years and may eventually require water for irrigation. Approxi- mately 100,000 acres northeast of Bend are to be irrigated from the regular flow of the stream under existing projects. The people on Agency Plain must have domestic water supply in the near future, and it is beUeved that they will be eager to sign up their lands to insure both irrigation and domestic supply from the suggested Benham Falls reservoir. From this source possibly 100,000 acres can be irrigated. The aggregate area of these tracts is 286,000 acres. There is about 6,000 acres of land on the narrow peninsula between the Deschutes and Crooked River canyons. The total area below Benham Falls which can ultimately be irrigated through the com- plete regulation of Deschutes River is only about 280,000 acres. Any one of these districts could be omitted from a general scheme of construction, leaving the water to be applied to other tracts whose owners are more eager to obtain the benefits of irrigation. Because of the shortage in water supply for feasible gravity projects it is U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 344 PLATE VI A. BENHAM FALLS, ON DESCHUTES RIVER IN SEC. 9, T. 19 S., R. 1 1 E. n. FALLS ON DLt^ollUIEiS RIVER IN SEC. 27, T. 18 S., R. 11 E., NEAR BEND. ECONOMIC DISTKIBUTION OF WATER. 81 doubtful if any extensive pumping projects will ever be undertaken in the upper Descbutes basin, where surplus summer power can be developed incidental to gravity diversions. STORAGE. The entire drainage area above Benham Falls can be considered a natural reservoir site. Underground water can be found at many places by digging from 4 to 8 feet through the loose pumiceous sand. An underground river running northward through Tps. 22 and 23 S., R. 10 E., can be traced for 10 or 12 miles by a narrow natural meadow ter- minating in the East Fork of the Deschutes, where numerous springs appear. The streams in this section are entirely different in character from those in all other sections of the basin. The water flows quietly and with scarcely a ripple through natural grass meadows, which are but a few feet above the water surface. At the edge of such a meadow a low bench appears, from the top of which the ground slopes very gradually to the crest of the divide. It is believed that all water originating in this upper basin comes to the surface at Benham Falls. Natural reservoir sites exist at Crane Prairie, Odell Lake, Crescent Lake, Big Marsh (which is about 5 miles southeast of Crescent Lake), Pauhna Lakes, and Benham Falls. Davis Lake has an underground outlet which will doubless prevent its use as a reservoir site. Almost the entire drainage basin above Benham Falls, 48 miles in maximum length by about 42 miles in width, could be irrigated if there were no better use to which the water could be applied. This land is largely included in national forests and much of it is cov- ered by jack pine poor in quahty and of little commercial value at the present time. For the purposes of this report it has been assumed that water is to be allotted for only 80,000 acres in this upper basin. This, with a duty of 3 acre-feet at the intake will require annually 240,000 acrcrfeet of water. It is estimated that 50 per cent of this amount will reappear as seepage for storage in the proposed Benham Falls reservoir. It is believed that 180,000 acre-feet of the total water reserved for the upper basin can be obtained from the regular flow of Little River (a name by which the Middle Fork, here considered the main stream, is locally known) , supplemented by storage in Crescent and Odell lakes, the balance of 60,000 acre-feet to be diverted from West Fork, which is locally known as Big River. The State, operating under the Carey Act, is now engaged in the reclamation of 30,000 acres in Tps. 21, 22, and 23 S., R. 10 E. This leaves only 50,000 acres of new land to be supplied with water. As a canal from Odell Lake will pass below the outlet of Crescent Lake and Big Marsh, and follow close to the summit of the Walker Range to a divide near the northeast corner of T. 25 S., R. 11 E., fi-om which 48348°— wsp 344—14 6 82 DESCHUTES EIVER, OREGON. point water will flow by natural channel to the Fort Rock desert, comprising about 300,000 acres near Silver Lake, it is apparent that there will be no difficulty in finding 50,000 acres of additional land upon which to apply such water. A canal diverting water from the West Fork, in sec. 17, T. 21 S., R. 8 E., just below the outlet of the proposed Crane Prairie reservoir site, may be possible of construction southward, to the west of Davis Lake, to supply the greater part of the best lands in the Walker basin. Pauhna Lakes are said to be craters of an extinct volcano. Being near the summit of the range their drainage area is small and the outflowing stream is now fully utilized. DOMESTIC SUPPLY. Domestic use is the highest use to which water can be put. How- ever, the prospective use for such purpose will be so small in compari- son with the total used for irrigation and power that it can be secured, if necessary, by condemnation, without much financial loss due to failure of the general plans to comprehend such use. The quaUty of the water available for domestic supplies in the Deschutes Valley, however, will have an important bearing on the future settlement of this district, and the preservation of its natural purity is an important duty that the State owes not only to the present but also to the future residents of this district. (See pp. 85-86.) Anticipating a rapid development and settlement of the Deschutes River basin and recognizing the difficulty in enforcing proper sani- tary regulations within the valley after it wiU have become densely populated, the legislature enacted a law making it- tinlawful for any person or persons, company, association, or corporation, to put or deposit in Deschutes River, or any tributary thereof, or artificial canal or ditch, in which the waters of said Deschutes River run, any sewage, refuse, waste, or polluting matter, or any dead animal carcass or part thereof, or any matter which either by itself, or in connection with any other substance, will corrupt or impair the quality of the water of said river for domestic or municipal purposes. The penalty for violation of this statute is a fine of $25 to $500 and imprisonment in the county jail from ten days to three months, or both such fine and imprisonment. (Chapter 45, Laws of Oregon, 1911, p. 66.) This statute will compel all towns and cities to make definite plans at the outset for the disposal of sewage in some other way than by the usual method of discharging into surface streams. It is compara- tively easy at the outset to compel development along right lines, but once sewers are constructed discharging into pubHc streams, it wiU take the sacrifice of many lives through water-borne diseases and the useless waste of much money to remedy such conditions. Already the town of Bend has shown a disposition to conform with this law by preparing plans for the discharge of its sewage out on the desert at a point below the bed of the stream. ECONOMIC DISTKIBUTION OF WATER. 83 SUMMARY. From information now in hand it appears tliat more than 600,000 horsepower can be developed and that approximately 500,000 acres of arid land can ultimately be irrigated from Deschutes River and its tributaries. These figures are itemized as follows: Utilization of water of Deschutes River basin. Power: Brake horsepower. Lower Deschutes River (14 sites) 504,070 Metolius River (4 sites) 98,289 602, 359 Power possibilities on other tributaries have not been investigated. Irrigation: Acres. Metolius River, by canal from Suttle Lake 10, 000 Squaw Creek, irrigated or claimed 16, 480 Tumalo Creek, water available for 30, 000 Crooked River, irrigated 27,960 Crooked River, additional irrigable, estimated 25, 000 PauUna Creek, irrigated 700 Deschutes River at Bend, projects under way. 100, 000 Deschutes River, by storage in suggested Benham Falls reservoir 180, 000 Deschutes River, by storage and regular flow south of suggested Benham Falls reservoir 80, 000 Total, omitting many small tributaries of the lower Deschutes 470, 140 Every drop of water in the Deschutes River basin, comprising 9,180 square miles, can and eventually will be put to beneficial use. If the development of this stream is left to private capital without public consideration of the effect of each new project on the compre- hensive plan for the development of the valley as a whole enormous waste may take place before the highest use of these waters is attained. For immediate gain small and relatively expensive reservoirs might be built where a few large reservoirs could be made to serve all purposes. Power plants might be built at points where all the water should event- ually be diverted or stored for irrigation. Power companies using plants on the lower river might attempt to secure such vested rights as would not permit the subsequent storage or diversion of water at points above for irrigation, when in fact the return seepage from such diversions, if permitted, would probably benefit rather than injure such power development. Extensive storage to supplement the flow of water in the lower river for power should not be permitted on Deschutes River above Bend but should be confined to Crooked River, from which stream the diversion of water for irrigation is more difii- cult. With this exception, all the water in the upper two-thirds of Deschutes River basin should bo reserved for irrigation, as our supply of undeveloped water power is probably far beyond the needs of the 84 DESCHUTES RIVER, OREGON. present generation, and further the area of semiarid land between the towns of Bend, Prineville, Sisters, and Madras, susceptible of irrigation from Deschutes River, is considerably in excess of the available water supply. To make possible the highest use of Deschutes River we must persuade the railroad company for its own interest to relocate its line south of Bend prior to construction, as for 15 miles it passes through the Benham Falls reservoir site, whereas at but little if any greater expense it could be located a little farther to the east and above the proposed water level. All these matters are beheved to be within the control of the public if a comprehensive plan of develop- ment is adopted and subsequently adhered to and enforced. The preservation of the natural purity of these waters for domestic sup- plies is already protected by State law. Neither the State nor the Nation can long afford to pursue a poHcy of preventing power development in a particular district in aid of irrigation without extending every aid and encouragement to secure the diversion and use of this reserved water for the higher use of irrigation. When there is any question as to the proper pohcy to adopt, the benefit of the doubt should be resolved in favor of present use. The foregoing plan for the highest development of the waters of the Deschutes River basin, though based only on incomplete and to some extent very meager information, is beheved to be sufiiciently accurate to suggest to the administrative authorities — both State and na- tional — the line of action that will be for the greatest good to the greatest number. The State water laws make it the duty of the State engineer to refer aU applications for water privileges which menace either the safety or the welfare of the public to the State water board, and this board has full power to direct their refusal, if after full hearing public interest demands. With such a plan approved by the Interior Department of the United States, which has broad powers relating to extensive public lands in this district, the public interest should be more clearly de- fined and more easily protected. ACCURACY OF IRRIGATION DATA. This report deals primarily with the quantity of water available for use in the Deschutes basin and with the water-power possibilities. The discussion relative to possibilities of irrigation is, however, in- cidental to the report, for it is necessary to know the amount of water to be reserved for irrigation in order to estimate the residue available for power development. The information with respect to areas ir- rigated or susceptible of irrigation has been compiled from various sources and supplemented by observations of the writer when in the field on other work. It is believed to be sufficiently accurate for the purpose intended. QUALITY OF WATER. 85 The great possibilities for irrigation development as disclosed by this compilation were presented in the Fourth Biennial Report of the State Engineer to the Oregon Legislature, with the result that $50,000 was appropriated for the investigation of the Deschutes project along with others, the sum not to become available except for work carried on in cooperation with the United States. Within a few days after the passage of this act, in February, 1913, an equal amount of money was allotted from the United States reclamation fund, and cooperation in these investigations was authorized. Borings are now being made to ascertain the character of the formations at the proposed dam sites and the various canal lines are being located with sufficient accuracy to give a reliable estimate as to the cost of construction. A detailed report dealing with the possibihties of irrigation on Deschutes River basin will be issued on the completion of these investigations. QUAUITY OF WATER. By Walton Van Winkle.^ Deschutes River proper drains a region in which the exposed rocks are Tertiary lavas, tuffs, and basalts, and the mineral matter carried in solution is made up largely of salts of sodium, chiefly bicarbonate, leached directly from the disintegrating rock material. The total amount of dissolved matter carried is small, averaging at Bend between 65 and 75 parts per million, and at the mouth about 25 parts per million more. Seasonal variations in mineral content, at least above the confluence of Crooked River, are very small, owing to the remarkable constancy of volume of the run-off. The water of the upper Deschutes is excellent for irrigation, industrial, or domestic use. The amount of soap consumed by the hardening constituents in it is trifling, no treatment is in general required to prevent formation of scale in boilers, a quarter of a pound of lime to a thousand gallons of water at most being an ample corrective, and the water will not foam orcause corrosion in boilers. Though the water is soft it contains suffi- cient gas and dissolved mineral matter to render it palatable and wholesome. With proper precautions against contamination by human agencies the water is almost ideal for domestic use. As almost no suspended matter is carried by it, no trouble from silting up of reservoirs or sedimentation basins need be feared. In short, the water compares favorably with the better waters used for municipal supply in this country or in Europe. Though not so low in mineral content as Portland's supply from Bull Run, it is superior in this respect to the new supply of Los Angeles from Owens River, to the present supply of San Francisco, to supplies of any of the Mid- dle Western cities, and to many of those on the Atlantic seaboard. Crooked River furnishes oifly a small quantity of water to the Deschutes but is its chief tributary in point of size of drainage area. 1 From U. S. Geol. Survey Water-Supply Taper 363. 86 DESCHUTES RIVER, OREGON. It flows from the highlands in the southeastern corner of Crook County westward to the Deschutes, which it enters below the mouth of Opal Canyon. The drainage basin is almost completely covered with tuffs and lavas and contains only a few exposures of Tertiary lake sedi- ments. Though the water is of the same general type as that of Deschutes River it is less uniform in quality, much harder, and less free from suspended matter, owing to the much greater fluctuations in discharge to which it is subject. The marked seasonal variations in quality influence the water of the Deschutes very little because of the relatively small run-off of Crooked River, and the water below the confluence of the two streams is still of good quality and only slightly harder than the water at Bend. During high water the mineral content of Crooked River water is nearly the same as that of Deschutes River, and it is only at low water that high mineralization and con- sequent poorer quality are apparent. The chief effect of Crooked River on Deschutes River is the increased charge of suspended matter imported by it, but even this is not enough to increase the turbidity of Deschutes River to a very great amount. White River, which originates in glaciers on Mount Hood, adds much suspended matter to the lower Deschutes in summer, but its effects are not of great significance. The combined effects of the tributary streams on Deschutes River water increase the suspended solids to not more than 150 parts per million at times of greatest turbidity and to an unnot ice able extent during winter and spring. AVAIIiABIIilTY OF THE WATER SUPPLY. By F. F. Henshaw. EVAPORATION. When water must be stored in a large but relatively shallow reser- voir loss by evaporation becomes a serious consideration. As no records of evaporation have been kept in the immediate vicinity of Deschutes River, records that have been obtained in other mountain and plateau areas of the West and that are thought to be valuable for comparative studies are presented in the following tables: Evaporation at stations in areas comparable with drainage basin of Deschutes River. Klamath River near Eeno, Oreg. [120 miles south-southwest of Bend; altitude, 4,080 feet.] Month. 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 Mean. Mean. Inches. Inches. 1.19 .78 .78 2.69 4.12 6.20 7.57 7.03 6.15 1.98 .46 Inches. Inches. Inches. Inches. 0.02 .18 .29 3.87 4.47 6.65 6.06 6.65 4.68 2.76 .83 Inches. Feet. 0.83 1.20 2.81 3.38 6.60 8.01 7.40 4.62 2.17 .89 March 0.76 3.10 4.14 5.16 6.44 6.46 4.73 2.26 .84 0.06 April 3.03 4.58 4.04 6.87 4.69 3.76 2.22 "'3.' 29" 4.70 6.30 4.05 2.42 1.17 .26 May. .34 .43 July .54 August 6.66 5.12 2.01 .54 .39 October .19 November .07 AVAILABILITY OF WATER SUPPLY. 87 Evaporation at stations in areas comparable with drainage hasin of Deschutes River — Continued. Tule Lake at Merrill, Oreg. [140 miles south-southeast of Bend; altitude, 4,060 feet.] Month. 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 Mean. Feet. Feet. 0.11 .04 .28 .36 .37 .46 .77 .61 .50 .31 .31 .40 Feet. 0.24 .18 .22 .18 .57 .44 .49 .65 .50 .28 .17 .15 Feet. 0.07 .17 .32 .41 .82 .48 .64 .61 .45 .20 .26 .24 Feet. 0.17 .15 .25 .31 .41 .54 .69 .51 .52 .27 .35 .30 Feet. 0.50 .05 .45 .36 .45 .51 .69 .62 .38 .31 .27 Feet. 0.22 February. .23 March .30 April. .32 M^y.::::::::::;:::::::::::::::: .52 June .49 July .66 August 0.92 .43 .28 .33 .35 .65 September .46 October .28 November .28 December ... .24 The year 2.31 4.52 4.07 4.67 4.47 4.59 4.65 Moses Lake at Neppel, Wash. [270 miles north-northeast of Bend; altitude, 1,040 feet.] Month. 1909 1911 1912 Mean. Mean. February, . .^ Inches. Inches. Inches. 0.06 .76 3.43 5.08 7.21 8.01 8.05 5.65 3.36 2.27 .23 Inches. 0.06 .76 3.43 5.08 6.61 7.35 7.07 4.62 2.92 2.27 .23 Feet. 0.01 March .06 April .29 M^y.. :.:.:.;.:.:.:..::.:.:.:.:.:::...;.:::. :.:::.:.: 5.08 6.01 6.85 6.53 4.07 2.47 .42 June .55 July 7.20 6.63 4.14 .76 .61 August .59 September 38 October .24 November 19 December .02 The period 40.40 3.36 Lake Tahoe at Tahoe. Cal. [350 miles south-southeast of Bend; altitude, 6,225 feet.] Month. 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 January... February. . March April May June July August September. October... November. December. Inches. 2.44 3.89 4.00 5.15 3.10 2.15 1.38 1.33 Inches. 0.84 .70 .77 1.25 2.42 3.35 4.42 6.50 4.12 2.65 2.09 1.44 Inches. 1.02 .87 1.24 1.85 1.08 2.45 3.40 3.45 3.40 3.09 2.15 .85 Inches. 0.70 .84 1.88 2.75 3.20 3.90 5.62 4.66 4.27 3.33 2.53 1.44 Inches. 1.17 .47 .56 1.38 3.19 3.80 4.42 4.73 3.27 2.86 2.77 1.59 Inches. 1.81 1.30 1.78 2.46 2.50 3.57 4.76 5.27 4.74 3.82 2.78 1.85 Inches. 1.12 .98 1.20 1.42 2.26 2.39 4.30 4.55 3.94 3.70 1.35 .62 The records for all these stations, except for Tiile Lake, represent observations with standard evaporation pans. The recorded values for Tule Lake were derived by the United States Reclamation Service from studies of inflow in Lost River, the source of Tule Lake, and the fluctuation of level of the lake itself. It is reasonably certain that some water flows from the lake through the porous lava beds 88 DESCHUTES EIVEE, OREGON. which form its southern margin, and the estimated losses by evapora- tion are therefore probably too large, but as the error must be nearly constant month by month the records serve as a valuable aid in estimating losses in winter when the evaporation pans are unreHable. The amount of evaporation assumed for Benham Falls, based on a study of these records and shown in the following table, is probably conservatively large. The estimate of precipitation on the Benham Falls reservoir site is the average of the means of precipitation at Bend and Crescent, as given by the Weather Bureau in Summary of climatologic data of United States, as the site is almost halfway in a straight line between these two points. Estimated precipitation and evaporation from water surface (in feet) at Benham Falls, Oreg. Month. Evapo- ration. Precipi- tation. Assumed net loss. January February March April May June July August September October November December The year 0.10 .10 .15 .30 .50 .50 ,50 .30 .15 .10 3.90 0.22 .19 .18 .08 .12 1.42 0.00 .00 .10 .20 .40 .50 .20 .10 .00 3.00 In order to determine the net quantity of water to be made avail- able by any reservoir the estimated gross storage must be reduced by the estimated evaporation from the mean water surface. The effect of evaporation on run-off is measured not by the actual evaporation from water surface but by the difference between the losses from water surface and from the land surface in its original condition. The transpiration of moisture from the rank growth of grass and tules in a marsh may be greater than from open water. For example, loss by evaporation from water surface caused by the flooding of an area like Big Marsh on upper Deschutes River would probably be no greater, and might be less, than the present loss due to plant growth. In the winter, when the surface is frozen and snow covered for two or three months, evaporation must be practically identical from ground and water surfaces and must be almost neghgi- ble in plans for storage. On a relatively flat area, such as the site of the suggested reservoir above Benham Falls, the rainfall during the growing season is probably aU transpired by vegetation. During such periods the net loss in run-off caused by flooding would therefore be the difference between evaporation from water surface and rainfall. (See table.) AVAILABILITY OF WATER SUPPLY. 89 DUTY OF WATER. The irrigating season in the Deschutes River basin lasts as a rule from 100 to 120 days, although some water is used outside of what is considered the season proper. In contracts with some of the companies operating under the Carey- Act it is stipulated that there shall be delivered on the land 1.8 feet of water in 90 days, May 23 to August 20. Allowing about 30 per cent loss in canals, this amount will equal 2.6 acre-feet per acre at the point of diversion for the 90 days. Enough water is required at either end of the season to bring the total diversion to at least 3.3 acre- feet per acre. For aU tracts on the east side of the river below Benham Falls and for some on the west it is necessary to supply water for domestic use during the entire year. The amount diverted from October to April is in general about 10 per cent of the total. The monthly duty assumed for the several tracts and the total diversion is indicated in the following tables : Monthly use of water in acre-feet and per cent of total on Deschutes projects {measured at point of diversion) . Month. April May June July August September October to April. Total Above Benham Falls. Acre-feet. 0.24 .45 1.05 .96 .30 3.00 Per cent of total. 100 Benham Falls to Bend. Acre-feet. 0.33 .66 .82 .83 .33 .33 3.30 Per cent of total. 100 Below Laidlaw. Acre-feet. 0.16 .33 .56 .83 .82 .30 a. 30 3.30 Per cent of total. 5 10 17 25 25 9 o9 100 a October to March. RETURN WATERS. A part of the water applied to the land will reenter the stream at points lower down, the proportionate amount depending on the character of construction on canals and laterals, soils, method of application, and other factors. Little definite information is avail- able as to seepage losses and return waters on Deschutes River projects, and any values that might be determmed for present condi- tions would probably not be applicable in the future, when all the water would be used and seepage losses minimized. It is therefore necessary to make arbitrary assumptions as to the probable amount of water returned and also as to the place at which the water will reach the river. 90 DESCHUTES RIVEE, OREGON. There are two points at which the Deschutes receives large con- tributions from springs, one in the Benham Falls reservoir site and the other near the mouth of Crooked River. At the first, Spring Eiver, a stream less than a mile long, discharges 180 to 300 second-feet into the Deschutes just below the mouth of West Fork, and Fall River, also entirely spring fed, enters West Fork near its mouth. Compari- sons between discharge at Benham Falls and the forks above indicate that there may be seepage into the river which can not be accounted for by Spring River. It would therefore appear that the ground water is rising in this section of the river, and that any seepage from an irrigated tract above this point would rise here. Between Ben- ham Falls and the mouth of Crooked River there are no visible springs, but large springs enter the lower part of Crooked River and there are probably some that deliver water directly to the Deschutes near this point. Comparison of the discharge of the Deschutes River at Mecca with that of the river and its two main tributaries above, indicates that during the low water of 1912 these springs must have been furnishing between 1,600 and 1,700 second-feet of water. As the seepage from the irrigated lands in the Deschutes and Crooked River basins must join the body of ground water from which these springs are fed, it has been assumed that aU return waters will enter the Deschutes at the mouth of Crooked River. It has also been assumed that of the water diverted above Benham Falls 50 per cent wiU return and be available for storage in a reservoir at that point, and that of the water diverted below Benham Falls 35 per cent will return at the junction of Crooked River with the Deschutes. Furthermore, it has been assumed that the retiu"n wiU take place gradually and uniformly throughout the year — an as- sumption justified by the fact that the return water does not reach the river directly but first joins the ground water in the porous lava. These assumptions lead to the following estimate of future return waters at Crooked River: Total possible diversions. Acre-feet. Deschutes River between Benham Falls and Cline Falls 1, 053, 000 Tumalo Creek 72, 800 Crooked River 150, 000 1, 275, 800 The equivalent mean discharge is 1 ,760 second-feet, of which it is assumed that 35 per cent, or 620 second-feet, will return to the river. The amount returned under the conditions existing for the last seven 3^ears has been estimated by averaging diversions from October 1 to September 30, and assuming that 35 per cent of the diverted water returned to the river above the mouth of Crooked River between July 1 and June 30 of the following year, as shown in the table. AVAILABILITY OF WATER SUPPLY. 91 Mean diversions and estimated return waters from Deschutes River and tributaries, 1905-1912. Mean diversions. Return waters. Year (Oct. 1-Sept. 30). Second- feet. Year (July-June). Second- feet. 1905-6 177 234 262 262 248 273 262 1906-7 62 1906-7 1907-8 82 1907-8 1908-9 92 1908-9 . . 1909-10 92 1909-10 1910-11 87 1910-11 ... 1911-12 . . 95 1911-12 1912-13 92 The net effect of diversions and return, month by month, is shown in the table on page 114. POSSIBLE USE OF WATER FOR IRRIGATION. ABOVE BENHAM FALLS. Two fairly distinct projects are possible of development above Ben- ham Falls — one by direct diversion from the natural flow of West Fork near Crane Prairie, the other by diversion from Deschutes River near the mouth of East Fork, supplemented by storage on Big Marsh and Crescent and Odell lakes. The water supply for the second project consists, during the irri- gating season, of the total flow of Deschutes River below East Fork plus that of Odell Lake outlet; during the storage season it includes the flow at the Big Marsh dam site and the two lakes. As the discharge records at these storage sites cover only short periods, it has been necessary to estimate discharges by comparing the records of the Deschutes at Allen's ranch. Out of the eight years during which records are available at Allen's ranch (or at Lapine, which gives practically the same record) there were records on East Fork for five and one-half years. The difference between the discharges at these two points represents the flow of Deschutes River above East Fork, practically all of which can be stored either in Big Marsh or in Crescent Lake. The data for the division of the supply between the two forks are rather meager, but the total amount available for storage can be closely approximated. The records on which these estimates are based are compared in the following tables: Comparison of discharges {in acre-feet) of upper Deschutes River and tributaries in 1912. Month. Big Marsh outlet. Crescent Lake outlet. East Fork of Deschutes. Deschutes at Lapine. Deschutes above East Fork.o April May June July August September . 7,260 15, 100 15,600 5,790 2,670 2,280 2,230 4,160 9, 100 8,240 4,730 3,700 4,840 13,000 14,800 5,380 3, 190 2,770 15,900 33,200 39,700 20, 800 11,400 9,340 11,100 20,200 24,900 15.400 8,210 6,570 The period . 48,700 32, 100 43,980 130,340 86,380 a Obtained by subtracting discharge of East Fork record from discharge of DescJmtos at Lapine record. 92 DESCHUTES EIVER, OEEGON. Relations (in percentages) between discharge of upper Deschutes River and its tributaries. Month. Big Marsh outlet to Deschutes at Lapine. Crescent Lake out- let to Deschutes at Lapine. East Fork to Des- chutes at Lapine. Big Marsh outlet to Deschutes above East Fork. Crescent Lake out- let to Deschutes above East Fork. Big Marsh outlet to East Fork at Crescent. April May June July August September The period 35 150 116 105 108 84 82 37 25 56 37 111 Comparison of mean monthly discharge in second-feet, Deschutes River at Allen's ranch and East Fork at Crescent. 1905 1906 1907 1908 Month. j ! 1 1 1 1 f J i 1 1 1 1 (S January 76.6 74.0 64.7 65.4 74.7 62.8 35.1 28.0 25.5 31.9 23.6 23.6 '26' 24 27 26 25 26 28 32 26 24 166 123 136 332 445 369 220 122 108 103 13.7 144 88.8 97.3 80.8 89.3 124 111 65.2 37.1 36.2 35.4 52.1 5L8 56 79 59 27 28 30 30 30 33 34 38 36 220 793 345 570 696 558 330 227 196 161 157 287 89.7 183 104 18.4 195 151 76.5 47.5 42.0 35.5 35.2 68.9 41 23 30 32 28 27 23 21 21 22 22 24 300 170 271 58.1 70.8 60.9 19 February . . 42 March 319 274 278 241 141 107 90.9 100 90.6 99.2 ??, April May June July August September October December . The year 50.5 26 200 72.2 32 378 101 27 ?8 1910 1911 1912 0^ Month. j i 1 1 1 1 j 1 (S January 150 170 174 256 416 487 226 125 128 118 143 114 59.7 67.1 87.1 74.3 105 139 54.2 35.8 34.4 35.5 (44.3) (35.3) 40 39 50 29 25 29 24 29 27 30 240 299 179 270 540 668 339 185 157 33 February . . . . 35 March 46.2 81.3 213 248 87.5 51.8 46.5 26 30 40 37 26 28 30 30 28 April M^y 30 30 June July 26 August 27 September 28 October 138 102 229 35.7 50.5 57.0 26 31 25 29 29 November .... December 27 .... The year 27 209 32 31 29 Note.— Percentage for January, February, and March, 1906, discarded on account of ice at East Fork. Percentage of 28 has been used in discussion, as some other values for winter months are probably too high on account of ice. Miscellaneous measurements made at Crescent Lake outlet prior to 1912 do not afford a sufficient basis for estimates of discharge. The winter flow of Crescent Lake outlet is probably low compared with that of the other tributaries of the upper Deschutes, but reUable winter records are lacking. For periods covered by records on East Fork the most reliable estimates for both Big Marsh outlet and Crescent Lake outlet can be made by taking percentages of the AVAILABILITY OF WATER SUPPLY. 93 differences between the discharge of the Deschutes at Allen^s ranch and that of the East Fork at Crescent. The discharge of Crescent Lake outlet has been estimated by applying the following percentages. It has been assumed that the percentage decreases gradually from September to April. Percentages used for computing probable discharges of Crescent Lake outlet. Month. January . . February. March April May June Applied to record of discharge of Deschutes River at Allen's ranch. Applied to discharge of Deschutes River at Allen's ranch minus dis- charge of East Fork at Crescent. Month. July August September. October . . . November. December . Applied to record of discharge of Deschutes River at Allen's ranch. Applied to discharge of Deschutes River at Allen's ranch minus dis- charge of East Fork at Crescent. The sum of the discharges of the outlets of Crescent Lake and Big Marsh appear to nearly equal the difference between the discharge of the Deschutes at Allen's ranch and that of the East Fork at Crescent, except possibly for a period in February and March, when the snow is melting from the lower areas. Thus the total water supply from the upper Deschutes that is available for storage can be determined very closely. For periods not covered by records of the East Fork the determination is subject to greater uncertainty. The quantity of water indicated by the records at the station on Big Marsh outlet is not all available for storage, as the dam site is 2 or 3 miles farther upstream, at a point where the drainage area is smaller — 31 square miles as compared with 50 at the station. A part of the intermediate area is drained by a creek that can probably be diverted into the reservoir, and the rate of run-off from the lower area should therefore be less than that from the area tributary to the dam. The run-off available for storage in Big Marsh has therefore been estimated as 80 per cent of that at the station, and the per- centages for reducing discharge at Allen's ranch to discharge at Big Marsh taken as follows : Percentages used in computing probable discharge of Big Marsh outlet. Applied to Applied to discharge discharge Applied to of Applied to of discharge Deschutes discharge Deschutes of River at of River at Month. Deschutes Allen's Month. Deschutes AUen's River at ranch River at ranch Allen's minus that Allen's minus that ranch. of East Fork at Crescent. ranch. of East Fork at Crescent. Januarv 30 45 July 22 30 February 30 60 20 25 March 35 50 September 20 25 April 37 38 31 50 ()0 50 October 20 25 2,') 30 May 35 Juno December 40 94 DESCHUTES RIVER, OREGON. The relation between the discharge of the Deschutes and that of Odell Lake is shown by the following table : Comparisons of discharge of Odell Lake outlet with that of Deschutes River at Allen'' s ranch and La-pine, 1912. Month. Des- chutes Kiver. OdeU Lake outlet. Per cent. Month. Des- chutes River. OdeU Lake outlet. Per cent. January . A cre-feet. 14,800 17,200 11,400 15,900 33,200 39,700 Acre-feet. 7,380 9,200 4,300 4,170 9,220 14,300 50 53 38 26 28 36 July Acre-feet. 20,800 11,400 9,340 Acre-feet. 6,760 3,440 4,170 32 August 30 March September 45 April The period... May 174,000 62,900 36 Note.— As the records for Odell Lake for January to March are very uncertain the ratio used has been r<3duced to 34. The discharges estimated by means of the percentages in the pre- ceding tables are shown in the following table: Estimated monthly discharge, in acre-^ of upper Deschutes River and tributaries, 1905- 1912. Month. 1 Des- chutes River at Allen's ranch. East Fork at Crescent. Big Marsh outlet. Crescent Lake outlet. Odell Lake outlet. Total of 2,3,4, and 5. Total of 3, 4, and 5. 1905. January February March April May.... June July August September October November December The year . . . 1906. January February March April May June July August September October November December The year — 1907. January February March April May June July August September October November December The year 16,800 14,700 19,600 16,300 17,100 14,300 8,670 6,580 5,419 6,150 5,390 6,100 137,000 10,200 6,830 8,300 19,800 27,400 22,000 13,500 7,500 6,430 6,330 8,150 8,850 145,000 13,500 44,000 21,200 33,900 42,800 33,200 20,300 14,000 11.700 9,900 9,340 17.600 4,710 4,110 3,980 3,890 4,590 3,740 2,160 1,720 1,520 1,960 1,400 1,450 5,440 5,300 7,800 6,200 7,500 5,300 1,850 1,220 980 1,260 1,400 1,900 4,230 3,180 3,900 2,480 2,500 3,710 3,260 2,670 2,140 2,100 1,800 1,900 5,700 5,000 6,660 5,540 5,810 4,900 2,950 2,240 1,840 2,090 1,830 2,070 20,100 17,600 22,300 18,100 20,400 17,600 10,200 7,850 6,480 7,410 6,430 7,320 35,200 46,200 33,900 ,600 162,000 2,860 1,910 2,340 5,310 7,620 6,600 4,010 2,280 2,150 2,180 3,100 3,190 3,060 2,050 2,930 7,250 11,900 7,700 2,840 1,380 1,070 1,240 1,770 2,260 2,550 1,370 1,340 2,900 3,960 5,390 4,740 2,870 2,300 2,080 2,270 2,260 43,000 45,400 34, 100 5,220 10,200 6,400 10,900 12,000 8,980 4,700 2,920 2,500 2,180 2,090 4,240 3,720 11,900 7,400 11,500 18,500 12, 100 4,680 2,780 2,300 2,320 2,540 5,360 2,900 10, 100 3,700 4,600 7,160 8,460 7,800 6,100 5,060 3,860 3,260 5,360 3,500 2,320 2,840 5,730 9,410 7,480 4,590 2,560 2,190 2,150 2,770 3,010 12,000 7,650 9,450 21,200 32,900 27,200 16,200 9,090 7,770 7,650 9,910 10,700 48,600 172,000 4,590 15,000 7,200 11,500 14,600 11,300 6,900 4,700 3,980 3,320 3,180 5.980 16,400 47,200 24,700 38,500 52,300 40,800 24,100 16, 600 13,800 11,700 11,100 20,900 15,400 13,500 18,400 14,200 5,450 5,030 5,870 9,110 5,740 7,110 15,900 5,470 6,810 7,530 11,200 37,000 18,300 27,600 9,500 8,980 16,700 271,000 72,600 85,100 68,400 92, 318,000 AVAILABILITY OF WATER SUPPLY. 95 Estimated monthly discharge, in acre-feet, of upp> 1905-1912— Contim upper Deschutes River and tributaries. ontinued. Month. 1 Des- chutes River at Allen's ranch. 2 East Fork at Crescent. 3 Big Marsh outlet. 4: Crescent Lake outlet. S Odell Lake outlet. TotJl of 2.3,4, and 5. Total of 3, 4, and 5. 1908. 18,400 9,780 16, 700 24.200 25; 600 20,200 15,600 8,550 8,390 10,700 10,700 11,100 3.570 4,070 3,740 6,800 7,160 5,660 4,370 2,400 2,350 3,000 3,000 3,110 6,660 2.860 6,500 8,960 9,730 6,260 3,430 1,710 1,680 2,140 2.680 2,780 5,180 1,710 3,250 3,390 3,330 4,650 6,240 3,420 3,360 4,280 3,740 3,330 6,260 3,330 5,^80 8,230 8,700 6,860 5,300 2,910 2,850 3,640 3,640 3,770 21,700 12,000 19,200 27, 400 28,900 23,400 19,300 10,400 10,200 13, 100 13,100 13,000 18, 100 "February 7,900 March 15,400 April 20,600 May July September October . 10,100 10,100 December 9,880 The year 180,000 49,200 55,400 45.900 61,200 212,000 1909. .January 9,220 11,100 12,500 21,100 28,200 29,000 16,200 9,840 8,510 7,990 33,100 46,000 2,580 3,110 3,500 5,900 7,800 8,110 4,530 2,760 2,380 2,240 9,270 12,900 2,760 3,330 4,380 7,810 10,700 8,990 3.560 1,970 1,700 1,600 8,280 11,500 2,300 2,220 2,000 2,9.50 3,670 6,670 6,480 3,930 3,400 3,200 12,600 13,800 3,140 3,780 4,250 7,180 9,590 9,860 5,510 3,350 2,880 2,720 11,300 15,600 10,800 12,400 14,100 23,800 31,800 33,600 20.100 12,000 10,400 9,760 41,400 53,800 8,200 9,330 March 10,600 April 17,900 Mav . . July August October 7,520 November 32,200 December 40,900 The year 233,000 65,100 66,600 63,200 79,200 274.000 1910. January 21,500 19,400, 43,800 29,900 31,700 17,200 11,400 8,730 7,860 8,480 9,640 14, 100 6,020 5,430 12,300 8,330 8,880 4,820 3,190 2,450 2,200 2,200 3,000 3,500 6,450 5,820 15,300 11,100 12,000 5,330 2,510 1,750 1,570 1,880 2,320 4,240 5,380 3,880 7,010 4,190 4,120 3,960 4,560 3,490 3,150 3,140 2,990 4,240 7,310 6,600 14,900 10.200 10,800 5,850 3,880 2,970 2,680 2,890 3,280 4,800 25,200 21,700 49,500 33,800 35,800 10,000 14, 100 10, 700 9,600 10, 100 11,600 16,800 19,100 February 16.300 March 37 200 25,500 Mav June July August September October 7,910 8 590 November December 13,300 The year 224,000 62,300 70,300 50, 100 76,200 259.000 1911. January 9,220 9,440 10,700 15.200 25,600 29,000 13,900 7,690 7,620 7,260 8,510 7,010 3,140 3,730 5,360 4,420 6,460 8,270 3,330 2,200 2,050 2,180 2,640 2,170 2,740 2,360 2,670 5,400 11,500 10,400 3,180 1,210 1,390 1,520 2,050 1,940 2,130 1,410 1,340 2,160 3,820 7,240 5,300 3,020 3,060 2,540 2,640 1,940 3,140 3,210 3,640 5.170 8,710 9,870 4,730 2,620 2,590 2,470 2,880 2,380 11,200 10,700 13,000 17,200 30,500 35,800 16,500 9,050 9,090 8,710 10,200 8,430 8,010 6 980 February March 7,650 12 700 April May June July September October 6,530 7,570 6,260 November December The year 151,000 46,000 46,400 36,600 51.400 180,000 1912. January 14,800 17,200 11,400 15,900 33,200 39,700 20,800 11,400 9,340 4,050 4,220 2,840 4,840 13,000 14,800 5,380 3,190 2,770 2,590 2,820 1,830 4,440 5,850 4,280 5,810 12, 100 12,500 4,030 2,170 1,820 1,760 3,250 2,210 3,730 3,850 2, 150 2,230 4, 160 9, 100 8,240 4,730 3,700 4,410 4,640 4,820 7,380 9,200 4,300 4,170 9.220 14,300 6,760 3.440 4, 170 4,500 4,500 5,000 19,600 23,100 13,600 17,000 38.500 50, 700 25,000 13.500 12.500 13.300 15.200 13,900 15 600 February 18 900 March 10.700 12,200 April . May June July August September October 10,700 12 500 November December 13.000 The vear 62,300 60,800 55,S00 76,900 256, (X^O 96 DESCHUTES EIVEK, OKEGON. A study has been made of the probable history of operation of the upper projects, in order to show the amount of storage required, the amount of water spilled, the deficiencies in supply, and the net effect on the flow of the river at Benham Falls. In the following table, Column 1 shows the amount of water available for October to April; it is the sum of the estimated values given in the preceding table for Big Marsh, Crescent, and Odell lakes, and for the irrigating season — May to September — it includes also the discharge of the East Fork, which can always be used by direct diversions, except possi- bly a small amount of water at the beginning and end of the season, when the demand will be less than the inflow below the reservoirs. Column 2 gives the amount required for irrigation as derived by means of the table on page 89. The difference between columns 1 and 2, shown in column 3, indicates the amount of water that can be stored or must be drawn to supply the demand. Column 4 represents the successive summation of values in column 3, subject to the limitation that the value must not exceed 120,000 acre-feet, the assumed ca- pacity of reservoirs, nor become negative. Column 5 shows the over- flow or the amount that the summations made in column 4 exceeds 120,000; also the deficiency, when these summations introduce nega- tive values; the values in this column are for individual months and are not a summation. Column 6 shows the requirements of the project assumed to divert its supply direct from the natural flow of West Fork. Column 7 shows the quantity by which the flow at Benham Falls is assumed to be reduced (or increased) as a result of the opera- tion of these upper projects, and is obtained by addiug columns 1 and 6, deducting 10,000 acre-feet, and changing the sign; that is, the flow below the project is reduced by the total amount available for diversion or storage, and increased by the estimated 10,000 acre-feet monthly return water. When water is spilled the amount of such loss must be deducted from the results in column 1 before adding. It will be noted that when the total flow at the three reservoir sites is less than 10,000 acre-feet there is an increase at Benham Falls. AVAILABILITY OF WATEE SUPPLY. 97 Study of manipulation of storage for possible projects on Deschutes River above Benham Falls, 1905-1912. [Quantities in acre-feet.] Month. 1 Avail- able run- off. 2 Required for irri- gation. 3 Excess and de- ficiency in water supply. 4: In reser- voir at end of month. 5 Overflow (+)or deficien- cy (-). 6 Diverted from West Fork. 7 Efliect on run-off at Benham Falls. 1905. January a 15, 400 13,500 a 18, 400 ffll4,200 c 20, 400 c 17, 600 c 10, 200 c7,850 c 6, 480 a 5, 450 a 5, 030 5,870 15,400 13,500 18,400 14,200 6,000 - 9,400 -52,800 -49,800 -11,500 + 5,450 5,030 5,870 6 85,400 98,900 117,300 120,000 120,000 110,600 57,800 8,000 00 5,450 10,480 16,350 — 5,400 - 3,500 March - 8,400 AprU +11,500 + 6,000 + 7,300 Mav 14, 400 27,000 63,000 57,600 18,000 4,800 9,000 21,000 19,200 6,000 — 9,200 June . — 16,600 July - 21,200 August - 17,050 - 3,500 - 2,480 October . + 4, 550 November. + 4,970 + 4,130 December The year 140,000 180,000 +17,500 - 3,500 60,000 + 20,950 - 83,830 1906. January . . o9,110 5,740 o 7, 110 o 15, 900 c 32, 900 c 27, 200 c 16, 200 c9,090 c 7, 770 5,470 o 6, 810 7,530 9,110 5,740 7,110 15,900 18,500 200 -46,800 -48,500 -10,200 + 5,470 6,810 7,530 25,460 31,200 38,310 54, 210 72,710 72,910 26, 110 00 00 5,470 12,280 19,810 + 890 February + 4, 260 March... + 2,890 - 5,900 — 27,700 April M^y i4,466 27,000 63,000 57,600 18,000 4,800 9,000 21,000 19,200 6,000 June — 26,200 July . — 27,200 August -22,390 -10,200 - 18,290 September — 3, 770 October. . + 4,530 + 3, 190 November December. + 2,470 The year 151,000 180,000 -32,590 60,000 + 18,230 -109,060 1907. January 11,200 37,000 18,300 27,600 c 52, 300 c 40, 800 c 24, 100 c 16, 600 c 13, 800 9,500 8,980 o 16, 700 11,200 37,000 18,300 27,600 37, 900 13,800 -38, 900 -41,000 - 4,200 + 9,500 + 8,980 16,700 31,010 68,010 86,310 113,910 120,000 120,000 81,000 40,100 35,900 45,400 54,380 71,080 - 1,200 - 27,000 - 8,300 - 17,600 + 15,290 - 26,000 - 35,100 February. March April M^y.:::::::::::::::::;::::::::: 14,400 27,000 63,000 57,600 18,000 +31,810 +13,800 4,800 9,000 21,000 19,200 6,000 Jime July August — 25,800 September — 9, 800 October + 500 November. + 1,020 - 6,700 December The year 277,000 180,000 +45,610 60,000 -172,790 + 1,520 1908. January o 18, 100 7,900 o 15, 400 o 20, 600 c 28, 900 c 23, 400 c 19,300 c 10, 400 c 10, 200 o 10, 100 o 10, 100 9,880 18,100 7,900 15, 400 20,600 14,500 - 3,600 -43, 700 -47,200 - 7,800 + 10,100 10, 100 9,880 89, 180 97,080 112,480 120,000 120,000 116, 400 72, 700 25,500 17, 700 27,800 37,900 47, 780 - 8,100 + 2,100 February March... ... . . - 5,400 + 2,480 - 9,200 - 22,400 - 30 300 April + 13,080 + 14,500 M^y :.:::::::..:. 14, 400 27,000 63,000 57,600 18,000 4,800 9,000 21,000 19,200 6,000 June... July August — 19,600 September - 6,200 — 100 October November — 100 December + 120 The year 184,000 180,000 +27,680 60,000 -101,400 + 4,700 o Sum of discharges at Big Marsh outlet, Crescent Lake outlet, and Odell Lake outlet. 6 Content of reservoir at beginning of the month assumed as 70,000 acre-feet. c Sum of discharges East Fork of Deschutes, Big Marsh outlet, and Crescent and Odell lakes. 48348°— wsp 3- 14- 98 DESCHUTES EIVEK, OKEGON. Study of manipulation of storage for possible projects on Deschutes River above Benham Falls, 1905-1912— Continued. Month. Avail- able run- Required for irri- gation. 3 Excess and de- ficiency in water supply. In reser- voir at end of month. Overflow ( + )or deficien- cy (-). 6 Diverted from West Fork. January... February.. March April May June July August September. October... November. December. 1909. The year. January February. . March April May , June July August September. October November. December. 1910. The year. January... February. . March April May June July August September . October... November. December. 1911. The year . January... February. . March April M^y June July August September. October... November. December . 1912. 8,200 9,330 a 10, 600 a 17, 900 b 31, 800 b 33, 600 b 20, 100 b 12, 000 b 10, 400 a 7, 520 a 32, 200 a 40, 900 235,000 a 19, 100 16,300 37,200 o 25, 500 b 35, 800 b 20, 000 b 14, 100 b 10, 700 b 9, 600 o 7, 910 o 8, 590 13,300 218,000 8,010 6,980 o7,650 o 12, 700 b 30, 500 b 35, 800 i'16,500 &9,050 6 9,090 o 6, 530 o7,570 157,000 15,600 18,900 10,700 12,200 38,500 50,700 25,000 13,500 12,500 10,700 12,400 12,000 Theyear 233,000 14,400 27, 000 63,000 57, 600 18,000 8,200 9,330 10,600 17,900 17, 400 6,600 -42, 900 -45, 600 - 7,600 + 7,520 32,200 40,900 55,980 65,310 75,910 93,810 111,210 117,810 74, 910 29,310 21, 710 29,230 61, 430 102,330 4,800 9,000 21,000 19,200 6,000 180,000 60,000 14,400 27,000 63,000 57,600 18,000 19,100 16,300 37,200 25, 500 21, 400 - 7,000 -48, 900 -46,900 - 8, 400 -f 7,910 8,590 13,300 120,000 120,000 120, 000 120, 000 120, 000 113, 000 64, 100 17,200 8,800 16, 710 25,300 + 1,430 + 16,300 + 37,200 + 25,500 + 21,400 4,800 9,000 21,000 19,200 6,000 180,000 -M01,830 60,000 14,400 27,000 63,000 57, 600 18,000 8,010 6,980 7,650 12,700 16,100 8,800 -46,500 -48,600 - 8,910 + 6,530 7,570 6,260 46,610 53,590 61,240 73,940 90,040 98,840 52,340 3,740 6,530 14,100 20,360 5,170 4,800 9,000 21,000 19,200 6,000 180,000 5,170 60,000 14,400 27,000 63,000 57,600 18,000 15,600 18,900 10,700 12,200 26,100 23,700 -38,000 -44, 100 - 5,500 -f-10, 700 12,400 12,000 35,960 54,860 65,560 77, 760 103, 860 120,000 82,000 37,900 32,400 43,100 55,500 67, 500 + 7,560 9,000 21,000 19,200 6,000 180.000 + 7,660 60,000 o Sum of discharges at Big Marsh outlet. Crescent Lake outlet, and Odell Lake outlet. b Sum of discharges East Fork of Deschutes, Big Marsh outlet, and Crescent and Odell lakes. The results shown in columns 4 and 5 are depicted graphically in figure 6. In this diagram the values in column 4 are shown as a AVAILABILITY OF WATER SUPPLY. 99 coordinate with time, the resulting graph showing the fluctuation of stored water. When water is spilled, this fact is indicated by the extension of the graph above the 120,000 acre-foot line representing full reservoir. A new scale above this indicates the monthly sum- mation of loss over spillway during any period of excess. When the period of excess is over, the graph breaks and begins again at 120,000 acre-feet. Similarly, the summations of deficiencies are plotted 100 100 909 1910 1911 1912 Figure 6.— Mass diagram showing possible manipulation of storage in connection with project on upper Deschutes River, below the zero of storage. During five of the eight years for which the discharge is plotted the reservoir would have overflowed and in three years deficiencies would have occurred. In two years the deficiencies would have been so slight as to be negligible, while in the third they would have Eimounted to 18 per cent of the yearly use. To have obviated this deficiency the storage capacity should have been increased by the amount of the deficiency — 32,400 acrc-fcct, or 100 DESCHUTES RIVER, OREGON. 26 per cent of the assumed capacity of 120,000 acre-feet — and as this extra capacity could have been used only once in eight years, it is doubtful whether it would be economical to provide it. POSSIBLE USE BELOW BENHAM FALLS. The amoimt of water available for storage and diversion from Deschutes River in the vicinity of Benham Falls is assumed to be shown by the records at Benham Falls and West's ranch, supple- mented, when no other records on this section of the river are avail- able, by the summation of the records at Bend, and of the Central Oregon and Pilot Butte canals. The comparisons (p. 69) indicate some inflow between Benham Falls and Bend during the nonirrigating season, but this inflow would then be available for domestic supply. Some water from Tumalo Creek wiU find its way into the Deschutes if the feed canal for the Wimer or Tumalo reservoir, into which Tumalo Creek is to be diverted, is made somewhat smaller than the spring flood flow of the creek. The supplies from both sources are, however, too small and too uncertain to be counted upon, and the operation of the project has accordingly been figured on the basis of discharge at Benham Falls. The records of discharge at Benham Falls (pp. 25 to 26) show a mean annual discharge of 1,220,000 acre-feet, ranging from a minimum of 1,080,000 acre-feet in the year October, 1910, to September, 1911, to a maximum of 1,410,000 acre-feet for the year October, 1904, to September, 1905. The areas of the suggested Benham Falls reservoir at different levels have been carefully measured and the capacities computed as shown in the following table and in figure 7. Table showing area and capacity of suggested Benham Falls reservoir, Deschutes River. Elevation above sea level. Depth of water. Area. Capacity of section. Total capacity. Feet. Feet. Acres. Acre-feet. Acre-feet. 4,146 65 4,150 4 260 650 650 4,155 9 1,370 4,080 4,730 4,160 14 2,550 9,800 14,500 4,165 19 4,370 17,300 31,800 4,170 24 6,370 26,900 58,700 4,175 29 8,670 37,600 96,300 4,180 34 11,000 49,000 145,300 4,185 39 12, 800 59,300 204,600 4,190 44 15, 000 69,400 274,000 4,195 49 16,800 79,500 353,500 4,200 54 19,500 90,800 444,300 4,205 59 22,200 104,000 548,000 4,210 64 a 24, 900 118,000 666,000 69 27,800 132,000 798,000 a Estimated from extension of curve of area. AVAILABILITY OF WATER SUPPLY. 101 In the study of the use of water stored in the suggested reservoir at Benham Falls, losses due to evaporation must be taken into account, as the reservoir is relatively broad and shallow. Strictly the mean area of water surface during any given month should be used in com- puting the loss for that month, but such refinement of method is apparently unnecessary in view of the many uncertainties involved in the whole record, especially in regard to depth of evaporation. 100,000; .200,000 300,000 400,000 600,000 600,000 700,000 Total capacity in acre-feet Figure 7.— Curves of area and capacity for suggested reservoir at Benham Falls. The assumptions as to the quantity of water to be used on the vari- ous tracts are indicated by the following table: Total assumed use of water in acre-feet, from suggested Benham Falls reservoir. Benham Falls tract. Central Oregon tract. Cline Falls tracts. Month. Use. Losses from river. Total. January 3,500 3,500 3,500 4,000 26,400 52,800 66,400 65,600 26,400 4,900 3,500 3,500 4,000 4,000 4,000 6,000 33,000 66,000 83,000 82,000 33,000 7,000 4,000 4,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 20,800 42,900 72, 800 107,900 106, 600 39,000 9,000 6,000 6,000 13, 500 February 13, 500 March . . 13,500 April 30,800 May 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 108,300 June 197, 600 July 263,300 August 260, 200 September 104, 400 October . ... 20, 900 November 13,500 December.. . . . . 13, 500 264,000 330,000 429,000 30,000 1,053,000 The results of a study of the probable manipulation of storage for the suggested Benham Falls reservoir, similar in general to that for the upper projects, are shown in the table on pages 103-104. Column 1 gives the discharge at Benham Falls as modified by storage and diver- sion above. Column 2 shows the total quantity required for irrigation as given in detail in the table above. Column 3 gives the evapo- 102 DESCHUTES RIVEE; OREGON. ration losses, in feet, of depth and total loss in acre-feet for each month, using the area of water surface for the end of the previous month. It will be noted that during the summer months, when evaporation is greatest, the water in reservoir is falling. This method, therefore, tends to give results that are too high and accordingly err on the side of safety. Column 4 is the sum of columns 2 and 3. Column 5 is the difference between the supply (column 1) and the total use (column 4). Column 6 gives the successive summation of the values in column 5, subject to the limitation of capacity of reservoir — 700,000 Q 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 Figure 8.— Mass diagram showing manipulation of storage in suggested reservoir at Benham Falls. acre-feet. Column 7 is the area corresponding to the capacity given in column 6. Column 8 shows the excess or deficiency as compared with the capacity — 700,000 acre-feet. The results shown in columns 7 and 8 are depicted graphically in figure 8, as were the results for the suggested project above Benham Falls (p. 99). The uniformity of recurrence of the rise and fall of stor- age level appears very remarkable when compared with similar dia- grams for other streams or even for the upper project on the same stream. AVAILABILITY OF WATER SUPPLY. 103 Possible manipulation of storage at suggested reservoir at Benham Falls, 1905-1912. Month. Discharge as modi- fied by di- versions above. Required for irri- gation. 3 Evaporation. Depth. Total evapora- tion and use. Increase in volume of storage Quantity in reser- voir at end of month. Area of water surface at end of month. Overflow deficiency 1905. January February March April May June July August September October November December The year . . 1906. Acre-feet. 132,600 116,500 124,600 130,300 114,800 91,400 83,800 82,600 93,900 104,200 97,800 83,400 Acre-feet. 13,500 13,500 13,500 30,800 108,300 197,600 263,300 260,200 104,400 20,900 13, 500 13,500 Feet. 0.0 .0 ,1 .2 .4 .4 .5 .6 .5 .2 .1 .0 Acre-ft. 2,400 5,100 10,200 10,200 11, 500 10,700 6,400 2,400 1,500 Acre-feet. 13,500 13,500 15,900 35,900 118, 500 207,800 274,800 270,900 110,800 23,300 15,000 13,500 Acre-feet. 119, 100 103,000 108,700 94,000 3,700 -116,400 191,000 188,300 16,900 80,900 -1- 82,800 + 69,900 Acre-feet. a 519, 100 622, 100 700,000 700,000 696,300 579,900 388,900 200,600 183,700 264,600 347,400 417,300 Acres. 21,500 23,900 25,600 25, 600 25, 600 23,000 17,900 12,800 12,200 14,700 16,700 18,700 Acre-feet. +30,800 +94,400 1,255,900 1,053,000 2.9 60,400 1,113,400 + 142,500 + 125,200 January — February. . March April May June July August — September. October... November. December. 84,500 78,200 86,500 96, 100 85,300 78,800 69,700 68,400 77,800 85,700 84,700 88,000 13,500 13,500 13,500 30,800 108,300 197,600 263,300 260,200 104,400 20,900 13,500 13,500 2,200 4,800 10,200 9,400 10,800 9,600 4,900 1,600 1,100 13,500 13,500 15,700 35,600 118,500 207,000 274, 100 269,800 109,300 22,500 14,600 13,500 71,000 + 64,700 + 70,800 + 60,500 - 33,200 -128,200 -204,400 -201,400 - 31,500 + 63,200 + 70, iOO + 74,500 488,300 553,000 623,800 684,300 651, 100 522,900 318,500 117, 100 85,600 148,800 218,900 293,400 20,700 22,300 24,000 25,300 23,400 21,600 16,000 9,800 8,100 11, 100 13,400 15,500 The year . 1907. 983,700 1,053,000 January... February. . March April May June July August.... September. October... November. December. 84,300 101,000 99,700 111,400 138,700 114,000 88,900 88,200 95,200 100,500 95,000 102,300 13,500 13,500 13,500 30,800 108,300 197,600 263,300 260,200 104,400 20,900 13, 500 13,500 The year . . 1,219,200 1,053,000 January... February. . March April May June July August — September. October... November. December. 96,900 84,900 93,000 114,500 115,800 96,600 85,700 83,400 90,200 101,900 93,300 88,000 13,500 13,500 13,500 30,800 108,300 197,600 263,300 260,200 104,400 20,900 13,500 13,500 The year . . 1909. 1,144,200 1,053,000 January.. February. March Ajpril MTay June 102,800 90,700 95,900 94, 100 83,400 74,400 13,500 13,500 13,500 30,800 108,300 197,000 2.9 54,600 1,107,600 -123,900 2,000 4,200 9,500 9,700 11,000 10, 100 6,000 2,300 1,400 13,500 13,500 15,500 35,000 117,800 207,300 274,300 270,300 110,400 23,200 14,900 13,500 + 70,800 + 87,500 + 84,200 + 76,400 + 20,900 - 93,300 -185,400 -182,100 - 15,200 + 77,300 + 80,100 364,200 451,700 535,900 612,300 633,200 539,900 354,500 172,400 157,200 234,500 314,600 403,400 2.9 56,200 1,109,200 + 110,000 2,200 4,800 10,200 10,200 11,600 10,900 6,500 2,500 1,500 2.9 60,400 2,300 5,000 10,200 10,000 13,500 13,500 15,700 35,600 118,500 207,800 274,900 271, 100 110,900 23,400 15,000 13,500 + 83,400 + 71,400 + 77,300 + 78,900 - 2,700 -111,200 -189,200 -187,700 - 20,700 + 78,500 + 78,300 + 74,500 558,200 635,500 700,000 697,300 586,100 396,900 209,200 188,500 207,000 345,300 419,800 1,113,400 + 30,800 13,500 13,500 15,800 35,800 118,500 207,000 + 89,300 + 77,200 + 80,100 + 58,300 - 35,100 -133.200 509, 100 586,300 666,400 700,000 664,900 531,700 17,100 19,700 21,900 23,700 24,200 22,000 16,800 11,900 11,400 13,800 15,900 18,300 20,600 22,500 24,200 25,600 25,600 23,100 18, 100 13,000 12,400 14,800 16,600 18,800 21,200 23,200 24,900 25,600 24.900 21,800 ■14,400 + 14,400 -24,700 o Content of reservoir at beginning of month assumed as 400,000 acre-feet. 104 DESCHUTES KIVER, OREGON. Possible manipulation of storage at suggested reservoir at Benham Falls, 1905-1912 — Con. Month. Discharge as modi- fled by di- versions above. 1909. July August September October... November. December. The year . . 1910. January February March AprU May June July August September October November ; December The year . . 1911. January February March April May June July August September October November December The year . 1912. January... February. . March April May June July August September. October. . . November. December. Acre-feet. 67,300 72,900 84,000 93,500 98,800 88, 100 1,045,900 86,400 98,300 139,000 126,000 112,800 85,000 73,900 74,800 83,700 92,500 90,100 92,600 1,155,100 89,300 78,500 88,400 90,700 77,700 67,200 64,700 66,600 77,600 87, 100 84,500 82,400 954,700 79,200 80,800 87,200 92,400 82,700 85,900 75,000 81,300 90,900 97, 100 94,000 90,200 The year.. 1,036,700 1,053,000 Required for irri- gation. Acre-feet. 263,300 260,200 104,400 20,900 13,500 13,500 1,053,000 13,500 13,500 13,500 30,800 108,300 197,600 263,300 260,200 104,400 20,900 13,500 13,500 1,053,000 13,500 13,500 13,500 30,800 108,300 197,600 263,300 260,200 104,400 20,900 13,500 13,500 1,053,000 13,500 13,500 13,500 30,800 108,300 197,600 263,300 260,200 104,400 20,900 13,500 13,500 3 Evaporation. Depth. Feet. 0.5 .6 .5 .2 .1 .0 2.9 2.9 2.9 Acre-ft. 10,900 9,700 5,100 1,800 1,200 Acre-feet. 274,200 269,900 109,500 22,700 14,700 13,500 56,200 2,100 4,700 10,200 10,200 11,900 10,400 6,000 2,200 1,300 59,000 2,100 4,600 9,700 9,400 10,000 8,600 2,800 600 48,600 1,700 3,800 8,200 7,900 8,200 6,400 Total evapora- tion and Increase in volume of storage, Acre-feet. -206,900 -197,000 - 25,500 + 70,800 + 84,100 -H 74,600 1,109,200 13,500 13,500 15,600 35,500 118,500 207,800 275,200 270,600 110,400 23, 100 14,800 13,500 1,112,000 13,500 13,500 15,600 35,400 118,000 207,000 273,300 268,800 107,200 21,500 14,300 13,500 1,101,600 13,500 13,500 15,200 34,600 116,500 205,500 271,500 266,600 104,400 20,900 14,300 13,500 37,000 1,090,000 63,300 -I- 72,900 -H 84,800 -i- 123, 400 + 90,500 - 5,700 -122,800 -201,300 -195,800 - 26,700 + 69,400 + 75,300 + 79,100 -f 43, 100 + 75,800 + 65,000 + 72,800 + 55,300 - 40,300 -139,800 -208,600 -202,200 - 29,600 + 65,600 + 70,200 + 68,900 -146,900 + 65, + 67, + 72, + 67, - 33, 119, -196, -185, - 13, + 76, -1- 79, + 76, Quantity in reser- voir at end of month. Area of water surface at end of month, Acre-feet. 324,800 127,800 102,300 173, 100 257,200 331,800 404, 489, 612, 700, 694, 571, 370, 174, 147, 217, 292, 371, 447,300 512,300 585, 100 640,400 600,100 460,300 251,700 49,500 19,900 + 85,500 155,700 224,600 290,300 357,600 429,600 487,400 453,600 334,000 137,500 76,200 155,900 232,600 -61,300 -61,300 Acres. 16, 100 10,200 9,000 11,900 14,500 16,300 18,300 20,700 23,700 25,600 25,500 22,800 17,300 11,900 11, 100 13,300 15,400 17,300 19,600 21,300 23,100 24,300 23,400 19,900 14,300 5,700 3,100 8,100 11,300 13,500 15,400 16,900 19, 100 20,600 19,700 16,400 10,700 7,500 11,400 13,800 In only one year out of eight would an appreciable amount of water have been spilled, namely, in 1905, and in only one year, 1912, would there have been a deficiency, the excess shown amounting to 12 per cent and the deficiency to 6 per cent of the total yearly use. AVAILABILITY OF WATER SUPPLY. 105 The reservoir would have filled to within 10 per cent of its total capacity every year except 1912. The reduction of the reservoir capacity to 600,000 acre-feet would have caused a deficiency in 1911 of about 80,000 acre-feet, or 8 per cent, and would have increased that of 1912 to 161,000, or 15 per cent. The additional cost of raising the dam 4 feet would probably not be great enough to make it worth while to save in storage capacity. POSSIBLE USE FROM TUMALO CREEK. The lands that can be watered most economically from Tumalo Creek are those embraced in the segregation which was formerly being developed by the Columbia Southern Irrigation Co. under the Carey Act and which has generally been referred to as the Columbia Southern project. This project has recently (1913) been taken over by the State and its name changed to the Tumalo project. The essential features of the Tumalo project involve a reservoir (the Wimer) in a basin immediately adjoining the irrigable lands. Into this basin the waters of Tumalo Creek are diverted by a feed canal about 7 miles long. Thus the layout of the project differs materially from that of projects on the upper Deschutes, where the suggested reservoirs are above the main project canal and the water must be applied to the land directly from the canal, the capacity of which must equal the maximum demand. On Tumalo Creek the economical capacity of the canal is determined by the regimen of the unregulated flow of the stream. In connection with a study of the stream made to ascertain the probable extent of economical development, the following table has been prepared, showing the number of days on which the flow of the creek fell below certain discharges. Discharge deficiency of Tumalo Creek near Laidlaw, Oreg. Discharge (second- feet). Days of deficient dis- charge October to September. Discharge (second- feet). Days of deficient dis- charge October to September. 1908- 09 1909- 10 1910- 11 1911- 12 1908- 09 1909- 10 1910- 11 1911- 12 65 70 75 80 90 100 110 120 16 20 35 121 208 259 271 278 6 11 11 80 119 140 176 217 49 83 116 145 204 237 254 274 88 112 144 190 233 261 271 277 140 160 180 200 220 240 260 280 290 308 317 329 334 341 352 357 239 269 293 314 329 340 351 354 308 315 326 332 335 338 348 353 284 292 304 322 332 332 339 347 Note.— The maximum discharge for 1908-9 was 440 second-feet; for 1909-10 it was estimated at 1,940 second-feet; for 1910-11 it was 396 second-feet; and for 1911-12 it was 468 second-feet. The table indicates that for the three years of lowest flow — 1908-9, 1910-11, and 1911-12 — a canal with a capacity of 120 second-feet would have been fuU on an average of 89 days and the discharge would have been deficient for 276 days, and a canal of 200 second- 106 DESCHUTES BIVEK, OREGON. foot capacity would have run full for only 37 days. An increase of 1 second-foot of capacity would have delivered an additional 73 acre-feet annually. A 300 second-foot canal would have been full only six days in 1911, 11 days in 1912, and five days in 1909, an aver- age for the three years of seven days. The economical capacity of the canal would seem to be considerably less than 300 second- feet and Httle if any over 200. The storage requirements for the project have therefore been figured on the basis of a 200 second-foot capacity for diversion canal. The monthly discharge of Tumalo Creek is shown on pages 38 to 41, and the results of the study of storage manipulation appear in the following table: Possible manipulation of suggested storage reservoir obtaining water from Tumalo Creek. [Quantities in acre-feet.] Month. Total run-ofi. Lost on account of limited capacity of diver- sion canal. Run-ofE available for diver- sion. Required for irriga- tion. Increase in vol- ume of storage. In reser- voir at end of month. Overflow. 1906. January . March. April May 15-31 ... 7,350 14,500 12,900 5,040 4,910 6,270 14,400 8,920 1,340 3,330 3,340 73 4,190 1,120 6,010 11,200 9,560 5,040 4,910 6,200 10,200 7,800 30,000 28,600 21,460 9,660 7,170 10,570 20,770 28,570 June 12,600 16,800 16,800 8,400 2,800 - 1,400 - 7,140 -11,800 - 2,490 + 3,400 10,200 7,800 Julv September October November December The year 74,300 13,400 60,900 -22,830 1907. 7,380 11,400 9,280 8,390 16,700 18,600 16,300 6,890 5,860 5,470 4,430 5,290 1,120 4,610 7,210 4,190 7,380 10,300 9,280 8,390 12,100 11,400 12, 100 6,890 5,860 5,470 4,430 5,290 7,380 10,300 9,280 2,790 2,300 - 1,200 - 4,700 - 9,910 - 2,540 -t- 2,670 4,430 5,290 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 28,800 24, 100 14, 190 11,650 14,320 18,750 24,040 5,950 10, 300 February March 9,280 April 5,600 9,800 12,600 16,800 16,800 8,400 2,800 2,790 May 2,300 June July August Septemoer October December . . . The year .... 116,000 17,100 98,900 72,800 /-18,350 \+53,450 ].. . . 30, 620 } 1908. 5,540 5,630 5,440 7,560 9,590 17,000 16,200 5,540 5,000 5,820 4,760 4,290 5,330 4,670 5,540 5,630 5,440 7,560 9,590 11,700 11,500 5,540 6,000 5,820 4,760 4,290 5,540 5,630 5,440 1,960 - 210 - 900 - 5,300 -11,300 - 3,400 + 3,020 4,760 4,290 29,580 30,000 30,000 30,000 29,790 28,890 23,590 12,290 8,890 11,910 16,670 20,960 February 5,110 March 5,440 Anril. . 5,600 9,800 12,600 16,800 16,800 8,400 2,800 1,960 MAy:::::::::::;:;:::::::::::::: July September October November December The year 92,400 10,000 82,400 72,800 /-21,110 \+30,960 \ 12,610 r AVAILABILITY OF WATER SUPPLY. 107 Possible manipulation of suggested storage reservoir obtaining water from Tumalo Creek- Continued. Month. Total run-off. Lost on account of limited capacity of diver- sion canal. Run-ofE available for diver- sion. Required for irriga- tion. Increase in vol- ume of storage. In reser- voir at end of month. Overflow. 1909. January February March April May Jime July August September October November December The year . . . 1910. January February March April M:ay June July August September October November December The year . . . 1911. January February March April May June July August September October November December The year... 1912. January February March April May June July August September October November December The year . . . 4,840 4,290 4,670 5,420 10,400 15,800 9,350 5,580 4,960 4,890 14,300 10,900 95,400 7,070 5,410 9,100 11,200 12, 100 9,580 6,330 4,860 4,760 5,680 5,180 6,820 88,100 5,060 5,040 3,870 5,670 8,240 15,900 8,610 4,430 4,040 4,000 3,690 4,300 72,800 5,650 4,940 4,140 4,510 10, 100 17,500 10,700 6,100 5,370 4,510 3,990 5,610 83, 100 428 3,900 89 6,440 962 4,840 4,290 4,670 5,420 10,000 11,900 9,260 5,580 4,960 ),940 5,600 9,800 12,600 16,800 16,800 8,400 2,800 4,840 4,290 4,670 - 180 + 200 - 700 - 7,540 -11,200 - 3,400 + 2,090 7,860 9,940 25,800 30,000 30,000 29,820 30,000 29,300 21,760 10,560 7,120 9,210 17,070 27,010 11,800 83,600 72,800 - 180 -22,880 +25,870 + 200 323 712 296 7,070 5,410 8,780 11,200 11,400 9,190 6,330 4,860 4,760 5,680 5,180 6,820 5,600 9,800 12,600 16,800 16,800 8,400 2,800 7,070 5,410 8,780 5,600 1,600 - 3,310 -10,500 -11,900 - 3,640 + 2,880 5,180 6,820 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 26, 690 16, 190 4,290 650 3,530 8,710 15,530 72,800 /+48,350 \-29,350 87 4,220 222 5,060 5,040 3,870 5,670 8,150 11,700 8,390 4,430 4,040 4,000 3,690 4,300 5,600 9,800 12,600 16,800 16,800 8,400 2,800 5,060 5,040 3,870 70 - 1,650 - 900 - 8,4M) -12,400 - 4,360 + 1,200 3,690 4,300 20,590 25,630 29,500 29,570 27,920 27,020 18,610 6,210 1,850 3,050 6,740 11,040 4,530 68,300 72,800 /+28,920 \-27,720 726 5,630 329 87 18 5,650 4,940 4,140 4,510 9,370 11,900 10,400 6,010 5,370 4,510 3,990 5,590 5,600 9,800 12,600 16,800 16,800 8,400 2,800 5,650 4,940 4,140 - 1,110 - 430 - 700 - 6,400 -10,000 - 3,030 + 1,710 + 3,990 5,590 16,690 21,630 25,770 24, 660 24, 230 23,530 17, 130 7,130 4,100 5,810 8,800 12,390 ,790 76,400 72,800 j+23,920 \-21,670 90 4,670 20 4,780 4,080 5,410 8,780 5,600 1,600 25,470 The capacity of the reservoir has been assumed as 30,000 acre- feet. This with a 200 second-foot canal will suffice to irrigate 28,000 108 DESCHUTES RIVER, OREGON. acres. The greatest amount necessarily drawn from storage for a 28,000-acre project would have been 29,300 acre-feet in 1910, or about 1 acre-foot per acre irrigated. There would have been a con- siderable surplus of water every year except 1911 and 1912, but to have carried this water from a wet to a dry year would have necessi- tated the development of additional storage equivalent to the draft for two or three years, which is probably out of the question on ac- count of the cost. The table showing manipulation of storage for this project differs only in details from the tables for Deschutes River. The duty of water has been assumed at practically the same values as have been used by the State engineer. The contracts under the Carey Act have called for the delivery of a quantity of water equal to a depth of about 1.8 feet on the land between April 15 and October 15. Assuming a loss of 30 per cent in distributing system — an assumption probably safe — the total diversion must be 2.6 acre-feet per acre or 72,800 acre-feet for the project. It is assumed that the water will be distrib- uted throughout the growing season as follows: Distribution of water from Tumalo ^project. Month. Depth. Total diversion. April May June July August September October... Feet. 0.2 .35 .45 icre-feet. 5,600 9,800 12,600 16,800 16,800 8,400 2,800 72,800 Gains to the water supply would result from (1) inflow below the upper station and point of diversion of feed canal at certain times in early spring, (2) inflow to reservoir from a spring tributary to Bull Creek, (3) inflow to reservoir from tributary area, and (4) precipita- tion on reservoir. There would be losses due to seepage from feed canal, to obstruction of feed canal by ice, and to evaporation from reservoir. IRRIGATION FROM CROOKED RIVER. The average run-off of Crooked River measured at the Prineville station above Ochoco Creek from 1908 to 1912 was 269,000 acre-feet. Storage may be provided by constructing a reservoir at the forks of the river, 12 miles above Post. Records at this point from 1908 to 1911 indicate that nearly the entire flow can be controlled, as the average discharge during winter and spring is 92 per cent of that at Prineville station, but the period covered is too short to give assur- ance that the records show extremes of flow, or that they even give a correct mean. The records have therefore been compared with AVAILABILITY OF WATER SUPPLY. 109 those of John Day River at McDonald, and the means of monthly ratios have been used to extend the Crooked River record back to 1906. The lands around Madras and the Agency Plains can be reached from Crooked River, but probably at a considerably greater cost than from Deschutes River. The land available for irrigation in the immediate valley of Crooked River, estimated at 50,000 acres, will require 150,000 acre-feet of water, or about two-thirds of the availa- ble flow. The other third can be used to reinforce the flow of lower Deschutes River during low periods for power development. The full utilization of Crooked River is therefore considered in connection with power development from the Deschutes. (See p. 117.) POSSIBLE USE OF WATER FOR POWER DEVELOPMENT. CONDITIONS OF STUDY. The utilization of Deschutes River for power development has been studied for three assumed conditions: 1. For the use of the natural minimum discharge, the basis being the lowest recorded weekly flow, corrected for diversion if necessary. 2. For maximum storage at Benham Falls operated for power alone. 3. For discharge as affected by storage and irrigation on the Des- chutes augmented by storage on Crooked River. The first assumption is made chiefly for purposes of comparing the Deschutes with other streams for which power studies have been made on this basis, and gives results far in excess of those obtainable when projects on the upper Deschutes are developed, even if all water from the upper river is not stored and used for irrigation. The second assumption departs even more than the first from probable future conditions and is presented chiefly to compare the utility of the stream for irrigation and for power. The third assump- tion involves the maximum development of irrigation and the utilization of return waters as already outlined. MINIMUM NATURAL FLOW AVAILABLE FOR POWER. The average minimum discharge at Benham Falls, as determined from a record covering seven years, is 1,330 second-feet and occurs in the winter. The minimum weekly discharge in the period covered by records occurred in the first week in January, 1912. The discharge at Benham Falls, 1,180 second-feet, was unaffected by diversions. No records were being kept on Tumalo Creek at the time, but it is esti- mated to have been carrying 60 second-feet. The flow of Squaw Creek, which was affected by ice, is estimated at 50 second-feet. These discharges have been added to that of Deschutes River at Benham Falls to give the probable minimum below the two tribu- taries. No allowance has been made for the apparent gain between 110 DESCHUTES EIVER, OREGOl^. Bend and Laidlaw or for the possible loss between Laidlaw and Cline Falls, for both are questionable, and it is assumed that the probable method of development of this power — by diversion in a concrete-lined canal — would practically eliminate seepage losses. The Deschutes probably receives little inflow between White River and the mouth, therefore, the Moody station gives the dis- charge in this whole section. The Mecca station shows the discharge through the section between Shitike Creek and Warm Springs River, and it has been assumed that by subtracting the discharge of Shitike Creek, it shows the discharge between that stream and the Metolius, Comparison of the records at Mecca and Moody shows a larger inflow than can be accounted for in Warm Springs and White rivers, the excess amounting to 300 or 400 second-feet at low water and con- siderably more during the winter and early spring. The permanent flow comes from springs; the intermittent flow is derived from rains and melting snows on the intervening area. The lowest weekly flow on the lower river, as observed at Moody, was 4,080 second-feet January 2-8, 1912. At Mecca it was lowest January 4-10, 1912, the mean for the week being 3,550 second-feet, but there was a flow of only 3,300 second-feet for the three days, January 6-8, 1912. No records were being kept on Warm Spring River, and the gage heights on White River were evidently affected by ice; the flow of these streams can be estimated at 250 and 150 second-feet, respectively, for the lowest week, with a fair degree of certainty. The unmeasured inflow of about 400 second-feet, assumed to come in equally at these two points (p. 116) brings the total inflow between Mecca and Moody to 750 second-feet. The minima at these two points have been adjusted to 3,350 and 4,100 second-feet, respec- tively, or just a little greater than the absolute minimum at both points, but considerably lower than that during the lowest week at Mecca. The minimum flow available for power development at various points is shown in the following table: Minimum natural flow available for power at points in Deschutes River basin. stream and location. Section No. Distance above mouth. Eleva- tion. Distance between points. Fall between points. Fall per mile. Minimum discharge. Deschutes River: Benham Falls 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Miles. 181 160 123 111 97 84 46 41 36 29 18 8 Feet. 4,145 3,240 2,105 1,555 1,360 1,230 750 131 2,980 2,860 2,646 2,205 1,780 1,556 Miles. Feet. Feet. Sec.-ft. 1,180 Tumalo Creek 21 37 12 14 13 38 46 905 1,135 550 195 130 480 619 43 31 46 14 10 13 13 1,240 Squaw Creek 1,290 3,290 3,350 3,780 4,100 4,100 Metolius River Shitike Creek Warm Springs River White River Mouth Metolius River: Head 100 Jacks Creek. 1 2 3 4 5 5 7 11 10 8 120 214 441 425 224 24 31 40 42 28 600 1,000 1,170 Whitewater Creek Rlggs ranch 1,330 Mouth 1,330 AVAILABILITY OF WATER SUPPLY. Ill THEORETICAL HORSEPOWER. The following tables give the theoretical horsepower per foot fall that may be developed at different rates of discharge, and show the number of days on which the discharge and corresponding horsepower were respectively less than the amounts given in the columns for dis- charge and horsepower. In using these tables allowance should be made for the various losses, the principal ones being the wheel loss, which may be as large as 20 per cent, and the head loss, which may be as large as 5 per cent. Discharge and horsepower, Deschutes River at Allen's ranch, near Lava, Oreg. Gage heights (feet). Dis- charge (second- feet). Theo- retical horse- power per foot fall. Days of deficient discharge. 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.8 6.0 106 125 147 173 205 10 12 14 17 20 23 5 112 156 174 179 184 34 86 132 149 164 18 73 143 203 256 2 4 59 105 23 64 118 167 3 51 132 181 10 79 127 151 and horsepower table for Deschutes River at Benham Falls, Oreg., 1905-1912. 12 months period, May to April. Dis- charge (second- feet). Theo- retical horse- power per foot fall. Days of deficient discharge. 1905-6 1906-7 1907-8 1908-9 1909-10 1910-11 1911-12 1,100 1,200 1,300 1,400 1,500 1,600 1,700 125 136 148 159 171 182 193 1 3 26 131 163 178 264 2 3 16 132 259 1 14 116 187 209 245 i" 16 41 99 148 1 3 13 37 127 210 3" 38 159 211 1 3 50 165 247 304 Irrigating season, May to September. 1,100 1,200 1,300 1,400 1,500 1,600 1,700 125 136 148 159 171 182 193 1 8 52 27 70 84 110 37 81 86 126 15 66 96 6'" 8 47 80 99 Nonirrigating season, October to April. 1,100 1,200 125 136 1 3 2 3 1 1 1 1,300 148 26 14 1 3 3 16 1,400 159 131 89 16 13 3 50 95 1,500 171 162 117 46 37 38 150 178 1,600 182 170 125 99 119 79 181 1,700 193 212 136 148 163 112 212 112 DESCHUTES EIVER^ OBEGON. Discharge and horsepower table for Deschutes River at Moro and Moody, Oreg., 1897-1899^ 1906-1912. Nonirrigating season, October to April. Gage heights (feet). Dis- charge (sec- ond- feet). Theo- reti- cal horse- power foot fall. Days of deficient discharge. Moro. Moody. 1897-98 1898-99 1899- 1900 1906-7 1907-8 1908-9 1909-10 1910-11 1911-12 Mean. 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.4 4,080 4,320 4,560 4,820 5,080 5,360 5,660 5,980 6,680 7,420 8,200 9,000 464 491 518 548 577 609 643 680 759 843 932 1,020 6' 77 133 172 198 9 15 28 46 89 98 106 114 139 160 171 3 3 4 24 61 84 95 104 133 145 164 1 2 4 8 27 39 59 93 122 150 6' 5 26 56 36 37 51 85 102 119 131 6' 55 124 132 158 182 23 45 100 125 143 165 168 32 33 49 75 81 141 36 55 85 131 187 196 198 Period May to April. 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.4 4,080 4,320 4,560 4,820 5,080 5,360 5,660 5,980 6,680 7,420 8,200 9,000 464 491 518 548 577 609 643 680 759 843 932 1,020 22 64 81 84 182 276 325 351 9 15 28 68 153 179 190 219 282 313 324 3 3 4 70 141 170 190 217 285 298 317 1 2 4 8 27 39 59 93 122 150 8 52 118 101 166 127 209 242 281 321 46 110 182 239 286 315 321 27 114 128 163 211 233 294 111 143 Irrigating season, May to September. 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.4 4,820 5,080 5,360 5,660 5,980 6,680 7,420 8,200 9,000 548 577 609 643 680 759 843 932 1,020 22 64 81 84 105 143 153 153 3 26 62 73 82 65 129 72 85 110 123 139 23 65 82 114 143 150 153 27 82 95 114 136 152 153 75 88 46 80 86 95 113 152 153 153 Discharge and horsepower table for Metolius River near Sisters, Oreg., 1909-1911. Gage height (feet). Dis- charge (sec- ond- (feet). Theo- retical horse- power per foot fall. Days of deficient dis- charge. 1909 1910 1911 0.5 .6 .7 .8 1,410 1,490 1,570 1,650 160 169 178 188 55 116 203 21 110 210 68 227 302 AVAILABILITY OF WATER SUPPLY. 113 Discharge and horsepower table for East Fork of Deschutes River near Crescent, Oreg. 1905-1911. Dis- charge (sec- ond- feet). Theo- retical horse- power per foot fall. Days of deficient discharge. 1905 1906 1907 1910-lla 10 20 30 40 50 60 1.1 2.3 3.4 4.5 5.7 6.8 15 98 160 174 186 1 79 138 156 6 72 131 145 102 163 193 a October to September. WATER STORED AT BENHAM FALLS. The water supply of Deschutes River available for power could be materially augmented by storage at Benham Falls operated to regulate the discharge for that purpose, especially that part of the discharge of the upper part of the river nearest the suggested reservoir. The discharge that could be maintained and the amount of storage required can best be studied by the aid of a mass curve or vector diagram, Plate VII, which shows that with respect to the vector line representing a discharge of 1,670 second-feet — the mean for the eight years — the mass was increasing up to June 30, 1910, then decreasing until April 30, 1912. The ordinate from the vector line drawn through the point for the later date to the point on the graph for June 30, 1910, is equal to 249,000 acre-feet. The point on the graph for April 30, 1912, is 31,600 acre-feet below this vector line. Therefore the draft from storage between these dates would equal 281,000 acre-feet — the capacity required to maintain a constant dis- charge of 1,670 second-feet. Therefore the quantity of water which may be made available for power above Tumalo Creek by the sug- gested reservoir at Benham Falls is estimated at 1,670 second-feet and the other discharges for stretches lower down have been increased to 1,670 second-feet or 490 second-feet over the minimum. EFFECT OF FUTURE DIVERSION. The substantially complete control of the discharge of Deschutes River, Tumalo Creek, and Crooked River for irrigation would practi- cally remove contribution of discharge from the drainage area of these three streams above the points of diversion. Water from aU three wiU, of course, reach the lower river, but this overflow will always come when the flow is materially above the minimum, and therefore win not appreciably affect the low-water discharge. The effect of future diversions on the regimen of the lower river is indicated by the 48348°— wsp 344—14 8 114 DESCHUTES EIVER, OREGON. following table, which shows the observed discharge at Moody, the correction which must be applied to reduce that discharge to the flow that would have occurred had there been no irrigation, the resulting natural flow, and the discharge under future conditions. The probable effect of future diversions as indicated in the table is the difference between the observed discharge at the points of diver- sion or storage and the estimated return waters, 620 second-feet, and is always negative, the observed discharge being greater than the return waters. Effect of future irrigation on discharge {in second-feet) of Deschutes River at Moody. Month. 1906. July ; August September October November December 1907. January February March April May June July August September October November December The year 1908. January February March April May June July August September October November December The year 1909 January February March April May June July August September October November December The year Observed discharge at Moody, 5,800 5,360 5,080 5,180 7,290 6,720 6,720 13,900 9,590 11,900 8,950 7,250 6,230 5,670 5,660 5,660 5,980 8,720 7,970 7,420 6,110 8,600 8,510 7,340 6,500 6,000 5,400 5,300 5,300 5,970 5,710 5,530 7,470 7,180 7,520 8,390 7,040 6,760 5,580 5,260 5,360 5,540 9,380 8,710 7,010 Correc- tion for past diver- sions. +318 +280 +270 +252 + 7 + 43 - 41 + 14 + 61 +158 +273 +368 +308 +330 +237 +206 + 88 + 11 - 31 - 41 + 2 +144 +238 +336 +451 +407 +320 +243 - 4 - 36 - 81 - 31 + 34 +170 +352 +399 +314 +399 +284 +190 - 55 - 81 Natural dis- charge. 6,120 5,640 5,350 5,430 7,300 6,760 6,680 13,900 9,650 12, 100 9,220 7,620 6,540 5,000 5,900 5,870 6,070 8,730 7,390 6,070 8,600 8,650 7,580 6,840 6,450 5,810 5,620 5,540 5,970 5,670 7,390 7,150 7,550 8,560 7,390 7,160 5,890 5,660 5,640 5,730 9,320 8,630 Correc- tion for futiu-e diver- sions. •1,190 ■ 900 ■ 870 ■ 850 -1,140 •1.110 -1,160 -4,300 -3,050 -3,540 -2,640 -2,110 -1,710 -1,390 -1,290 -1,160 -1> 160 -1,400 -1,330 -1,130 -1,880 -2,340 -1,820 -1, 720 -1,570 -1,170 -1,110 -1,200 -1,120 - 960 -1,300 -1,270 -1,720 -2, 140 -1,620 -1,500 -1,170 -1,030 -1,020 -1,000 -2,090 -1,700 Discharge under future condi- tions. 4,930 4,740 4,480 4,580 6,160 5,650 5,520 9,600 6,600 8,560 6,580 5,510 4,830 4,610 4,610 4,710 4,910 7,330 6,060 4,940 6,720 6,310 5,760 5,120 4,880 4,640 4,510 4,340 4,850 4,710 6,090 5,880 5,830 6,420 5,770 5,660 4,720 4,630 4,620 4,730 7,230 AVAILABILITY OF WATER SUPPLY. 115 Effect of future irrigation on discharge {in second-feet) of Deschutes River at Moody — Con. Month. Observed discharge at Moody. Correc- Correc- Discharge tion for Natural tion for under past diver- dis- future future charge. diver- condi- sions. sions. tions. 9,420 - 61 9,360 -1,380 7,980 8,110 - 56 8,050 -1,760 6,290 14,300 - 16 14,300 -3,520 10,780 8,740 +187 8,930 -2, 120 6,810 7,960 +291 8,250 -1,740 6,510 6,320 +431 6,750 -1,300 5,450 5,400 +470 5,870 -1,100 4,770 5,180 +313 5,490 -1,000 4,490 5,230 +285 5,520 - 980 4,540 5,290 +201 5,490 - 980 4,510 6,300 - 04 6,300 -1,060 5,240 6,820 + 7 6,830 -1,320 5,510 7,430 6,350 - 48 6,300 -1,030 5,270 5,710 - 59 5,650 -1,000 4,650 7,210 - 26 7,180 -1,890 5,290 7,450 +176 7,630 -1,820 5,810 6,810 +351 7,160 -1,480 5,680 6,380 +439 6,820 -1,400 5,420 5,260 +477 5,740 -1,040 4,700 4,850 +402 5,250 - 840 4,410 4,930 +291 5,220 - 860 4,360 4,990 + 193 5,180 - 850 4,330 5,440 + 2 5,440 - 880 4,560 5,340 - 67 5,270 - 800 4,470 5,890 7,940 - 70 7,870 -1, 170 6,700 9,720 - 54 9,670 -1,630 8,040 6,920 - 30 6,890 -1,210 5,680 9,550 + 56 9,610 -2,370 7,240 9,770 +290 10,060 -2, 720 7,340 7,980 +461 8,440 -2,060 6,380 5,910 +493 6,400 -1,390 5,010 5,390 +444 5,830 -1,180 4,650 5,520 +299 . 5,820 -1,160 4,660 5,480 +229 5,710 -1,090 4,620 6,030 +114 6,140 -1,160 4,980 6,000 - 59 5,940 -1,080 4,860 7,170 1910. January February March April May June July August September October November December The year 1911. January February March April May June July August September October November December The year 1912. January February March April May June July August September October November December The year The distribution of the unmeasured flow of the Deschutes between Warm Springs and White rivers is shown by the following table (p. 116). It has been assumed that one-half of it comes in at the mouth of each of the two tributary rivers in addition to the flow of the rivers themselves. The second column shows the discharge at Mecca with the same reduction that has been found applicable to Moody to give the dis- charge under assumed future conditions of storage and irrigation. The other columns are self-explanatory. 116 DESCHUTES EIVER^ OREGON. Distribution of inflow between Mecca and Moody. Month. Discharge under Inflow betweenMecca and assumed conditions. Moody. Mecca. Moody. AtWarm At White River. Total. Sec.-ft. Sec.-ft. Sec.-ft. Sec.-ft. Sec.-ft. 3,960 5,420 860 600 1,460 3,820 4,720 550 350 900 3.720 4,520 470 330 800 3,720 4,500 440 340 780 3,600 4,500 500 400 900 3,390 4,620 590 640 1,230 3,540 4,580 620 420 1,040 3,810 6,700 1,470 1,420 2,890 4,260 8,040 1,710 3,070 3,780 3,960 5,680 1,080 640 1,720 4,150 7,240 1,470 1,620 3,090 4,670 7,340 1,240 1,430 2,670 4,420 6,380 1,090 870 1,960 3,950 5,010 560 500 1,060 3,810 4,650 470 370 840 3,660 4,660 550 450 1,000 3,530 4,620 590 500 1,090 3,720 4,980 650 610 1,260 3,530 4,860 690 640 1,330 Discharge between Warm Springs and White 1911 June July August September October November December 1912 January February March April May June July August September October November December Sec.-ft. 4,820 4,370 4,190 4,160 4,000 3,980 4,160 5,280 5,970 5,040 5,620 5,920 5,510 4,510 4,280 4,210 4,120 4,370 4,220 This table indicates a possible minimum monthly discharge of 3,390 second-feet ultimately available at Mecca, corresponding to a discharge of about 3,330 second-feet above Shi tike Creek and 3,980 below Warm Springs River. The latter is, of course, subject to the uncertainty as to the location of the inflow from springs between Mecca and Moody. The estimates of minima used by Prof. McCaustland in his part of the report, of 3,400 second-feet from the Metohus to Warm Springs River and 3,700 second-feet from Warm Springs to White River, are probably fairly accurate. POWER FROM WATER USED FOR IRRIGATION. In the estimate of the rate of distribution of water to irrigated lands (p. 89), it was assumed that a small quantity, about 10 per cent of the total yearly flow — equivalent to an average discharge of 220 second-feet — would have to be released during the winter for domes- tic use. This would be available for power development between the reservoir and the points of diversion. During the summer months a large amount of water would be available for power in the stretch of river between the suggested reservoir at Benham Falls and the lower diversion below Laidlaw. This power could be used to supply some demand that would be active only during this period, such as pumping water for irrigation or furnishing auxiliary power to some plant for which the flow other- wise available is deficient during July and August. The utilization of the power of the upper Deschutes for either of these purposes AVAILABILITY OP WATBE SUPPLY. 117 would probably involve long transmission lines and may not be com- mercially feasible for many years, but it presents possibilities that should not be overlooked in an estimate of the total potential power of the Deschutes. POWER FROM WATER STORED ON CROOKED RIVER. The general regimen of the lower Deschutes is very uniform, but there are relatively short periods in which the discharge falls within 100 to 500 second-feet of the minimum. The minimum flow avail- able for power in this section could be materially increased by the release of a relatively small amount of water that could be stored on Crooked Kiver, the water supply of which is apparently sufficient not only to irrigate 50,000 acres of land in its own valley but also to supply deficiencies in flow below 4,500 second-feet on the lower river. A study of the manipulation of possible storage on Crooked River for months during which the mean discharge of Deschutes at Moody is less than 4,500 second-feet has been made to determine the quan- tity of water necessary to release in order to supply deficiencies below this minimum. This quantity is generally larger than would be indicated by the deficiency of the monthly mean below 4,500, as during a few days in each month the flow will exceed 4,500 second- feet. The estimated areas and capacities of the suggested reservoir on Crooked River are shown by the following table, prepared from data furnished by the United States Reclamation Service: A'p'proximate area and capacity of Crooked River storage reservoir. Eleva- Differ- Differ- tion above sea level. ence in ence in Area. area per foot of gage Capacity. capacity per foot of gage height. height. Feet. Acres. Acres. Acre-feet. Acre-feet. 3,480 3,490 30 150 3' is" 3,500 100 7 800 65 3,510 250 15 2,600 180 3,520 420 17 6,000 340 3,530 1,350 93 15,000 900 3,540 1,850 50 31,000 1,600 3,550 2,350 50 62,000 2,100 3,560 2,900 55 78,000 2,600 3,570 3,700 80 111,000 3,300 3,680 4,300 60 152,000 4,100 3,590 6,000 70 200,000 4,800 3,600 6,500 50 252,000 5,200 3,610 6,000 50 310,000 5,800 3,620 6,300 50 372,000 6,200 118 DESCHUTES RIVER, OREGON. The results of study of storage manipulation on Crooked River are presented in the following table in substantially the same manner as those for Deschutes River and Tumalo Creek: Manipulation of storage at suggested reservoir on Croohed River. Month. Re- quired for irriga- tion along Crook- ed River. Defi- cien- cies below 4,500 sec- ond- feet on lower Des- chutes River. Total sug- Evap- oration. Total use and evapo- ration. Dis- charge of Crook- ed River. Excesses and de- ficien- cies. In res- ervoir at end of month, Area of water sur- Overflow. 1906. January . . . February.. March April May June July August September. October November. December. . Acre-ft. Acre^jt Acre-ft. 7,500 18,000 27,000 37,500 37,500 15,000 7,500 1,190 7,500 18,000 27,000 37,500 37,500 16,200 8,100 Acre-ft. 200 700 1,900 1,900 2,700 2,300 1,500 500 300 Acre-ft. 200 8,200 19,900 28,900 39,700 39,800 17,700 8,600 300 Acre-ft 7,500 21,700 65,200 95,900 18,'"" 7,910 2,520 1,660 2,320 3,500 8,810 12,100 Acre-ft. 7,500 21,700 65,000 87,700 - 1,100 - 21,000 - 37,200 - 38,100 - 15,400 - 5,100 - 8,500 - 12,100 Acre-ft. 22,500 44,200 109,200 180,000 178,900 157,900 120,700 82,600 67,200 62, 100 70,600 82, 700 Acres. 2,100 3,600 4,700 4,700 4,400 3,900 3,000 2,700 2,600 2,800 3,100 The year. 150,000 1,800 151,800 11,500 163,300 247,900 +202,500 -117,900 1907. January . . . February . . March April May June July August September. October November. December. . 7,500 18,000 27,000 37,500 37,500 15,000 7,500 The year. 150,000 1908. January . . . February . . March April May June July August September. October November. December. . The year . January... February.. March April May June July August September. 7,500 18,000 27,000 37,500 37,500 15,000 7,500 150,000 7,500 18,000 27,000 37,500 37,500 15,000 196 9,840 10.000 7,500 18,000 27,000 37,500 37,500 15,000 2,500 500 900 1,900 1,900 2,200 2,300 1,500 500 300 500 8,400 19,900 28,900 39,700 39, 800 16,500 8,000 300 16,400 134,000 109,000 120,000 29,300 3,750 2,710 2,280 2,320 3,810 7,500 9,840 + 16,400 +134,000 +108,500 111,600 + 9,400 - 25,200 - 37,000 - 37,500 - 14,200 - 4,200 + 7,200 + 9, 99, 100 180,000 180,000 180,000 180,000 154, 800 117,800 80,300 66, 100 61,900 69, 100 78,900 3,400 4,700 4,700 4,700 4,700 4,300 3,500 3,000 2,700 2, 2,800 3,000 150,000 12, 000 162,000 440,900 +396,900 -118,100 7,500 18,000 27,000 37,500 37,500 15,200 17,300 400 900 1,900 1, 2,200 2,200 1,400 500 200 400 8,400 19,900 28, 800 39,700 39,700 16, 17,800 200 10,100 12,300 49,600 61,500 15,300 3,570 2,210 1,290 1,790 4, 5,060 4,920 160,000 11,500 171,500 171 qno/+134'^<^0 7,500 18,000 27,000 37,500 38,300 15,600 300 800 1,900 1,900 2,200 1,900 1,400 300 8,300 19,900 28,900 39,200 40,200 17,000 11,600 21,900 43,000 68,000 17,200 4,090 2,260 1,600 2,120 + 11,600 + 21,900 + 42,700 + 59,700 - 2,700 - 24.800 - 37,400 - 38,600 - 14,900 89,000 101,300 150,500 180,000 175,400 150,200 112, 700 74,300 59,500 46,000 50,900 55, 800 67,400 89,300 132,000 180,000 177,300 152,500 115, 100 76,500 61,600 3,200 3,500 4,300 4,700 4,600 4, 3,700 3,900 2,500 2,200 2,300 2,400 2,700 3,200 4,000 4,700 4,700 4,300 3,800 2,900 2,600 AVAILABILITY OF WATER SUPPLY. 119 Manipulation of storage at suggested reservoir on Crooked River — Continued. Month. Re- quired for irriga- tion along Crook- ed River. Defi- cien- cies below 4,500 sec- ond- feet on lower Des- chutes River, Total sug- gested use. Evap- oration, Total use and evapo- ration. Dis- charge of Crook- ed River. Excesses and de- ficien- cies. In res- ervoir at end of month. Area of water sur- face. Overflow. October Acre-ft. 7,500 Acre-ft. Acre-ft. 7,500 200 Acre-ft. 8,000 200 Acre-ft. 3,160 25,600 13,200 Acre-ft. - 4,800 + 25,400 + 13,200 Acre-ft. 56,800 82,200 95,400 Acres. 2,500 3,000 3,300 Acre-ft. November The year.... 150,000 1,400 151,400 11, 100 162,500 213,700 f +174, 000 \- 123, 200 I 11,700 / 1910. January 400 900 1,900 i;800 2,100 2,200 1,300 500 200 400 8,400 19,900 28,800 39,600 40,300 16,300 8,800 400 21,600 38,300 117,000 37,400 11,500 857 548 l,llO 2,820 6,070 16,800 + 21,600 + 38,300 +116,600 + 29,000 - 8,400 - 27,900 - 39,100 - 40,000 - 15,200 - 6,000 + 5,700 + 16,800 117,000 155,300 180,000 180,000 171,600 143, 700 104,600 64,600 49,400 43,400 49, 100 65,900 3,800 4,400 4,700 4,700 4,600 4,200 3,600 2,600 2,300 2,200 2,300 2,700 February March 91,900 29,000 AprU 7,500 18,000 27,000 37,500 37,500 15,000 7,500 ""hih ■"■"812 238 7,500 18,000 27,000 37,500 38,100 15,000 8,300 200 Mav . - - June July September October November December The year 150,000 1,700 151,600 11,300 162,900 254,300 r+228,000 \- 136, 600 1 120,900 / 1911. January 1,730 1,980 1,670 '"i,"436 6,640 8,330 10,500 3,290 7,070 1,700 2,000 1,700 7,500 18,000 27,000 38,900 44,100 23,300 18,000 3,300 7,100 300 800 1,900 1,900 2,200 2,200 1,400 400 200 1,700 2,000 2,000 8,300 19,900 28,900 41,100 46,300 24,700 18,400 3,500 7,100 8,980 9,660 62,700 52,600 18,200 2,650 1,080 572 1,080 3,120 3,650 4,560 + 7,300 + 7,700 + 60,700 + 49,300 - 1,700 - 26,200 - 40,000 - 45,700 - 23,600 - 15,300 + 200 - 2,500 73,200 80,900 141,600 180,000 178,300 152,100 112,100 66,400 42, 800 27,500 27,200 25,200 2,800 3,000 4,100 4,700 4,700 4,300 3,700 2,700 2,100 1,700 1,800 1,700 February March April 7,500 18,000 27,000 37,500 37,500 15,000 7,500 10,900 May June July August September October.. November December The year 150,000 42,600 122,600 11,300 203,900 168, 900 /+ 119, 900 \- 155, 000 \ 10,900 i 1912. January 12,200 12,200 7,500 18,000 27,000 37,500 37,500 15,000 7,500 300 600 1,800 1,900 2,200 2,400 1,700 600 300 12,200 300 8,100 19,800 28,900 39,700 39,900 16, 700 8,100 300 19,600 35,000 20,3QC 95,200 91,600 17,800 4,120 2,040 2,040 3,020 4,680 7,000 + 7,400 + 35,000 + 20,000 + 87,100 + 71,800 - 11,100 - 35,600 - 37,900 - 14,700 - 5,100 + 4,400 + 7,000 32,600 67,600 87,600 174,700 180,000 168,900 133,300 95, 400 80,700 75, 600 80,000 87,000 1,900 2,700 3,200 4,600 4,700 4,500 4,000 3,400 3,000 2,900 3,000 3,200 February March AprU 7,500 18,000 27,000 37,500 37,500 15,000 7,500 May 66,500 June July August September October November December The year 150,000 12,200 162,200 11,800 174,000 302,400 /+232,700 \- 104, 400 \ 66,500 ^ The table shows the monthly requirements for irrigation, the volume of water (in acre-feet) required to maintain a discharge of 4,500 second-feet in Deschutes River below White River, the niontlily evaporation, the available flow of Crooked River at the reservoir, as shown by records of the Post station November to March, and at the 120 DESCHUTES EIVER, OREGON. point of diversion, as represented by the Prineville station April to October, the area of water surface corresponding to the volume of storage, and the quantity of water spilled in any month after the reservoir becomes filled to capacity — 180,000 acre-feet. The figures indicate that the reservoir would have been filled each spring without exception, but the quantity spilled in 1911 would have been very small, and in 1909 it would have been less than 5 per cent of the total run-off. Although never empty, the reservoir would have had only 13,000 acre-feet left at the end of the period of deficiency on lower Deschutes River in the early part of January, 1912. The assumed capacity is, therefore, possibly 13,000 acre-feet too great. The annual draft might be increased by 10,000 or 20,000 acre-feet by holding over water from wet years, like 1907 or 1910, but the increase in storage required would be considerable and the expense might not be warranted. The maximum storage capacity required for irrigation alone would have been 135,000 acre-feet in 1910; the maximum for power alone, 49,400, July, 1911, to January, 1912. DEVELOPED WATER POWERS IN THE DESCHUTES DRAINAGE BASIN. By W. B. Heroy. Because of the relatively sparse population of the Deschutes basin and the few towns of sufficient importance to afford a market for power, little progress has been made in the utilization of water power. There are, however, at least three plants in operation — one on the main Deschutes River, one on Crooked River, and one on White River — with an aggregate capacity of 2,900 kilowatts. Descriptions of these plants, based in part upon data published in engineering journals, follow. BEND PLANT.i Near the town of Bend in the north half of sec. 32, T. 17 S., R. 12 E., a small rock-fiU dam has been constructed across Deschutes River to develop water power. At the east end of the dam a fore- bay has been constructed from which water is admitted to the wheels in the power house. Only half of the power house has been completed, housing at the present time one unit. The station is, however, of modern concrete and brick construction and may ulti- mately be enlarged to a capacity of 1,400 horsepower. The plant operates under a head of 15 feet. The unit now installed consists of an S. Morgan Smith turbine, directly connected to a 250 kilovolt-ampere alternating-current gen- erator. Electric power and light are furnished to Bend, and the pumps for municipal water supply are also operated electrically. 1 Described in The Journal of Electricity, vol. 31, p. 319, 1913. DEVELOPED WATEK POWERS IN DESCHUTES DRAINAGE BASIN. 121 The plant was originafly constructed by the Bend Water, Light & Power Co. in 1910 but has recently been acquired by the Central Oregon Power Co. This company is said to be controlled by the same interests as the Deschutes Power Co. The cost of the plant and distribution system has been slightly over $100,000. CBOOKED RIVER PLANT. A hydroelectric plant has been constructed to utilize the flow of the lower stretch of Crooked Hiver, below Opal Springs. The diver- sion canal takes directly out of the river in the SE. J SW. J sec. 11, T. 12 S., R. 12 E., and conducts the water to the power house, which is situated in the NE. J SW. J of the same section. The canal is about 2,300 feet in length and the head obtained is approxi- mately 33 feet. One unit has been installed, consisting of one Leffel water wheel, one direct-current generator, 14 kilowatts, 125 volts, 112 amperes, and one alternating-current generator, 400 kilowatts, 2,300 volts, 100 amperes. The distribution system supplies Prineville, Redmond, Madras, Metolius, and Culver, 73 miles of transmission lines having been constructed. The plant is capable of being enlarged to a capacity of 3,900 horsepower, and by means of a diversion dam the head can be increased to 38 feet. Eleven hundred second-feet of water has been appropriated. The plant was constructed by the Cove Power Co. but has recently been purchased by the Deschutes Power Co., having offices at 521 First Avenue, Spokane, Wash. The officers of the company are Samuel Galland, president; W. C. Sivyer, vice president; Bert L. Sivyer, secretary and treasurer; and L. M. Simpson, general manager. The cost of the plant, equipment, and transmission system is reported to be about $228,000. WHITE RIVER PLANT.^ A short distance west of Deschutes River White River falls from the Deschutes plateau into a canyon, forming a number of picturesque cascades. Advantage of this natural water power has been taken and a hydroelectric plant installed. The entire development is located on the northeast quarter of sec. 7, T. 4 S., R. 14 E. A concrete dam, 8 feet high, has been built across the river above the falls and diverts the water into a setthng basin, the use of which is necessitated because of the large amount of sediment carried by White River. The water is thence conveyed through a 48-inch wood-stave pipe about 500 feet to a second settling basin, which acts also as a forebay reservoir. A 60-inch wood-stave and steel pressure pipe 430 feet long, leading to the power house, gives a head of 149 feet. 1 Described in Tho Journal of Electricity, vol. 29, p. 227. 122 DESCHUTES RIVER^ OREGON. The power house contains three Pelton-Frances turbines, two installed in 1911 having a capacity of 1,000 horsepower each, and one in 1912 of 1,600 horsepower. The older wheels are each con- nected to 500-kilowatt, GO-cycle, 3-phase generators, while the new wheel connects to a 1,250-kilowatt machine. Two 40-kilowatt and one 60-kiIowatt exciters have also been installed. Power is developed at 2,300 volts but is stepped up to 66,000 volts for transmission 27 miles to The Dalles. Here connection is made with a transmission line leading to Hood River, where a small hydroelectric plant of 325 kilowatts is tied into the same circuit. A branch line extends to Dufur. The plant was constructed by the Wasco Warehouse Milling Co., now a subsidiary of the Pacific Power & Light Co., which supplies electricity to a large territory in southern Washington and northern Oregon. The Pacific Power & light Co. is controlled by the Ameri- can Power & Light Co., a subsidiary of the General Electric Co. UNDEVELOPED POWER SITES. By E. J. McCaustland. METHODS OF DEVELOPMENT. In any contemplated water-power development all other possible uses of the water should be carefully considered and should be given full weight in reaching a conclusion. It has been contended that the full development of power in certain regions has led to the exhaustion of the natural resources, such as lumber, iron, and coal. It is thus reasonable to ask whether such development was for the ultimate good of these regions or whether it would not have been wise to delay development until it could proceed without exhausting natural resources. But whether development is to proceed as a whole or by a system of units in response to pressing demand, knowledge of the possibilities and the limitations of the water powers is of primary importance to the owners of the rights. In order to determine such possibihties and limitations, complete and accurate data are essential. It should not be forgotten, however, that accuracy in this connection is merely relative, and that for preliminary investigations a range of 10 to 15 per cent is well within the limit of error to be expected. The minimum power available at any site is that which may be developed during the period of lowest flow of the stream — a period ordinarily extending over a few days or weeks during some rather definite season of the year; as during other portions of the year a much greater power may be developed, it is, as a rule, wise not to design a plant for an actual minimum stream flow, but to plan for a flow somewhat in excess of this minimum and to provide for auxiliary POWER PROFILES OF AND DESCHUTES RIVERS. UNDEVELOPED POWER SITES. 128 power to carry the load over the periods of shortage. The additional power that may be obtained over and above that available with minimum flow may amount to many times the minimum power, the range depending, of course, on the variations of flow in the stream to be developed. The use of reservoirs at the head waters of power streams, in which precipitation may be collected and stored and released as necessary, may increase the amount of power that may be developed to a degree materially above the minimum. Such storage also tends to prevent flooding of the stream and allows the construction of less expensive dams, head works, and spillways. On Deschutes River the fall is too great to allow much pondage behind power dams, but a large reservoir site exists on Crooked River in T. 17 S., R,. 21 E. Willamette meridian, where a dam of moderate height will provide storage for water that may be released during the low- water season to increase the minimum flow of the stream. A scheme for the development of the power of Deschutes River to its utmost economical limits must so provide for the utilization of the dam sites that any one may be built without interfering in any way with later developments, either up or down the stream. Suitable power sites do not exist at all points along the river, but those selected for description seem feasible of economic development by dams so proportioned that each will back the water up to the next most likely site above. (See PL VIII.) MARKET FOR POWER. At the present time there is practically no active market to justify the development of any considerable amount of power along Des- chutes River. A smaU power plant is now in operation at Bend, about 160 miles from Columbia River, but the maximum output of this plant will not exceed 1,500 horsepower and only a smaU part of this total is now in demand. It is probable that when central Oregon becomes more densely populated, the need for the products of the country, such as timber, wool, and leather, may encourage the build- ing of a number of small factories and thus bring into local use a part of the ultimate power that may be developed along the river. It is not to be expected, however, that aU the potential power of the Deschutes at any point will be thus used locally, and it follows that transmission lines must be constructed to make this power available at long distances from the source of development. Fortunately at each of the sites here described enough power may be developed to make transmission economical up to and possibly beyond a distance of 200 to 300 miles. The price for which electric power along the river can be sold must be determined by considering the local cost of power, and this cost wiU depend, for some time at least, (m the prevailing prices of coal 124 DESCHUTES RIVER, OREGON". or oil. Wood is now and may for some time be used in small plants, but it will never be an important factor in the problem of possible waterpower development along the Deschutes. The comparatively large investments necessary for the development of any one of these power sites and the small demand for power that may be expected for some time after beginning operations will make the fixed and operating charges high, and therefore power can not be sold as cheaply as if the whole output could be used from the beginning. AVAILABLE FLOW. The stream-flow records collected by the United States Geological Survey and presented in preceding pages indicate the amount of water available for continuous power development as follows: Water available for power development in Deschutes River hasin. On Metolius River: ' Second-feet. Jacks Creek site 600 Jefferson Creek site 1, 000 Whitewater site 1, 200 Riggs site 1, 400 " On Deschutes River: Metolius, Pelton, and Mecca sites 3, 400 Coleman, White Horse Rapids, Frieda, Maupin, and Oak Springs sites 3, 700 All other sites on lower Deschutes River 4, 500 FIELD STUDIES.' To determine the most available sites some weeks were spent in the field studying the river, a journey being made on foot along the river canyon from the Columbia to Bend and every likely dam site being noted. The most satisfactory were then surveyed in detail and a line of soundings was taken across the river at the approximate crest fine of the proposed dam. From these surveys maps were made (Pis. IX-XXV) to a scale of 100 feet to the inch with contours at 10-foot intervals. Each map shows also the layout of a possible development. Cross sections plotted from the contours and sound- ings afforded a basis for the estimates of quantities of material in the dams and other structures. SITES ON DESCHUTES RIVER. General conditions. — Among the many conditions that favor Deschutes River as a power stream are its remarkably uniform flow, its comparative freedom from drift and suspended matter that might be injurious to or interfere with the operation of water wheels, and the little difficulty to be apprehended from the formation of ice. The course of the Deschutes is now paralleled by a line of railway on each bank. Whatever reduction in costs of construction might OF MOODY POWER SITE. UNDEVELOPED POWER SITES. 125 result from this proximity of a cheap means of transportation will, however, be somewhat more than offset by the cost imposed by the necessity of changing the alignment of these railway tracks in order to bring their grade above the crests of the various dams. A casual examination of the topographic features of the valley of the Deschutes would lead one to the belief that it abounds in power sites that afford opportunities for the construction of high dams at low cost. A more careful examination, however, discloses the fact that sites having both the foundation and flanking river walls suitable for high-head developments are not numerous, particularly if low cost of power is the criterion of choice. At almost any point along the river a good foundation may be found, and in many places a rock wall exists on one side of the stream and in close proximity to it; but it is rather unusual to find places where the canyon narrows down and has rock walls on both sides of the stream and near enough to it to insure short dams. The river valley varies in width from 200 to 1,200 feet. Where the stream approaches one side of this valley the natural rock walls on that side afford excellent abutments for masonry dams, but a very long structure is likely to be necessary in order to reach suitable abutment on the opposite side. A careful examination of the river below the mouth of the Metolius and a consideration of the proper balancing of the natural conditions favoring the construction of dams, and the heights to which such dams could be built in order that the backwater from one would just reach the base of the next dam above, have led to the selection of 14 sites suitable for development. The total fall in the Deschutes from the limit of backwater of the dam farthest upstream to Columbia River is about 1,615 feet, of which 1,406 feet can be utilized at the selected sites by means of diversion lines leading from dams of the heights assumed. The type of development that appears most suitable for the Deschutes comprises masonry dams, near-by power houses, and very short diversion lines, except at the White Horse Rapids, Maupin, and Sherar Falls sites, where longer diversion lines would be needed. Moody power site. — Located in the SW. i sec. 35, T, 2 N., R. 15 E. Willamette meridian. The bed of the river at this point is solid rock and the right bank is also solid rock and fully exposed. A test pit sunk on the left bank shows solid rock at the depth of a few feet, under a thin covering of soil. As indicated on the map (PI. IX) the power house may be placed on the left bank of the stream and reached by penstocks from a forebay to extend along the hillside parallel to the axis of the river. The power house should probably be built as near to the dam as possible and yet kept on an entirely separate foundation. It is estimated that a dam 180 feet high built at this point would make available a power head of 132 feet, by which 54,000 brake horse- 126 DESCHUTES RIVER, OREGON. power (40,000 kilowatts) would be developed by wheels of 80 per cent efficiency with a flow of 4,500 second-feet. A solid gravity dam, 180 feet high, at this site would involve the excavation of about 52,000 cubic yards of material and the placing of about 243,000 cubic yards of masonry. LocJcit power site. — ^Located in the NE. i sec. 8, T. 1 S., R. 16 E. Willamette meridian. At this site the river bed and the right wall appear to be of solid basalt, but the left* bank is more or less covered with loose, disintegrated rock. The sketch (PI. X) indicates a pos- sible layout similar to that at the Moody site. A dam at this point, 94 feet high, would make available a power head of 70 feet, by which 28,630 brake horsepower (21,500 kilowatts) would be developed by wheels of 80 per cent efficiency with a flow of 4,500 second-feet. A solid gravity dam, 94 feet high, at this site would involve the excava- tion of about 16,000 cubic yards of material and the placing of about 56,000 cubic yards of masonry. Reclamation power site. — Located between sees. 5 and 6, T. 2 S., E,. 16 E. WiUamette meridian. Information concerning the bottom of the river at this point is lacking. The right bank is a basaltic cliff and the left is seemingly of solid rock covered hghtly with poor soil. As indicated on the map (PI. XI) the power house at this site may be placed about 800 feet below the dam. It is estimated that a dam 118 feet high at this site would make available a power head of 92 feet, by which 37,600 brake horsepower (28,000 kilowatts) would be developed by wheels of 80 per cent efficiency with a flow of 4,500 second-feet. The building of a dam of this height would involve the excavation of about 24,000 cubic yards of material and the placing of about 91,000 cubic yards of masonry. Sinamox power site. — Located in the S. J sec. 34,- T. 2 S., R. 15 E. WiUamette meridian. At this point the river flows in a narrow channel and a ledge of basalt apparently furnishes excellent founda- tion and abutments on both sides. The topography suggests that the power house may be placed in close proximity to the dam, but if so placed it would be necessary to construct a massive wing wall to afford protection at times of flood (PI. XII). It is estimated that a dam 104 feet high built at this point would provide a power head of 87 feet, by which 35,600 brake horsepower (26,500 kilowatts) would be developed by wheels of 80 per cent efficiency with a flow of 4,500 second-feet. A solid gravity dam 104 feet high at this site would involve the excavation of about 13,000 cubic yards of material and the placing of about 57,000 cubic yards of masonry. Dale Brook power site. — Located in the NW. \ sec. 18, T. 3 S., R. 15 E. Willamette meridian. The channel of the river is narrow I, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY f \ OF LOOKIT POWER SITE. MAP OF RECLAMATION POWER SITE. MAP OF SINAMOX POWER SITE. OF OAK BROOK POWER SITE. MAP OF SHERAR FALLS POWER SITE. MAP OF SHERAR FALLS POWER SITE. OF OAK SPRINGS POWER SITE. MAP OF MAUPIN POWER SITE. UNDEVELOPED POWER SITES. 127 and both banks and the bed of the stream are apparently composed of solid rock. A possible layout is indicated on the map (PI. XIII). A dam 98 feet high, built at this site, would afford a power head of 65 feet, by which 26,500 brake horsepower (19,800 kilowatts) would be developed by wheels realizing 80 per cent efficiency, with 4,500 second-feet of flow. The building of a solid gravity dam, 98 feet high, at this point would involve the excavation of about 13,000 cubic yards of material and the placing of about 50,000 cubic yards of masonry. SJierar Falls power site. — Located in the NW. J NE. J sec. 3, T. 4 S., R. 14 E. Willamette meridian. The river below Sherar Falls flows in a very narrow channel and has a pronounced slope for some distance. As shown on the map (PI. XIV), the site may be utilized by constructing a dam about 600 feet upstream from the crest of the falls, and diverting the water through tunnels to a forebay above the power house to be built at the mouth of Buck Creek canyon. By making the dam sufficiently high to raise the water about 63 feet, or to an elevation of 780 feet, and using the diversion lines a total head of approximately 100 feet could be obtained. Conditions at the surface indicate that the tunnels would be in solid rock for their entire length of 4,600 feet. The necessary height of the dam is estimated at 88 feet. With a flow of 4,500 second-feet, 40,900 brake horsepower (30,500 kilowatts) would be developed by wheels realizing 80 per cent efficiency. A solid gravity dam, 88 feet high, at this site would involve the exca- vation of about 11,000 cubic yards of material and the placing of 41,000 cubic yards of masonry. Dale Springs power site. — Located in the NE. J sec. 20, T. 4 S., R. 14 E. Willamette meridian. The slope of the river between the backwater from the Sherar Falls site and the position of the Maupin site farther up stream can be utilized by building a dam 50 feet high (PL XV). This dam wiU afford a power head of 32 feet by which 10,824 brake horsepower (8,100 kilowatts) would be developed by wheels of 80 per cent efficiency with a flow of 3,700 second-feet. The building of this dam would involve the excavation of about 6,500 cubic yards of material and the placing of 15,000 cubic yards of masonry. Maupin power site. — Located in the SE. J NW. J sec. 5, T. 5 S., R. 14 E. Willamette meridian. The Maupin site oflers a good abut- ment for a dam on the left bank, but the bed of the stream is strewTi with bowlders and the depth to bedrock is uncertain. The map (PI. XVI) indicates that this site could be utilized by means of a dam 148 feet high, which would afford a power head of 132 feet. With a flow of 3,700 second-feet, 44,496 brake horsepower (33,100 kilowatts) could bo developed with wheels realizing 80 per cent efficiency. The building of the dam would involve the excavation 128 DESCHUTES KIVER, OEEGON. of about 27,000 cubic yards of material and the placing of about 146,000 cubic yards of masonry. Frieda power site, — Located in the NE. i sec. 13, T. 6 S., K. 13 E. Willamette meridian. At this dam site the bed of the stream appears to be of solid rock and walls for abutments are excellent. If this site is utilized the power house can be built close to the dam (PI. XVII). It is estimated that a dam 178 feet high would make available at this point a power head of 140 feet, by which 47,360 brake horsepower (35,200 kilowatts) would be developed by wheels of 80 per cent effi- ciency with a flow of 3,700 second-feet. The construction of such a dam would involve the excavation of about 47,000 cubic yards of material and the placing of about 198,000 cubic yards of masonry. White Horse Rapids power site. — Located in the NE. J NE. J sec. 29, T. 7 S., R. 14 E. Willamette meridian, just above the White Horse Hapids. The river bed and the banks at this site are apparently suitable for foundations. A possible method of development is indicated by the map (PL XVIII). It is estimated that a dam 122 feet high built at this site would, in connection with a diversion line 6,500 feet long, make avail- able a power head of 138 feet, by which 47,200 brake horsepower (35,100 kilowatts) would be developed by wheels of 80 per cent efficiency, with a flow of 3,700 second-feet. A solid gravity dam, 122 feet high, built at this site would involve the excavation of about 14,000 cubic yards of material and the placing of about 57,000 cubic yards of masonry. Coleman power site. — Located in the NE. J NE. J sec. 12, T. 9 S., R. 13 E. Willamette meridian. The river bed and banks at this site appear less satisfactory than at some others along the stream, but perfectly safe construction is doubtless feasible. A possible lay- out is shown on the map (PL XIX). It is estimated that a dam, 78 feet high, built at this point would make available a power head of 58 feet by which 19,680 brake horse- power (14,700 kilowatts) would be developed by wheels of 80 per cent efficiency, with a flow of 3,700 second-feet. The building of a solid gravity dam 78 feet high would involve the excavation of about 11,000 cubic yards of material and the placing of about 37,000 cubic yards of masonry. Mecca power site. — Located in the S. i sec. 30, T. 9 S., R. 13 E. Willamette meridian. The river bed at this point is strewn with bowlders. The right bank is probably composed of rock to a point very near the surface, but the condition of the left bank is more doubtful, and special investigation would be needed to estimate closely the amount of excavation necessary to reach a solid founda- tion. The map (PL XX) indicates the possible utilization of the site by power house on the right bank close to the dam. PAPER 3-14 PLATE XVII OF FRIEDA POWER SITE. J OF HORSE tUPIOS POWER SITE. MAP OF COLEMAN POWER SITE. MAP OF MECCA POWER SITE. WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 344 POWER SITE. ^ UNDEVELOPED POWER SITES. 129 It is estimated that a dam 110 feet high would make available a power head of 90 feet, by which 27,760 brake horsepower (20,750 kilowatts) would be developed by wheels of 80 per cent efficiency with a flow of 3,400 second-feet. A solid gravity dam, 110 feet high at this point would involve the excavation of 11,000 cubic yards of material and the placing of about 65,000 cubic yards of masonry. Pelton power site. — ^Located in the S. i sec. 35, T. 10 S., R. 12 E. Willamette meridian. Conditions at the Pelton power site (PI. XXI) indicate banks and river bed suitable for the construction of a dam. It is estimated that a dam 84 feet high built at this site would make available a power head of 60 feet, by which 18,560 brake horse- power (13,800 kilowatts) would be developed by wheels of 80 per cent efficiency with a flow of 3,400 second-feet. The construction of a solid gravity dam 84 feet high would involve the excavation of about 7,000 cubic yards of material and the placing of about 22,000 cubic yards of masonry. Metolius power site. — Located in the NE. i sec. 22, T. 11 S., R. 12 E. Willamette meridian. This site is in a narrow rock-walled canyon and affords the best opportunity on the river for the construction of a high masonry dam. The layout of a possible development is shown on the map (PL XXII). It is estimated that a dam 236 feet high built at this point would make available a power head of 210 feet, by which 64,960 brake horsepower (48,700 kilowatts) would be developed by wheels of 80 per cent efficiency with a flow of 3,400 second-feet. A solid gravity dam, 236 feet high, built at this point would involve the excava- tion of about 38,000 cubic yards of material and the placing of about 183,000 cubic yards of masonry. SITES ON METOLIUS RIVER. General conditions. — Metolius River is like the Deschutes in that it is a stream of clear water of fairly uniform flow and carries practically no drift. It is probable also that the formation of ice will never be a disturbing factor in the operation of power plants along its course. In its general character and in its possibilities of power develop- ment, however, it is quite unlike the Deschutes. Its fall from its headwaters to the confluence with the Deschutes averages about 35 feet to the mile, but along its entire length of 41 miles there are only a few places where the sites are at all suitable for the construc- tion of dams of greater height than 20 to 25 feet. In order to con- centrate the development of power in large units suitable for eco- nomical transmission, diversion lines must be planned — either open canals or pipe lines under low pressure. The low-lying bench lands along the stream make it easy and reasonably cheap to construct these diversion lines and they may be carried for long distances 48348°— wsp 344—14 9 130 DESCHUTES RIVER, OREGON. down the valley in order to take advantage of the natural fall of the stream. For the construction of low dams rock foundations and rock walls reaching to a height of 15 to 25 feet are everywhere to be found. This height is sufficient to allow the construction of proper intakes to the diversion lines and to provide spillways for the flood waters. Transportation to the vicinity of the plants on this river must be provided by constructing wagon roads and railways, and the costs of such construction will be a material item in the cost of the devel- oped horsepower. Riggs power site. — Located in the W. i sec. 28, T. 11 S., R. 11 W. Willamette meridian. The Riggs power site on Metolius River is at a point a few miles above backwater from Metolius dam. The river bed and right bank probably afford conditions favorable for founda- tion and abutment, but the condition of the left bank is uncertain. A possible layout is indicated on the map (PI. XXIII). It is estimated that a dam 90 feet high,. built at this point, and a diversion canal 9,000 feet long would make available a power head of 135 feet, by which 17,200 brake horsepower (12,800 kilowatts) would be developed by wheels of 80 per cent efficiency with a flow of 1,400 second-feet. A solid gravity dam at this site would involve the excavation of about 16,000 cubic yards of material and the placing of about 58,000 cubic yards of masonry. Whitewater power site. — Located in sec. 28, T. 10 S., R. 10 E. Willamette meridian. The utilization of the Whitewater power site would require a comparatively long dam and a canal diversion line about 4 miles long on the bank of Metolius River, as shown on the map (PL "XXIV). Surface indications suggest good foundations at the dam site. It is estimated that a dam 78 feet high, built at this point would, with diversion line, make available a power head of 260 feet, by which 28,363 brake horsepower (21,100 kilowatts) would be devel- oped by wheels of 80 per cent efficiency with a flow of 1,200 second- feet. A solid gravity dam 78 feet high built at this site would involve the excavation of about 7,000 cubic yards of material and the placing of about 24,000 cubic yards of masonry. Jefferson Creelc power site. — Located in the SE. I sec. 35, T. 11 S., R. 9 E. WiUamette meridian. The Jefferson Creek site might be developed by means of a dam high enough to raise the water to the first low bench lands along the left bank of the stream, and a diver- sion canal which would carry the water nearly 9 miles to the point suggested for a power house. It is estimated that a dam 20 feet high built at this point would, with diversion hne, afford a power head of 400 feet, by which 36,363 brake horsepower (27,100 kilowatts) would be developed by wheels of 80 per cent efficiency with a flow of 1 000 second-feet. The OF RIGGS POWER SITE ON METOLIUS RIVER. ). GEOLOGICAL SU MAP OF WHITEWATER POWER SITE ON METOLIUS MAP OF JACKS CREEK POWER SITE ON METOLIUS RIVER. 1 UNDEVELOPED POWER SITES. 131 building of this dam would involve the excavation of about 300 cubic yards of material and the placing of about 1,000 cubic yards of masonry. Jacks Creek power site. — Located in the SE. J sec. 27, T. 12 S., K. 9 E. Willamette meridian. This site is near the headwaters of the Metolius, in a narrow rock- walled canyon in which a dam 172 feet high would back the water to the actual source of the stream. The layout indicated on the map (PL XXV) shows diversion of the water through a canal of slight fall on the right bank to a point below the AUen ranch, making a line about 6 miles long ; at this point the water is dropped to the level of the river. The investigation indicates that the development of power with the amount of water here available will be expensive under any circumstances, whether by building a high dam, a long diversion canal, or a combination of both. It is estimated that a dam 172 feet high built at this point would, with diversion line, make available a power head of 300 feet, by which 16,363 brake horsepower (12,206 kilowatts) would be devel- oped by wheels of 80 per cent efficiency with a flow of 600 second- feet. A solid gravity dam 172 feet high built at this point would involve the excavation of about 15,000 cubic yards of material and the placing of about 108,000 cubic yards of masonry. SUMMARY. The following table presents, for convenience of reference, a sum- mary of the power available at the sites on the Deschutes and Meto- lius rivers : Power available at sites on Deschutes and Metolius rivers. Brake horse- power. Kilo- watts. DESCHUTES RIVER Moody Lockit Reclamation Sinamox Oak Brook , Sherar Falls Oak Springs Maupin Frieda White Horse Rapids Coleman Mecca Pelton Metolius METOLIUS RIVER. Rig?s Whitewater Jefferson Oreek Jacks Oreek Grand total 54,000 28,630 37, 600 35, 600 26, 500 40, 900 10, 824 44, 496 47, 360 47, 200 19, 680 27, 760 18, 560 64, 960 504,070 17,200 28,363 36,363 16,363 40,000 21,500 28,000 26, 500 19,800 30,500 8,100 33,100 35,200 35,100 14,700 20, 750 13,800 48,700 12,800 31,100 27,100 12,206 132 DESCHUTES RIVEE^ OREGON. All of the sites are on withdrawn land except the first ^ve on the Deschutes, namely, Moody, Lockit, Reclamation, Sinamox, and Oak Brook, and the construction of dams on these sit^s would flood withdrawn land. The amount of tillable land flooded by the con- struction of any of these dams is negligible. A few miles of county road would be submerged in the lower canyon. WATER RIGHTS AND APPROPRIATIONS. By John H. Lewis, State engineer of Oregon. OLD AND NEW WATER LAW OF OREGON. A brief discussion of the old and new laws relating to water appears necessary for a proper understanding of the water-right situation on Deschutes River. Afterward the relation of State control and national control of streams will be discussed as a proper basis for out- lining the need for further water legislation. Owing to the fact that many States have not yet undertaken seriously the administration of their water resources, and to the great lack of uniformity in the water laws of those Western States which have legislated on the subject, it is believed that a discussion of Oregon's new water code will be of general interest, especially since the National Irrigation Congress has, by resolution, recommended this law as a model for other States. Further, the National Irrigar- tion Congress has approved the report of its special investigation com- mittee on interstate rights, to the effect that : If there is to be any protection of priorities across State lines it should be by a Federal administrative system corresponding in character to that needed for the estab- lishing and protection of rights within a State. ^ This view of the interstate question is rapidly being accepted by many people, and the Oregon law may therefore serve eventually as a model for a T'ederal administrative system. Under the early laws and customs of miners a water right could be initiated by constructing a ditch and diverting water without any public record whatever. Later it was provided that the beginning of construction work could be postponed for six months without loss of priority if a notice of the intention to appropriate water was posted near the proposed point of diversion and a copy of this notice recorded in the office of the county clerk. There was no public supervision as to what might be claimed in such notice; consequently all claimed many times the water they expected to use, and many claimed all the water in the stream at the proposed point of diversion. After con- struction work was begun, with or without the posting of a notice, the law provided that it should be carried on diligently to completion. It was not necessary to make final proof or to file other evidence of the completion of a right to appropriate water. > National Irrigation Congress Official Proc. Fifteenth meeting, Sacramento, Sept. 2-7, 1907, p. 267. WATER EIGHTS AND APPROPRIATIONS. 133 The public records were therefore incomplete at best and of little value to the general public. Under such a system, or rather lack of system, it was impossible to get reliable record evidence of title to water. Constructed works depreciated in value and litigation in- creased in volume as the streams became overappropriated. It was absolutely impossible for a prospective investor to ascertain how much of the water in any stream was necessary to satisfy vested rights or how much; if any, was available for new appropriations. Under such conditions development was so greatly retarded as to arouse the people of Oregon to the necessity of providing a comprehensive system of titles to water. The new water code became effective February 24, 1909. It does not rest upon any specific provisions of the State constitution but rests rather upon the police power of the State to regulate diversions from streams for the preservation of the peace and safety of the people. History has shown that without such State regulation endless strife, Utigation, and even bloodshed must inevitably result. These public waters are of two classes, first, those to which rights to use vested under the early customs and laws, and, second, those which were unappropriated at the time of the adoption of the new code. The new law deals with both classes and declares that ''all waters within the State from all sources of supply belong to the pubhc.'' There is a distinction between the ownership of the property in water itself and the ownership of a right to the use of certain waters. The law makes no provisions for the protection of navigation rights. It, however, can give but little relief in our border territory, as most of the streams rise in California, Nevada, Idaho, or Washington, and flow into Oregon. A few flow in the opposite direction, and some cross the line several times. There are many interstate difficulties which can not be settled by the Oregon law, no matter how favorable its provisions. These must await some action by Congress or some reciprocal legislation by the States interested. A board, of which the State engineer is chairman, was created to administer this public property. It is the duty of this board to ascer- tain and record all rights to the use of waters which became vested prior to the adoption of the new law; to grant rights for beneficial use in the State's unappropriated waters to those who make proper apph- cation therefor; to protect all recorded rights to the use of water by regulating diversions from streams. The creation of a central office, with almost complete power over water matters, and the limitation of franchises to the use of water for power purposes to a period of 40 years are perhaps the leading features of the Oregon law. Before discussing its operation in the order as outlined above, it appears advisable to give a few facts tending to show its value to the public. 134 DESCHUTES KIVER^ OREGON. VALUE OF THE WATER CODE. A summary of the first three and one-half years' operation of the water code, ending December 1, 1912, shows the following results: The estimated cost of works to be constructed under permits issued by the State engineer is $44,366,425. The cost of all irrigation enter- prises constructed prior to the adoption of this law was $12,760,214, as shown by the recent Government census. Two thousand six hundred and eighty applications to appropriate water for various uses have been made during this period, only 1,746 of which have so far been granted and become permits. There will be added to the State's resources 973,640 acres of irri- gated land and 176,978 additional developed horsepower if these pro- jects are all carried out as planned. The census for 1910 shows only 686,129 acres irrigated in Oregon prior to that date. The permit holders paid to the State of Oregon prior to approval $47,592. This amount is $7,592 in excess of the total appropriation for the administrative work of the State engineer's department for four years. The system is, therefore, not only self supporting, but produces some revenue for the relief of the general taxpayer. One thousand and sixty-eight different rights to water have been defined and recorded by the administrative board during this period, affecting 106,686 acres of irrigated lands on 15 different streams, without a single appeal to the supreme court. Formerly almost every water case was appealed to the highest tribunal and the decision delayed many years. It is beheved that the foregoing facts clearly indicate that this definite State policy relating to water has already demonstrated its usefulness and that ultimately it will be found of inestimable value to Oregon. This system of water titles is the basis for all future development of our water resources, for without it neither private nor public funds could be invested with any degree of certainty. DETERMINATION OF OLD RIGHTS. It would be impossible to distribute water for the protection of vested rights or to ascertain how much water is unappropriated and available for new uses without a rehable record of aU vested rights to the use of water. The determination of these rights is one of the principal duties of the water board, composed of the State engineer and the superin- tendents of the two water divisions into which the State is divided. The United States District Court for Oregon in a recent opinion (Oct. 7, 1912), handed down in the determination of the relative rights from Silvies River (199 Fed., p. 495), says concerning this board, after discussing the procedure, that these adjudication proceedings WATEB RIGHTS AKD APPROPRIATIONS. 135 are purely administrative in character until such time as ''the board has completed its examination, made its determination, and filed its report" with the circuit court for confirmation. Until the report is made and filed with the court there is no action or suit within the meaning of the (Federal) removable statute. It is a case where divers and sundry parties are entitled to use so much of the waters of a stream as they have put to bene- ficial use, and the purpose is to ascertain their respective rights by a simple, econom- ical, effective, and comprehensive proceeding, and is not a separable controversy between different claimants. I am also impressed [says the court] with the soundness of the view that a proceeding for the adjudication and determination of the rights to the use of the waters within the State, instituted and conducted as provided in the legislative act of 1909, is, in effect, a proceeding on behalf of the State through an administrative or executive board to have judicially settled, in an economical and practical way, the rights of various claimants to the use of the waters of a stream or source of supply and thus avoid the uncertainty as to water titles and the long and vexatious controversies concerning the same which have heretofore greatly retarded the material development of the State. While the board follows, where practicable, the usual legal pro- cedure, yet it is free to depart from such practice whenever neces- sary to facilitate action. It is not bound by the complicated legal rules of pleadings and of evidence. This freedom of action is be- lieved to account for its unprecedented success in the adjudication of these early rights. WATER-RIGHT CERTIFICATE. Upon final adjudication of each old right a certificate is issued to the owner and is recorded in the county courthouse. This water- right certificate is record evidence of title. Ultimately all old rights as well as new rights will be put upon the same basis and properly indexed for quick reference in the central office. They will also be published in tabular form by stream systems for the benefit of the water masters and the pubhc. The fundamental principles of a water right in Oregon are few and simple and are all embodied in the water-right certificate. They rest on beneficial use, qualified by priority of use, purpose of use, period of use, place of use, and quantity of water. Beneficial use is the basis of the right. Water monopolies, the barter and sale of water apart from the use, and speculating in water are all prevented by this fundamental principle. The priority is a date. In case of shortage the latest appropriator is shut off to protect those having prior rights. The purpose must be stated specifically — such as irrigation, power, domestic use, etc. Changes from one purpose to another without loss of priority should be prohibited as against public policy, because difi'crent amounts of water are consumed in difi'ercnt uses. Most changes seriously affect other rights below. 136 DESCHUTES RIVER, OREGON. The period of use, whether for summer irrigation, winter storage, or for domestic purposes throughout the year, is an important qualification. The place of use is specifically defined to the nearest 40-acre sub- division. Changes in location affect return seepage, and if permitted would make all water titles unstable. The making of water appur- tenant to the place of use is the basis for the system of records. The quantity of water is the amount beneficially used, but the maximum limit must be fixed in each case, so that subsequent appropriators may have some guide as to the maximum limit of vested rights. The name and address of the owner and the name of the stream are also given in each certificate. THE GRANTING OF RIGHTS. The public record in the central office is kept up to date by the provision requiring aU applicants who appropriate water under the new law to make an application to the State engineer and secure a permit before taking any steps toward diverting water. It is made a misdemeanor to '^use, store, or divert any water until after the issuance of a permit to appropriate such water." Each apphcation must be accompanied by a map showing plan of construction, and no application wiU be approved for more water than can be put to beneficial use. The State engineer is authorized to limit an application to a less quantity of water than that applied for if there exists substantial reason for such limitation. An application may be denied where the proposed use conflicts with determined rights or is a menace to the safety or welfare of the public. Work must be begun within one year from the date of approval and be completed within a reasonable time thereafter as fixed in the per- mit, not to exceed five years. Additional time is allowed after com- pletion within which to apply the water to beneficial use, not to exceed four years for the largest project. Permits to appropriate water are divided into three classes: (a) Those for direct diversion of the regular stream flow; (h) those for the enlargement of existing works; and (c) those for the storage of water. A secondary permit must be taken out by anyone desiring to use stored water. The apphcation must be accompanied by doc- umentary evidence showing a permanent and sufficient interest in the reservoir to supply the necessary water. This arrangement is neces- sary for a proper distribution of water by the water masters. Annual proof must be filed to show compliance with law, and a water-right certificate is issued to the permit holder upon making final proof. This certificate grants only so much of the water, within the limits of his permit, as he has put to beneficial use. WATER RIGHTS AND APPROPRIATIONS. 13*7 By this system an investor is fully protected during the period of construction and development. It is the purpose of the law to make definite and certain not only vested water rights but also those in process of development. The procedure for initiating new rights is simple and clearly set out in the law. PROTECTION OF RIGHTS. The primary object of this public record obtained through adjudi- cation proceedings by the water board and through the permit system as outlined above is to furnish a proper basis for the protection of water rights by the State. The accomplishment of this object fur- nishes at the same time the necessary basis for all future investments in works for the utilization of water. The responsibility of protecting vested rights in water is placed upon the same board which originally adjudicated the rights. This board is all the better fitted for this important task because of having thoroughly studied the situation in advance. To have the adjudica- tions made by the courts and the distribution made by the board would in many respects be undesirable. The adjudication proceedings are only incidental to the principal duty of the board in distributing water. This is a continuing task and the real work for which the administrative machinery was created. To facilitate the distribution of water, the State has been divided into two divisions, each under a superintendent. Each division is divided into districts as rapidly as rights are determined and the need arises. Each district is in charge of a water master, who reports to the division superintendent. It is the duty of these water masters to regulate the headgates of ditches so as to insure the delivery of water in accordance with estab- lished rights and to prevent waste. They have authorit}^ to make ar- rests for the diversion of water without right and to compel the instal- lation of necessary measuring devices and headgates. If a shortage occurs the ditch of the last appropriator is closed to protect prior rights. If water is stored at the head of a stream and the natural channel used to convey such water to the place of use, the water master must set all headgates so as to admit only the amount to which each is entitled in order to insure the delivery of stored water less the amount lost in seepage and evaporation. When a shortage occurs at any point along a stream that flows through one or more districts the fact is communicated by telephone to the water master of the district above, who must remedy the situ- ation if within his power. The old method of regulating streams by injunction proceedings before the courts was found to be slow, expen- sive, and entirely inadequate for the j)rotection of the water user. 138 DESCHUTES RIVER, OREGON. PROTECTION OF PUBLIC INTEREST. The law makes it the ''duty of the board" not only to protect vested rights but also to protect the public interest in the granting of new rights. All applications which menace the safety or the welfare of the public or conflict with determined rights shall be referred to the water board for consideration. ''It shall be the duty of the board to enter an order directing the refusal of such application, if after full hearing, the public interest demands it." This feature of the law was upheld by the supreme court of Oregon in the case of Cookingham v. Lewis (114 Pac, 88). It marks a distinct advance in the matter of water law. It is believed this is the first case where the public interest under such a statute has been considered by the courts. RIPARIAN RIGHTS. Until the new water code was adopted there was much uncertainty as to whether the common-law doctrine of England or the statute-law doctrine of appropriation and use was the fundamental law of the State relating to water. The courts had uniformly held that litigants must stand upon their rights either as appropriators or as riparian owners; they could not do both. So when the legislature undertook to establish a definite State policy it had to choose between these two conflicting doctrines, for it could not prescribe that all streams should flow undiminished and unpolluted to the ocean to satisfy riparian landowners, and at the same time permit diversions for beneficial use under the doctrine of appropriation. Owing to the fact that "the necessities of the people require that water shall be diverted for irrigation and other beneficial uses, be- cause of the peculiarities of soil and climate," the doctrine of appro- priation for beneficial use was selected as the basis of the new water law. Because of these peculiarities of climate and soil it was apparent to the courts that the strict common-law doctrine established at the outset was inapplicable to conditions in Oregon. A gradual depar- ture from this doctrine has been in process until the present time, when a riparian right is considered of almost no practical value. The opinion of the supreme court of Oregon in the case of Hough et al. V. Porter et al. (98 Pac, 1083) clearly, as regards use for other than domestic purposes, abrogates the common-law rule respecting riparian rights as to aU lands settled upon or entered since March 3, 1877, the date of passage by Congress of the desert-land act (J.9 Stat., 377). This ca?e would indicate that the riparian rights for lands taken prior to such date was limited practically to the amount necessary to WATEE RIGHTS AND APPROPRIATIONS. 139 satisfy the natural wants of man, as "every riparian owner, therefore, regardless of the date of settlement, is entitled to the quantity of water reasonably essential to his domestic use and for the watering of his stock, including sufficient supply for the proper irrigation of such garden produce as may be essential to the proper sustenance of his family." (Syllabus.) The effect of the case of Jones v. Conn (39 Oreg., 30) was substan- tially to abrogate riparian rights in Oregon as early as 1901. It was held in this case that the courts could not decree any specific quantity of water to a riparian owner. The right was fluctuating, depending on the reasonable use by all other riparian owners. In time it might be rendered of little value by other owners of riparian rights diverting and using their proportionate share of the stream. Riparian lands could be extended even beyond the watershed of the stream by sub- sequently purchasing adjoining lands. This decree did not suit either of the parties affected, as it was apparent that a right which could not be specifically defined could not be protected and was therefore of little value. Both parties accordingly petitioned for a rehearing. After spending about $20,000 in litigation to protect his riparian rights, one of the parties has since abandoned the common-law theory and become an appro- priator under the new law. Out of approximately 2,000 claims to water which have been filed in adjudication proceedings before the board, only four have claimed as riparian owners, and even these proved rights by appropriation. For all practical purposes the common-law doctrine of riparian rights can therefore be considered a dead issue in Oregon. STATE OR NATIONAL CONTROL. The present chaotic condition of titles to water appears to be due to the uncertainties arising from the division of control between the States and the Nation. For administrative purposes the drainage basin is the logical unit. State lines have been located, however, mainly without regard to drainage lines, and for this reason complete State control is impracticable. Complete Federal control appears also impossible for constitutional reasons. It is believed, however, that Congress has power at this time largely to put an end to this confusion by passing a comprehensive law regulating diversions from interstate and navigable streams, leaving to the State those matters which arc distinctly local. The State is supposed to exercise control over all streams within its borders, except as to navigability and related questions. I^iulor such theory New York State has provided that ''no waters of this State shall be diverted without the State." California has enacted a similar law. Such an unneighborly attitude between water usei's on 140 DESCHUTES EIVER^ OREGON. streams within the State is the reason why State administrative codes have been enacted. Now that the waters of interstate streams are becoming overappropriated, we find the different States quarrehng as to its proper distribution, and the same reasons that have com- pelled the adoption of State water laws will ultimately compel the adoption of an interstate or national law. Where streams flow through or border on two or more States, each State is entitled to an ''equitable apportionment of benefits" of such interstate stream without regard to the statutes or laws of either State. While the doctrine of State control has been thus limited by the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Kansas v. Colorado (206 U. S., 46), yet Congress has, up to the present time, enacted no positive legislation defining what shall constitute such equitable apportionment or how rights in the various States can be defined and protected, or how new rights to surplus waters can be definitely initiated without fear of subsequently being enjoined by users in a lower State. Pending such legislation we have a system of government by injunction. If the construction of a dam or an irrigation system in an upper State is found to affect detrimentally the flow in the lower State, the injured State or its citizens can resort to the Federal coiu-ts to enjoin the wrongful diversion. But there is no governmental body to whom the investor can appeal prior to the construction of his works to ascertain whether or not such proposed diversion is withiQ the law and, if so, to grant him a permit which will assure him adequate protection in his investment. This system of government by injunction is disastrous to progress. At best it is slow, expensive, and unsatisfactory, A court decree when rendered remains fixed and settles only the question in contro- versy, while conditions on either side of the State line are constantly changing through new diversions or through changes in channel due to floods. Such changes may render a court decree of no value. The State of Kansas attempted to enjoin alleged excessive diver- sions from Arkansas River in Colorado by a suit before the Supreme Court of the United States. After consuming eight years in the examination of 347 witnesses, the taldng of 8,559 typewritten pages of testimony, and the making of 122 exhibits at a cost of approxi- mately $200,000, no reUef was granted. The court found that diver- sions LQ Colorado materially depleted the flow in Kansas to the injmy of its citizens and said : At the same time it is obvious that if the depletion of the waters of the river by Colorado continues to increase there will come a time when Kansas may justly say that there is no longer an equitable division of benefits and may rightfully call for relief against the action of Colorado. WATER RIGHTS AND APPROPRIATIONS. 141 Under such conditions of the law not only is further progress dis- couraged but the present value of existing works in Kansas is seriously affected, and large projects will not be undertaken in Colorado through fear of subsequently being enjoined by a court which might take a different view because of the new conditions which have arisen. In view of the enormous expenditure in time and money to secure the above decree, the State of Kansas or its citizens will endure great wrong before again resorting to the courts. The present system, because of the expense and delay of litigation, may result in a denial of justice as between States. If there is to be an equitable apportionment of benefits between States as to interstate waters, it appears that Congress is the only body now authorized to estabhsh rules by which such apportionment of benefits can be determined in advance. If Congress should pre- scribe that priority of appropriation and beneficial use should con- stitute an equitable apportionment of interstate waters as between States, it is quite probable that the Supreme Court of the United States would uphold such law on the ground that the question in- volved is one within the jurisdiction of the legislative branch. Such a law would apply to interstate streams whether navigable or not. It should also apply equally to all tributaries of such streams within the respective States, for it is only by controlling diversions along every section of the stream, including its source, that the water at any point can in practice be controlled. As to navigable waters, the United States without question has the right to enact '^all needed measures to preserve the navigabihty of navigable watercourses of the country even against any State action." (United States v. Rio Grande Dam & Irrigation Co., 174 U. S., 690, 703.) If the jurisdiction of the General Government over interstate com- merce and its natural highways vests in such Government the right to control and preserve the navigabihty of navigable waters, it must follow by necessary impHcation that Congress can also exercise such control over the nonnavigable tributaries of such stream as is neces- sary to preserve such navigability. For without control of diversions and of flood-water storage on source streams, complete control of the navigabihty of a stream is impracticable. Between these two theories of State control and National control we thus find a vast twilight zone of uncertain authority, as there are but few streams within a State which are not navigable, or interstate, or tributaries of navigable or interstate streams. Only a few small streams along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and in the great mterior basin rise and terminate within a State. 142 DESCHUTES EIVEE, OREGON. LAND COMPLICATIONS. Land ownership serves to complicate the water-right situation and thus widen this twihght zone of uncertain authority. With reference to water rights, all land entered since March 3, 1877, has in Oregon a status different from that of land entered prior to such date. The desert-land act of 1877 has been held in Oregon to abohsh riparian rights to all lands subsequently entered, whereas lands entered prior to such date seem to possess some theoretical advantage. This common-law right, however, is so indefinite as to be of no practical value, as no two court decisions can be found which agree as to the extent of riparian lands, what constitutes a reasonable use of water on such lands, or for what uses a common-law right attaches. These uncertainties, coupled with those arising from the facts that no specific quantity of water can be decreed by the court to a riparian claimant and that one can not claim both as an appropriator and also as a riparian owner, make such rights in Oregon of little practical value. Under the theory of State control Oregon has extended the right of eminent domain in certain cases, so that lands in private owner- ship can be condemned if necessary to permit the application of water to beneficial use. Public lands, however, can not be condemned under State laws. By referring to the section of this report dealing with water-power withdrawals, it will be observed that a very large percentage of the important water-power sites along Deschutes and Metolius rivers are now controlled by the United States, as but few dams can be constructed to an economical height without overflowing property of the United States. This property is held in the form of water-power withdrawals, Indian reservations, or national forests. FEDERAL CONTROL THROUGH LAND OWNERSHIP. There appears to be no very secure foundation for the theory of State control of waters on the public domain. Neither the act of 1866 or the desert-land act of 1877 can be considered as an irrevocable grant to the State. The first act merely confirms rights which have become vested by appropriation and use under the local laws and customs, and the act of 1877 strengthens this view of the former act and, in addition, enacts that all surplus water, together with all other sources of water supply upon the public lands and not navigable, shall be held free for appropriation and use for three purposes — (1) irrigation, (2) mining, and (3) manufacturing. This is merely an offer and does not bind the United States until the offer is accepted and the water diverted and used for one of these purposes. Concerning this question of State control of waters on Federal lands, the Supreme Court of the United States held in the case of the WATEK EIGHTS AND APPROPKIATIONS. 143 United States v. Rio Grande Dam & Irrigation Co. (174 U. S., 690, 703) that— Although this power of changing the common-law rules as to streams within its domain undoubtedly belongs to each State, yet two limitations must be recognized: First, that in the absence of specific authority from Congress a State can not by its legislation destroy the right of the United States, as the owner of lands bordering on a stream, to the continued flow of its waters, so far at least as may be necessary for the beneficial use of the Government property; second, that it is limited by the superior power of the General Goveriunent to secure the uninterrupted navigability of all navigable streams within the limits of the United States. Kinney comments as follows: In other words, the court holds that the jurisdiction of the United States over the natural watercom-ses (upon the public domain) is superior and paramount to the juris- diction of any State ; and that all needed measm-es may be taken by the Government to preserve the watercourses of the country for at least the two purposes named above, even against the action of any State, in authorizing, under its laws, appropriations to be made. The court, especially in the Kansas-Colorado and Kio Grande cases, clearly intimates, to say the least, that the Government might also make other claims to the water than for its use for navigation or as a riparian owner. Whether it will do so time alone can tell.^ The Government is still the owner of the surplus of the waters flowing upon the public domain, or rather the owner of all the waters flowing thereon remaining after deducting the rights to the use of the same which have vested in and accrued in some legal way to individuals and companies. * * * It therefore follows as the result of the ownership by the United States of the waters flowing upon the public domain that any dedication by a State of all the waters flowing within its boundaries to the State or to the public amounts to but little in the face of any claim which might be made by the Government, at least to all the surplus or unused waters within the State. ^ Kinney states further that Congress could, if it saw fit, have laid claim to the necessary surplus water for projects constructed under the reclamation act by virtue of the fact that title to the surplus waters flowing over the public domain is in the Government, and not under the State laws, as was provided in section 8 of such act. Much confusion within the States may eventually result where Con- gress has reserved water for Indian reservations and which after many years has never been used by the Indians but has in the meantime been used by others below. It therefore appears from these authorities and from the wording of the acts in question that Congress could, if it saw fit, repeal at any time existing laws relating to water and adopt some new law for all surplus and unappropriated waters on the public domain. In such an emergency we would have divided control within the Western States to such an extent as to make any control impracticable except through the closest cooperation. I Irrigation and water rights, 2cl ed., p. 1096. * Idem, p. G02. 144 DESCHUTES EIVER^ OREGON. INDIRECT CONTROL BY THE UNITED STATES. For all practical purposes the United States controls both land and water upon the '^public lands, forests, and other reservations" within the Western States for irrigation, power, and other beneficial uses. The '^regulations concerning rights of way through the public lands and reservations of the United States" issued by the Depart- ment of the Interior, March 1, 1913, and the regulations concerning water power in the ''Use book " of the Forest Service would be no more complete respecting power development had the United States full control and the States no control whatever over water. While these regulations deal only with the development of water power, under the provisions of the act of February 15, 1901 (31 Stat., 790), there appears to be no reason why these departments could not, for appli- cations made under the same law, issue other regulations imposing an annual charge and limiting franchises for the use of water for irrigation, domestic, and other purposes where any part of a reservoir, ditch, canal, or pipe line necessary for such use was located on Gov- ernment reserves. Most irrigation rights of way are, however, granted under the provisions of the act of March 3, 1891 (26 Stat., 1095). The permits for water-power development, when issued, bind the permittee to construct the works in accordance with approved plans, to begin and complete construction within a fixed time, to operate the works, and to pay annually in advance a graduated rental charge per horsepower per annum, ranging from 10 cents to $1. For good cause a lower rental may be fixed. These permits by the terms of the statute must be revocable at the will of the Secretary but usually terminate in 50 years, unless renewed by application made not less than two years prior to such date of expiration. These restrictions are very much the same as those imposed by the State under water permits except for the revocable character of the Federal permit. The Federal regulations, however, require the applicant for right of way to present "a duly certified copy of such notice or application, if any, as is required to be posted or filed, or both, to initiate the appropriation of water imder the local laws." The State franchise limitation in Oregon is 40 years and different periods are prescribed within which the various steps to be taken in perfecting the water rights and those prescribed for perfecting the land rights must be taken. For years it was assumed that such rights of way were to be granted free to encourage development in the West, except perhaps for the payment for timber or other Federal property destroyed. Recently, under a new pohcy, this act has been construed to authorize the administrative departments to impose annual charges and other restrictions on the use of public land for power development. 4 WATER EIGHTS AND APPROPRIATIONS. 145 If the State also adopts the revenue pohcy, as is the case in Oregon, there is a possibility that the combined charges will be so high as to make development impracticable in competition with fuel power. Under such a policy rates for electricity in the Pacific States may become higher than in many Eastern States, because of the higher price of coal used in competing plants. Those States having abundant water-power resources might, by excessive charges, be deprived of any special benefits therefrom, such as now accrue to other States through the presence of cheap coal. STATE WATER-POWER POLICY. Oregon is believed to be the first State in the Union to limit the term of all franchises for the use of water for power development and to impose an annual tax on the basis of each horsepower developed. These restrictions were adopted in 1909 and imposed only on new developments. In 1911 a smaU annual license fee was imposed on existing power plants, the revenue to be used primarily for the pur- pose of gathering information necessary to promote new developments. This measure was intended to afford full information as to the extent of vested rights. The first law limited franchises to the use of water for power devel- opment to a period of 40 years from the date of initiation of the right and required the payment of an annual tax, to be adjusted from time to time by the State water board. This tax is fixed at not less than 25 cents nor more than $2 per horsepower per annum, depending on the percentage of power developed under the appropriation which is put to beneficial use. So far only the minimum fee has been assessed by the administrative authorities, which, with an assumed plant effi- ciency of 50 per cent, makes the tax only 12J cents per theoretical horsepower. The uncertainty as to whether the minimum or maxi- mum charge wiU be imposed by the State under this law has as serious effect on development as the revocable permit issued by the United States for power privileges on Government lands. The annual license fee is collected only from those plants which used water prior to the adoption of the power tax law in 1909 on the theory that State regulation of streams is necessary for the orderly development of the industry. This fee is graduated, being 10 cents for each theoretical horsepower claimed up to and including 100, 5 cents for each horsepower from 100 to 1,000, and 1 cent for each horsepower in excess of 1,000. Municipal plants and other power plants of less than 25 horsepower are exempt. The revenue for 1912 amounted to $3,550.86 and was expended largely on water-power surveys and investigations in cooperation with the United States Geological Survey, which contributed $3,000 for similar work in Oregon. This law is defective in that it does not reach those power 48348°— wsp 344—14 10 146. DESCHUTES RIVEE, OREGON. rights which were initiated prior to 1909 but on which no water was put to beneficial use until after such date. This is the class of claims of which a record was most desired. It was anticipated that a smaU annual fee would discourage many speculators and thus clear the field for legitimate development. The tax law mentioned above was based on the theory of revenue for the State treasury; the license law was based on the theory of development through the collection of information to encourage the industry. These two policies are directly antagonistic. It would thus appear that no weU-defined poHcy relating to water power has yet been adopted in Oregon. Several leading political organizations of the State have recently advocated a policy of development as opposed to revenue, as it is believed that the indirect benefits derived through the taxation of new wealth, through added fields of employment for labor, and through the comfort and convenience of our citizens, which will come with reduced electric rates, wiU far exceed any possible direct benefits from taxation. To carry out the development policy and compel the apphcation of excessive profits to the reduction of electric rates, it has been proposed by the Oregon Conservation Commission that the State construct enough plants to regulate the market and insure cheap prices. It is apparent to aU that the revenue poHcy advocated in the East, where water power is scarce, is not applicable to a sparsely settled State, where water power is abundant and taxable wealth is needed. We have in the streams of Oregon something over 3,300,000 horse- power, which is now running to waste. To produce this power in steam engines would consume 36,000,000 tons of coal annually, which, at $4 a ton, would be worth $144,000,000. We are begin- ning to appreciate the fact that this power is of no value unless put to use, that there is only a very small market at prevailing commercial prices, that the higher the tax the less power will be used and the lower the tax the greater the use, provided prices are based on cost of production rather than on the principle of all the traffic will bear. It is apparent that the using of all this power during the life of the present generation will be a benefit rather than an injury to pos- terity so long as franchises are limited to a reasonable period. RIGHTS ON DESCHUTES RIVER. PLAN OF DISCUSSION. Having outlined above the general nature of a water right under the old and the new laws of Oregon, and having disposed of the question of riparian rights, we are now in a position to discuss the water-right situation on Deschutes River and its tributaries. These rights will be summarized briefly under three heads, as foUows : WATER EIGHTS AKD APPROPEIATIONS. 147 1. Eights initiated under the new water code since February 24, 1909. 2. Old rights which have been adjudicated and recorded under the new water law. 3. Old rights which have not yet been adjudicated, and which are therefore more or less indefinite. Only the more important rights or claims will be discussed in detail. A summary will be presented at the close, giving an estimate of the total area irrigated in 1912. RIGHTS UNDER NEW WATER CODE. All rights to the use of water on Deschutes River or any other stream in the State which have been initiated since February 24, 1909, are on record in the office of the State engineer at Salem, Oreg. Up to December 1, 1912, a total of 183 permits have been approved by the State engineer, authorizing the diversion and use of water from Deschutes River and its tributaries. Of these permits 24 are for domestic supplies, 126 for irrigation, 16 for power projects, and 17 for the purpose of storing water. These works when completed will cost $2,329,735 and will irrigate 87,837 acres with 498 miles of main canals. A total of 11,702 horse- power will be developed and 153,507 acre-feet of water stored. The date for beginning construction, completing the same, and for applying the water to beneficial use is fixed in each case, and proof showing progress of work must be filed each year. To irrigate this land will require 1,098 second-feet at the rate of 1 second-foot to 80 acres. Owing to the porous nature of the soil, it is believed that perhaps 50 per cent of this water will ultimately find its way back to the stream for use by lower appropriators. The principal permits for irrigation cover 12,560 acres near Sisters to be watered by storage in Blue and Suttle lakes at the head of Metolius River, the water to be conveyed across the low divide to the west and south of Black Butte; 11,627 acres to be watered by pump- ing plant from Opal Springs in T. 12 S., R. 12 E.; and 3,230 acres from Deschutes River in T. 15 S., R. 12 E. The proposed reservoir capacity is made up largely by the 32,300- acre-feet Wimer reservoir site located west of Laidlaw and to be filled by a short feed canal from Tumalo Creek, the 22,000 acre-feet of storage at the head of Metolius River in Blue and Suttle lakes, and 95,000 acre-feet to be stored in Crescent Lake, at the head of Deschutes River for the irrigation of 31,160 acres just south of the proposed Benham Falls reservoir. This latter right, however, is claimed also as of an early date by filing imder the old law. Water-power permits authorizing the development of 11,695 horsepower have been approved under the new law. Two of the 148 DESCHUTES RIVER, OREGON. largest sites filed on are located in the deep canyon near the mouth of Crooked River and below the point where it is possible to divert water for irrigation. One of these projects contemplates the development of 5,000 horsepower in sec. 11, T. 12 S., E. 12 E., the other 1,000 horsepower in sec. 11, T. 14 S., R. 13 E., and both are expressly limited in such a way that the applicants can not object to the sub- sequent diversions or storage of water for irrigation at points on the stream above. The only other power permit of importance was for the develop- ment of 5,000 horsepower at Pringle Falls, on the West Fork of Deschutes R-iver. This permit, however, has been involved in litigation and is believed to have been canceled by the court. OLD EIGHTS DETERMINED. All old rights to the use of water on Squaw, Tumalo, and Paulina creeks and Crooked River, including the tributaries of these streams, have been adjudicated and recorded under the new law. The present status of irrigation on these streams, as shown by the record, is as follows: Irrigation rights on Crooked River and Squaw, Tumalo, and Paulina creeks. Creek. Irrigated land. To be irrigated witnin fixed time. Total. Acres. 27,960 7,072 3,058 530 Acres. Acres. 27,960 16,480 28, 178 704 Squaw Creek 9,408 25, 120 174 Tumalo Creek Paulina Creek 38,620 34,702 73,322 The total area irrigated on these four streams is therefore 38,620 acres. On three of these streams rights have been initiated for the irrigation of 34,702 acres in addition, but sufficient time has not yet elapsed within which completely to apply the water to use. OLD RIGHTS INDEFINITE IN SCOPE. RECORDS. All water rights which were initiated prior to February 24, 1909, and which have not yet been adjudicated are more or less indefinite. They are based either upon a notice and record in the county court- house or upon the actual diversion and use of water without such record. To examine the county records relating to Deschutes River and its tributaries would require a trip of approximately 1,550 miles, WATER EIGHTS AND APPEOPRIATIONS. 149 starting from and returning to any one of the following 'county seats, ^vhere some information is known to be recorded : Prineville, in Crook ZJounty; Moro, in Sherman County; The Dalles, in Wasco County; Eugene, in Lane County; and Klamath Falls, in Klamath County, rhe inconvenience of this system is in striking contrast with the new 5ystem of a central office with reliable records. To illustrate the indefinite and almost worthless character of these 30unty records a summary has been made of a part of the records in )ne of these counties. The recorded claims to the waters of Deschutes River and its tributaries above the town of Bend, in Crook County, done, amount in the aggregate to 61,000 cubic feet per second, or ibout 40 times the ordinary summer flow of the stream. Although most of these recorded claims can be disregarded, a few ire known to be alive, as work has been prosecuted with some degree )f diligence from the date of initiation of the right. On a number of )thers, one or two men have been continuously employed for a num- ber of years in an attempt to show diligence if such rights are ever questioned. On still others little if any actual work has been per- 'ormed since 1909, but some form of litigation has been in progress vhich the claimant believes will operate to suspend the statutory •equirement of performing work with diligence to maintain the right. DESCHTJTES RIVER AT BEND. A careful examination of conditions discloses the fact that a lufficient number of these old filings have been kept alive to consume nore than the entire summer flow of Deschutes River at Bend for rrigation if all are carried to completion. Some of this water, however, must be allowed to pass Bend in order jO supply prior rights at Cline Falls, which are claimed by diversion md use without the posting of the usual notice. At this point a DOwer plant has been constructed of sufficient capacity to pump 'or irrigation approximately 14 second-feet of water to a point 95 'eet above the river. This power water has also been fully appro- priated for irrigation by ditches which it is proposed to construct from ;he foot of Cline Falls to irrigate lands on both sides of the river below. Water rights at Bend are somewhat complicated by the recent jonstruction of a 14-foot dam across Deschutes River for the devel- )pment of power. This dam serves also to maintain a pond for the storing of logs in connection with a sawmill. At the present time only a small part of the available flow is being itilized owing to the limited power market. If, however, this narket should increase in the next five or six years so as to require :he entire flow of the stream, it is apparent that no further divei*sion )r storage, other than by those having prior rights, would bo possi- dIo except through purchase or condemnation of this power plant. 150 DESCHUTES RIVER, OREGON. Adjoining Bend on the east side of the river is a tract of land approximately 12 miles wide by 25 miles long, which will ultimately be irrigated by a system of canals now in process of construction by the State under the provisions of the Carey Act. Water for this system will be diverted from the river through two intakes, one of which is located about 4 miles south of Bend, or above the power plant, the other about 1 mile below this power plant. During 1912 approximately 15,878 acres were irrigated in this project. On its completion and the putting of water to beneficial use in accordance with present plans, about 450 second-feet of water will be diverted . at the intake south of Bend, and 880 second-feet at the intake north of Bend, or a total of 1,330 second-feet. The water for this latter diversion can be utihzed for power, as it must pass over the dam at Bend and can stiU be made available for irrigation below. The water diverted above Bend will diminish to that extent the power value of the Bend plant, as the right for irrigation is beUeved to be prior in time. These figures as to vested rights to water represent only the judgment of the writer based upon a field investigation. Besides these two large canals, there are two others, which contem- plate the ultimate irrigation of about 9,000 acres each, in the vicinity of Bend. These rights, together with a few small rights which are believed to be vested, can, when completed, utiUze a total of 1,600 second-feet of water in the vicinity of the town of Bend. This is approximately 25 second-feet in excess of the mean flow during August, as averaged for a seven-year period, without allowing for water necessary to satisfy rights at Cline Falls. BENHAM FALLS SEGREGATION. It is proposed to irrigate a 75,000-acre tract, containing about 60,000 acres of irrigable land, located in a compact body approxi- mately 20 miles east of Bend, by a canal from Deschutes River, di- verting water near the head of Benham Falls. This project is Imown as the Benham Falls Carey Act segregation. Water is claimed under the old law from the regular flow of the stream for about 10,000 acres, or 143 second-feet, the balance to be stored in what is known as the Crane Prairie reservoir site, on the West Fork of Deschutes River. A 40-foot dam 2,000 feet long wiU submerge at this site 8,290 acres of land and store 187,000 acre-feet of water, if available. Most of the return seepage from these irrigation projects in the vicinity of Bend will find its way into Crooked River to the north; little will return to Deschutes River between Bend and Cline Falls. ABOVE BENHAM FALLS. The most important unadjudicatod right to water above Benham FtiUs is that claimed by the Deschutes Land Co. for the irrigation of WATER EIGHTS AND APPROPEIATIOKS. 151 31,000 acres which has been segregated to the State in Tps. 21, 22, and 23 S., R. 10 E., for reclamation under the Carey Act. Water for this tract will be obtained partly by direct diversion from the East Fork of Deschutes River but largely by storage in Crescent Lake at the head of the stream. A 30-foot dam at the outlet of this lake wiU store 92,000 acre-feet of water. It is beUeved that fully 20 per cent of the 510 second-feet of regular flow and stored water, ultimately to be apphed to this tract between May 15 and September 1 of each year, will return as seepage to the stream during such period, which amount will approximately equal the regular low- water flow. This project so far as its effect on lower rights is con- cerned can therefore be disregarded. POWER FILINGS. A number of large water-power filings were made under the old law near the mouth of Deschutes River, and are claimed still to be in good standing, although little actual work appears to have been done. It is said that these sites have been involved m litigation for a number of years and that these uncertainties have made con- struction work impossible. Even if such claims are ultimately held to be invaUd, the value of these sites for power development can not be seriously impaired by subsequent diversions above for irrigation, as practically all the large claims in the vicinity of Bend are already prior in time and no other extensive appropriations are possible except for water storage. A filing on Pringle Falls in T. 21 S., R. 9 E., on the West Fork of Deschutes River, may detrimentally affect the storage of water at the proposed Crane Prairie reservoir site, or in Odell Lake, or in other basins on the headwaters of this stream. This claim has been in- volved in litigation for some time. Its exact status may be difficult to ascertain until such time as a comprehensive adjudication of all rights on Deschutes River has been carried to completion. The proposed diversion of Odell Lake by tunnel through the crest of the Cascade Mountains for the development of power on Salt Creek, a tributary of the Middle Fork of Willamette River, is one of those cases in which the public is vitally concerned. This project proposes that water sufficient for the irrigation of perhaps 30,000 acres would be transferred from one basin, where irrigation is essen- tial to the production of crops, to another where irrigation is not absolutely necessary. The increase in taxable wealth, resulting from the use of this water for power development in the Willamette Val- ley, would be small compared with that resulting from its use for both irrigation and power in Deschutes Valley. Probably 50 per cent of the water used for irrigation will return to the stream for 152 DESCHUTES EIVER^ OREGOlSr. still further duty in irrigation or power development below. This appUcation was made under the old law, but if it were made under the new water law it could be denied upon the ground that it is a menace to the general welfare of the pubHc. Aside from these large irrigation and power projects in process of constructioD, the extent of whose claims to water are more or less indefinite, it is believed that no other great uncertainties exist. The total area of land now irrigated through small ditches from the many tributaries of Deschutes River other than those mentioned above is unknown but will probably not exceed 15,000 acres. The stream- discharge records now available show the amount of water at different points in this district which remains after such land has been irrigated. SUMMARY OF IRRIGATION RIGHTS. It therefore appears that there was a total of about 70,000 acres of land actually irrigated by Deschutes River and its tributaries during 1912, as follows: Acres. State Carey Act projects near Bend 15, 878 Arnold and Swalley ditches, near Bend (estimated) 2, 000 Crooked River and its tributaries 27, 960 Squaw Creek 7, 072 Tumalo Creek 3, 058 Paulina Creek 530 All other projects (estimated) 13, 502 70, 000 Water rights have been initiated under the old law for the irrigation of a large additional acreage and work is now progressing on these projects with more or less diligence, as follows: Acres. On adjudicated streams 34, 700 On Carey Act projects near Bend, State segregation lists 6 and 19 . 77, 220 Arnold and Swalley ditches, near Bend 16, 000 Benham Falls segregation 60, 000 Deschutes Land Co. , above Benham Falls 31, 000 All other projects (estimated) 10, 000 228, 920 Permits have been issued under the new law for the irrigation of 56,677 acres from Deschutes River and its tributaries, after deducting the claim of the Deschutes Land Co., which is filed under both the old and the new laws. The total area in process of reclamation is therefore approximately 285,600 acres. It is doubtful if water rights for all this area will ever attach under the present date of filing or claim, and it is beheved that some of the water thus appropriated will eventually revert to the public and be subject to reappropriation. WATEE RIGHTS AND APPROPRIATIONS. 163 APPLICATIONS PENDING. In addition to water permits as summarized above, there are now pending before the State engineer's department for water in this basin 41 appHcations, which will be acted upon as soon as surveys are complete and the necessary information furnished as required by law. Definite action on a number of large water-power filings on the main stream between Benham Falls and the mouth of Metolius River has been suspended several years because of uncertainties. If all the irrigation projects in the vicinity of Bend are ultimately completed in accordance with present plans, there will be no water left in the summer months for these prospective power plants. Furthermore, if these irrigation projects are not completed and the water becomes available to satisfy subsequent power permits which have been approved, it would practically defeat for all time the irrigation of several hundred thousand acres of land in Crook County. It is believed that such a condition would menace the weKare of the public within the meaning of the statute to such an extent as to warrant the State engineer in referring such applications to the water board for consideration as to the public's interest in the matter. Such board has power to direct the refusal of these applications if public interest demands. NEW USES FOR CHEAP POWER. Within the last few years many new uses for large amounts of cheap power have been discovered. Where it costs $40 to $60 per horsepower per annum to produce power in large steam engines, it can be produced under favorable conditions from falling water at $7 to $15 per horsepower per annum. At such low prices for electric power the manufacture of aluminum, carborundum, calcium carbide, and many other products in the electric furnace has been made a commercial success. The electric production of iron and steel appears now to be safely beyond the experimental stage. Fertilizer is now being made by extracting nitrogen from the air by the use of elec- tricity. Cheap power can be used in many chemical processes, such as the making of oxalic acid from wood waste. It can be used in the home for the production of light, for cooking, for ironing, and, under Favorable conditions, for heat. Many uses have been found for Blectricity on the farm and it is even claimed that electricity properly applied will greatly stimulate plant growth. The pumping of water for irrigation on any extensive scale depends upon the ability to procure a permanent supply of cheap power. The rapid development along these lines is well illustrated by the Norwegian nitrate industry. In 1903 25 horsepower and foiu- men were employed in the making of artificial fertilizer from the air; in 154 DESCHUTES RIVEE, OREGON. 1911 200,000 horsepower and 2,000 men were employed to keep pace with the demand for these products. It would require a capital investment of about $860,000,000 to assure the production of an amount of Norway saltpeter equal to that now consumed by the civilized world, assuming that sufficient cheap water power were available.^ The rapidity with which the electric furnace has been perfected for the production of iron and steel opens up another field for the utihzation of cheap water power. Three tons of pig iron per electric horsepower-year has been pro- duced in Sweden, and Prof. Richards, of Lehigh University, believes that with a large furnace of perhaps 100 tons daily capacity as much as 5 tons per horsepower-year can be produced.^ These new and rapidly developing industries wherein large quan- tities of cheap electric power can be used should not be overlooked in the framing of a State and national water-power policy. The maximum State charge of $2 per horsepower-year may not prove a serious handicap where the wholesale rate for power is $40 to $80 per horsepower-year, whereas it may be prohibitive for those plants attempting to supply power to the new industries which can not afford to pay more than $7 to $15 per horsepower-year. There is much power in Oregon which can be developed and sold in the vicinity of the power plants at such low prices. COOPERATION. METHODS. Owing to the joint control of both land and water resources by the State and the Nation and to the inadvisability of either the State or the United States attempting independently to carry out a compre- hensive policy, it appears advisable that these agencies cooperate not only for the investigation of irrigation and power projects but also in the construction of such projects. Because few if any large irrigation projects can be found in the State where the land is largely in pubUc ownership, the United States reclamation act has about reached the limit of its usefulness to Oregon unless the Government is willing to undertake large projects where the lands are principally in private ownership. It will doubtless be conceded that money invested within a State from the reclamation fund is not a gift to that State. It is made a lien on the land benefited and must be paid back in time, including interest, for that portion obtained from the $20,000,000 bond issue, voted by Congress to supplement the reclamation fund. Since these funds are inadequate to meet all demands, it seems that the State > Norton, T. H., Utilization of atmospheric nitrogen: Dept. Commerce and Labor, Bur. Manufactures Special Agent series No. 52, p. 76, 1912. 2 Eng. Soc. Western Pennsylvania Proc. for March, 1912, p. 96. WATER RIGHTS AND APPROPRIATIONS. 155 directly benefited should not hesitate to extend its credit in supplying additional funds. This can be accomplished without increasing the burden of taxation, as the full investment with interest must eventu- ally be returned to the State. For seven years the State of Oregon has been cooperating with the United States Geological Survey in stream gaging, water-power inves- tigations, and making topographic maps. In 1912 $56,000 was expended jointly on such work, each party contributing equally. No friction has resulted, and the work has been carried out more economically and efficiently than could have been accomplished by the State alone. This successful experience has suggested the plan of extending cooperation to include another department under the Secretary of the Interior. The plan, though involving larger expen- ditures, is therefore not an experiment and is the logical outgrowth of former experience. Cooperation with the United States Reclamation Service in irriga- tion investigations was authorized in February, 1913, and $50,000 was appropriated for the purpose. An equal amount was allotted from the reclamation fund within a few days thereafter by Secretary Fisher, and on May 5, 1913, a contract was executed between the State engineer and Secretary Lane providing for the joint expenditure of such funds. This contract provides that the State engineer shall withdraw the necessary water and the Secretary of the Interior the necessary land for the protection of the projects under investigation. The informa- tion collected will be published eventually in order to stimulate development by either private or public funds. The plans and water rights for any project or unit thereof will be turned over for construction to an irrigation district or other organization satis- factory to the people interested on repayment to the State and the United States of the cost of such investigations and the giving of assurance that the work will be carried out in harmony with the public interest. If it is undertaken by public funds, the State's share of the cost must be returned to a revolving fund to be used for similar investigation of other projects. The usual promoters' profits will thus be eliminated, as full informa- tion, secured by the State and National authorities, will be available to private capital in all parts of the world. If the project looks attrac- tive, capital can thus deal directly with the interested parties without the necessity for paying promotion costs. If private capital can not thus be enlisted, the information will be available so that the necessary constitutional amendment and laws can be enacted whereby the credit of the State can be advanced to accomplish the work. It is common practice for a city to lend its credit for the construction of street and other municipal improve- 156 DESCHUTES EIVEK^ OREGON. ments, and no reason of public policy appears why the State should not do likewise for the construction of those projects which are beyond the reach of its citizens and which are the basis for the future growth and prosperity of the State. In voting millions of dollars for such new enterprises the people must be assured that the money will be wisely expended and eventually returned with interest. To do this will require a stable and experienced organization which can follow the work closely throughout a long period of years. Not until every dollar con- tributed is returned can the venture be considered a financial success. Constant shifting of responsible officers in such complicated work is sufficient to cause disaster. To obtain the advantages of an organization free from local influ- ences, it may be advisable that the States cooperate with the Nation in the construction of such projects. The United States reclamation act has now been in successful operation for more than 10 years and its work has been generally carried on with success. It would be much easier to expand this organization than to create a new one which would doubtless repeat all the mistakes that are necessarily attendant on the starting of a new organization. The work could be carried out by the Secretary of the Interior acting in cooperation with a State officer. It is beheved that the construction of both irrigation and power projects on a large scale can be brought about more quickly through such a plan of cooperation than by each State acting apart from the Federal Government. It is believed that by this plan of cooperation the friction which now exists between those favoring State control and those favoring national control will soon die out. ADVANTAGES OF COOPERATION. The average cost of water per acre under irrigation projects of the United States Reclamation Service is claimed to be less than that under similar projects built by private capital, and the difference is accentuated by the better quality of Government work, better drain- age provisions, and more dependable water supply. When it is remembered that the total excavation by the United States Reclamation Service on the 8,325 miles of irrigation canals and ditches constructed in the various western States up to December 31, 1913, exceeded that for the Culebra section of the Panama Canal, it becomes apparent that the United States must have a well organized and efficient machine to carry on this work.^ ''The United States Reclamation Service gets more actual work for a dollar than do the Harriman lines," according to H. T. Corey, an engineer who for 8 years was connected with the Harriman lines in » See Eng. Record, July 11, 1914, p. 58. WATER RIGHTS AND APPROPRIATIONS. 157 California, Arizona, and Mexico.^ This statement was based on knowledge as to costs on the Salt River, Yuma, and Orland projects of the Government. It would thus appear that to divide the risk and insure safety in the investment' of funds, the States desiring to facilitate the development of irrigation could not do better than at least to start out in coopera- tion with this larger and more experienced organization. Irrigation by pumping can never be made a success until long-time contracts for electric power can be obtained at very low rates. The experience of irrigators under gravity canals in watching the water rates increase with their ability to pay has caused many western States to make water appurtenant to land, thus doing away with the common carrier canal. Not only the water but also the power must be tied to the land for successful irrigation with pumps. The advantages of cooperation in the development and distribu- tion of power to municipalities should be apparent to those who favor municipal control, as all the economies of a great electrical system, with its different plants operating under varying water conditions and varying loads will be made available to the cities. For several years such a plan has been in operation in the Province of Ontario, Canada. Power is purchased from private companies at Niagara Falls at $9 per horsepower per annum and is now supplied to over 30 cities at $15 to $40 per horsepower per annum. The local distribution of the power by the cities increases these prices some- what to the consumer. It is reported that Toronto, with a popula- tion of 400,000, located 90 miles from the Falls, is now being sup- plied with power at $15 per horsepower per annum. As a conse- quence of such low rates the use of power has greatly increased and the various communities have made rapid growth because of the establishment of new industries. UNIFORM STATE LAWS. Uniform State laws and reciprocity between the States in granting the use of water has been suggested as a solution of water-right diffi- culties. This plan, however, seems impracticable and does not overcome the question of divided control with the United States. Without some powerful and uniform pressure from outside the State there is little likelihood of ever obtaining uniformity in State laws. Reciprocity might give temporary relief in adjoining States, but many streams flow through or border three or more States, thus complicating matters. Even in adjoining States reciprocity has not worked well. In 1911 the State of Oregon authorized the diversion of water for use in 1 Am. Soc. Civil Eng. Trans., vol. 76, p. 718, Dec, 1913. 158 DESCHUTES RIVER, OREGON. adjacent States. Idaho refused to pass a similar measure, and recently its supreme court, in the case of Bailey v. Robison, held strongly to the doctrine of State control and refused permission to divert water to Montana after a ditch had been constructed under a permit issued by the State engineer. California at the same time passed a law prohibiting the diversion of water for use outside the State. After all the effort which has been made in the Western States to secure an equitable apportionment and distribution of the water resources, it is apparent that a satisfactory solution has not yet been reached. There are many problems which vitally affect con- ditions within the State but which are beyond its control and which, if unsolved, will vitally affect the peace, safety, and general welfare of the Nation. NEEDED LEGISLATION. There is great need at the present time for a thorough over- hauUng of all State and national laws relating to water to the end that the present confusion and uncertainties be eliminated. No plan of stream control can be successful unless it is in harmony with the laws of nature and is framed with the idea of overcoming not only legal but also physical difficulties. The stream basin is the logical unit for administrative purposes, therefore joint control by the State and Nation will probably eventually prevail. Some problems must doubtless be left exclusively to the State for solu- tion, while others come more properly within the scope of the National Government. The question as to the right of the United States to derive revenue from water-power development in the West or on navigable streams in the East and the necessity of adopting some comprehensive plan for the control of Mississippi River may require solution in the near future. Even in the Eastern States it can not be said that rights to all the pubUc waters have become vested and nothing remains to be accompUshed by legislation, for the riparian owners can not require that the devastating floods in the Ohio, Mississippi, and other rivers continue. If the various States and the nation contribute for the construction of reservoirs, there must be some law estabhshing and protecting priorities in reservoir flood-water rights, just as we have in Oregon for any storage project. The point at which these reservoii's must cease storing water for power or navigation must be designated each season by some interstate or National administrative officer in accordance with such law for the protection of prior riparian or vested power interests, and those using such stored water when released should pay in proportion to the benefit, if any special privi- lege is derived. This will necessitate the determination and recording RELATION OF GOVERNMENT TO DEVELOPMENT OF POWER. 159 )f existing rights as a basis for protection and also as a basis for new ievelopment. In the Western States the serious compUcations arising in the equitable apportionment of benefits as to interstate waters will compel in the near future some action by Congress. In other words, there is great need for the adoption by Congress of lome comprehensive administrative system relative to interstate and lavigable waters corresponding in character to that needed for the (stabUshing and protecting of rights within a State. Such a system ;an be estabUshed without in any way injuring vested rights but for heir benefit and protection, and it can be made to conform with the varying laws in the different States. In many Eastern States and nost Western States the ordinary flow of most streams is fuUy appropri- Lted, and some flood water and storage rights have been estabhshed. Ls these storage rights increase in number, size, and importance the lifflculties which are now agitating the West can be anticipated in the East. The same law, therefore, which applies to the West should be uade to apply also to the East. CHE RELATION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF WATER POWER IN THE DES- CHUTES BASIN. ByW. B. Heroy. LEGAL BASIS FOR FEDERAL CONTROL. Federal control of water-power development and its electrical ransmission rests on the constitutional prerogatives of the General jovernment ^Ho regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among he several States and with the Indian tribes" and 'Ho dispose of and aake all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or >ther property belonging to the United States." Through the first Lrises its control over navigable waters and water-power develop- aent incidental thereto, which has been referred to by Mr. Lewis. >ince Deschutes River is not regarded as a navigable stream, a dis- cussion of the powers of the Federal Government in regard to naviga- ion is not germane to the present report. The control of interstate commerce vested in the United States might be exercised if the water )ower generated were transmitted across State Unes. There are no mportant power markets in other States within practicable trans- nission distance of the Deschutes water powers and, in fact, power lev eloped on White Salmon River in Washington is transmitted nto the State for use in the city of Portland and vicinity. It appears )robable therefore that the United States will have no relation to ;ho situation from this view point. The power of Congress to control the disposition and use of pubUc ands is, however, of the utmost importance in relation to the future 160 DESCHUTES EIVER^ OEEGON. utiKzation of the water-power resources discussed in this report. The Federal Government holds pubUc lands both as sovereign and as proprietor. As sovereign its property is alienable only with its con- sent. Guaranties have without exception been inserted in the enabling acts creating the various States and in their various con- stitutions, maintaining the integrity of its control of public lands against possible encroachments by States or individuals. Thus public lands are not subject to condemnation except where such condemna- tion may have been authorized by Congress, and they may be appro- priated only in so far as the Federal statutes direct. Because of the ownership by the United States the lands are also free from taxation by the State. In its capacity as proprietor the United States may do with its land all things which any other proprietor may do, and the lands of the United States have all the appurtenances which the lands of any other owner may have. When public lands are adjacent to watercourses, their rights in the water flowing in the adjacent streams are, as has been suggested by Mr. Lewis, somewhat indefinite. It seems clear, however, that under the act of July 26, 1866, and under the desert-land act of 1877, Congress has sanctioned the appropriation of the waters flowing over pubhc lands subject to State and local regulations. Where such appropriations have actually been made and the water put to bene- ficial use in accordance therewith, lands still in public ownership may have thereby been deprived of a certain portion of the absolute prop- erty right originally appurtenant to them in waters flowing over or past them. But since the authority to appropriate the waters of the public lands is purely permissive it is also clear the Congress may at any time resume complete control of the unappropriated waters or legislate to any needed extent regarding them. In such a case State statutes or local regulations relating to the unappropriated waters would of necessity become ineffective in so far as they might conflict with congressional enactments. The resumption of complete control over imappropriated waters flowing over pubUc lands would, however, as Mr. Lewis suggests, create a dual system of control without appar- ent advantage to the State, the General Government, or the public generally. The chief relation which the public lands bear to the present prob- lem arises from the fact that it is necessary to utilize portions of them for the emplacement of structures, and to overflow other portions as a result of construction of dams. In both of these cases the consent of the United States is necessary. This consent may be given by Con- gress in a general enactment not requiring administrative action by the officers of the Federal Government. On the other hand, Congress may empower the administrative oflicers to authorize the use of the public lands for the purposes needed. Frequently the concurrence EELATION.OF GOVEKNMENT TO DEVELOPMENT OF POWER. 161 of both the legislative and executive branches is necessary, Congress defining the extent of the rights to be acquired, specifying the class of grantees, and fixing the conditions under which the grant is to be used, and the executive branch determining compUance with the statute and compatibility with public interest before making the grant effective by approval. The earliest act of Congress dealing with rights of way across public lands for the utilization of water is section 9 of the act of July 26, 1866 (sec. 2339, R. S.). This act is of the first type above mentioned. Its language is broad and general in character, the terms describing the various purposes for which the water could be used being espe- cially inclusive. All rights to occupy the public lands for ditches and canals rested upon this act until the passage of the act of March 3, 1891 (26 Stat., 1095), relating to rights of way for irrigation and the act of May 14, 1896 (29 Stat., 120), relating to rights of way for the development of electric power. The question as to the effect of the passage of these later acts on the acquirement of rights under the act of 1866 has been much dis- cussed. Though the Supreme Court has not yet been called upon to decide the question, the decision of the United States court of appeals of the eighth circuit in a case relating to the statute (United States v, Utah Power & Light Co.), filed November 14, 1913, is at present controlling. Because of its complete exposition of the relations of these various acts and of the powers of the Federal Government it is here inserted in full: The United Sta.tes brings its bill of complaint against the appellee, defendant below, by which it seeks perpetually to enjoin said defendant from maintaining, in whole or in part, an alleged unlawful and tortious possession and occupancy of certain public lands in Cache County, State of Utah, now forming a part of the Cache National Forest. Appellee is a corporation organized for the purpose of supplying electrical power to all who may desire to purchase and use it. Since December, 1900, it, and its prede- cessor in interest, have been engaged in the continuous operation of certain hydro- electrical power works, situated on Logan River in the county and State aforesaid. These works comprise a reservoir and a flume or conduit for conveying the flow of water from the reservoir to the power works, pressure pipes and power-house station, all equipped with the necessary machinery and apparatus. The reservoir, flume, and conduit are situated wholly upon and within the lands of the United States. It is alleged in the bill that the defendant power company holds no permission for the construction, maintenance, or use of said reservoir, flume, or conduit, nor any permission or authority to occupy or use said lands for the purpose stated from the United States or from any of its officers duly empowered by law to issue or grant the same; this, of course, stands admitted. Appellee claims to have acquired whatever rights it possesses under and by virtue of the customs, laws, and decisions of the State of Utah, as recognized and confirmed by section 9 of the act of Congress of July 26, 1866, appearing as section 2339 of the Revised Statutes, as follows: "Whenever, by priority of possession, rights to the use of water for mining, agricul- tural, manufacturing, or other purposes, have vested and accrued, and the same arc recognized and acknowledged by the local customs, laws, and the decisions of courte, 48348°— wsp 344—14 11 102 DESCHUTES RIVEK, OREGON. the possessors and owners of such vested rights shall be maintained and protected in the same; and the right of way for the construction of ditches and canals for the pur- poses aforesaid is hereby acknowledged and confirmed : Provided, however, That when- ever, after the passage of this act, any person or persons shall, in the construction of any ditch or canal, injure or damage the possession of any settler on the public domain, the party committing such injury or damage shall be liable to the party injured for such injury or damage." The Government claims: (1) That rights of way for power companies can not be acquired under this act, because such companies and their purposes were not con- templated by Congress at the time of the enactment of these laws, and were not, there- fore, within the intent and meaning of those acts. (2) That in any event Congress has since made specific and comprehensive provisions defining the procedure by which, and the extent to which, the use of the public lands may be granted and acquired for the purposes of generating, manufacturing, and distributing electric power; that this legislation withdraws such uses from the terms of section 2339 of the Revised Statutes, if they were ever included therein. The legislation referred to is that of May 14, 1896, 29 Statutes, 120, which reads as follows: ^^Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the act entitled 'An act to permit the use of the right of way through the public lands for tramroads, canals, and reservoirs, and for other pur- poses,' approved January twenty-first, eighteen hundred and ninety-five, be, and the same is hereby amended by adding thereto the following: ''Sec. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and hereby is, authorized and em- powered, under general regulations to be fixed by him, to permit the use of right of way to the extent of twenty-five feet, together with the use of necessary grounds, not exceeding forty acres, upon the public lands and forest reservations of the United States, by any citizen or association of citizens of the United States, for the purposes of generating, manufacturing, or distributing electric power." The Government's position is that this act, of subsequent adoption, making specific and comprehensive regulations respecting a subject conceived to be embraced within the terms of the prior more general act, withdraws that subject from the operation of the former act to the extent to which it is governed by the special provision and is pro tanto a substitute for the general statute formerly governing the subject matter. Under the authority of this act the Secretary of the Interior fixed and promulgated general regulations; and it is contended that since that time, as against the United {States, no rights could be acquired in the public lands for purposes of generating, manufacturing, or distributing electric power except in conformity with the act of 1896 and the procedure thus established. The exclusive control of Congress over the disposition of the public lands is asserted. The alleged rights of appellee were attempted to be created since the passage of the act of 1896, and the regulations pro- mulgated thereunder, to wit, December, 1900. A motion to dismiss, substituted under the new equity rules for demurrer, was filed by appellee. The court below, being of opinion that the defendant had title to a right of way for its pipe lines and reservoirs under section 9 of the act of July 26, 1866, and was, therefore, under no obligation to proceed under the subsequent legislation, sustained this motion and dismisses the bill. It is suggested, rather than insisted, that appellant is not entitled to equitable relief, because its remedy at law is complete and adequate. This point, though raised in the briefs for appellee, was not urged at the oral argument. While eject- ment would seem to afford adequate relief, nevertheless the proceeding in equity has been recognized and approved. (United States v. Brighton Ranche Co. (C. C. A.), 2() Fed., 218; Liglit v. United States, 220 U. S., 523.) However, we agree with the trial judge that under the new equity rules the objection, if well taken, does not justify a dismissal, and that the question, therefore, need not be determined. RELATION OF GOVEENMENT TO DEVELOPMENT OF POWEE. 163 From the briefs the claira of right asserted by appellee would seem to be twofold in its nature. First, that the power company is entitled to be maintained and pro- tected, so long as it may desire, in the use of rights of way over the public land, which it claims to have acquired for the purpose of putting water to a beneficial use under the customs, laws, and decisions of the State of Utah, as recognized and confirmed by section 9 of the act of Congress of July 26, 1866 (Rev. Stat., sec. 2339); that by said act and by the construction and use of its reservoir and flume, it has permission of the highest and most solemn kind from the United States Government to occupy the land in question. Second, that it is protected in its tenure because that tenure is authorized by the laws of the State of Utah, exercising sovereign and exclusive jurisdiction with respect thereto. The proposition that absolute and perpetual rights in the public lands may be acquired for private gain by mere appropriation without purchase or compensation, and in the exercise of a State sovereignty which transcends the constitutional power of the Congress, is a somewhat startling one, and must be considered first. The Constitution of the United States (art. 4, sec. 3) provides that "Congress shall have power to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the terri- tory or the property belonging to the United States." This is the supreme law of the land and embodies an express grant of power to the National Government. (Light v. United States, 220 U. S., 537; Kansas v. Colorado, 206 U. S., 89.) It has been con- strued to mean that title and rights in and to the public lands are created by the acts of Congress, and must be governed by their provisions whether they be hard or lenient, and that no rights whatsoever can be obtained in the lands of the United States except as Congress may consent. (Rector v. Ashley, 6 Wall., 142; Frisbie v. Whitney, 9 Wall., 187; Emblem v. Lincoln Land Co., 184 U. S., 660; Wilcox v. Jack- son, 13 Peters, 498; Jourdan v. Barrett, 4 How., 169; United States v. Chicago, 7 How., 185; Butte City Water Co. v. Baker, 196 U. S., 126; Kansas v. Colorado, 206 U. S., 46; Light t;. United States, supra.) After quoting this provision of the Constitution the Supreme Court, in Jourdan v, Barrett, at page 184, said: "For the disposal of public lands, therefore, in the new States, where such lands lie, Congress may provide by law; and having the constitutional power to pass the law, it is supreme; so Congress may prohibit and punish trespassers on the public lands. Having the power of disposal and of protection. Congress alone can deal with the title, and no State law, whether of limitations or otherwise, can defeat such title." Wilcox V. McConnel [Jackson] dealt with public lands within the State of Illinois. Concerning the asserted power of the State to legislate respecting the title to such lands within its borders the court said : "The effect of this would be, not that Congress had the power of disposing of the public land, and prescribing the rules and regulations concerning that disposition, but that Illinois possessed it. That would be to make the laws of Illinois paramount to those of Congress in relation to a subject confided by the Constitution to Congress only. And the practical result in this very case would be, by force of State legisla- tion, to take from the United States their own land, against their own will, and against their own laws." In Camfield v. United States (167 U. S., 518) it was held that the Government of the United States may legislate for the protection of its lands, though such legislation may involve the exercise of the police power; and may complain of and take stops to prevent acts of individuals, in fencing in its lands, even though done for the pur- pose of irrigation and pasturing. In the opinion Mr. Justice Brown, speaking for the court, said: "While the lands in question are all within the State of Colorado, the Governniont has, with respect to its own lands, the rights of an ordinary proprietor, to maintain its possession and to prosecute trespassers. It may deal with such lands precisely as a 164 DESCHUTES RIVEK^ OREGON. private individual may deal with his farming property. It may sell or withhold them from sale. It may grant them in aid of railways or other public enterprises. It may open them to preemption or homestead settlement; but it would be recreant to its duties as trustee for the people of the United States to permit any individual or pri- vate corporation to monopolize them for private gain and thereby practically drive intending settlers from the market." In Light V. United States, supra, the United States had suffered its public lands to be used for pasturage; and there thus grew up a sort of implied license that those lands might be used so long as the Government did not withdraw its consent. The court held that the "failure to object, however, did not confer any vested right on the complainant, nor did it deprive the United States of the power of recalling any implied license under which the land had been used for private purposes." It held, further, that the "United States can prohibit absolutely or fix the terms on which its property may be used. As it can withhold or reserve the land, it can do so indefi- nitely." But it is profitless to discuss further this asserted power of the State to dis- pose of interests in the public lands, even though it were admitted that the subject otherwise admits of discussion, in view of the express stipulation that such lands shall remain at the sole and entire disposition of the United States. The act enabling the people of Utah to form a constitution and State government imposes the condition: "That the people inhabiting said proposed State do agree and declare that they forever disclaim all right and title to the unappropriated public lands lying within the boundaries thereof; ^ * * and that until the title thereto shall have been extinguished by the United States, the same shall be and remain subject to the dis- position of the United States." (Compiled laws of Utah, 1907, p. 29.) And in the constitution of Utah subsequently adopted this provision was incorpo- rated in terms and became a part of the organic law of that State. (Constitution of Utah, art. 3, sec. 2, Compiled laws of Utah, 1907, p. 45.) Concerning a similar pro- vision in the Minnesota constitution, the Supreme Court has said : "The provisions of the enabling act and the State constitution, before referred to, secure to the United States full control of the disposition of the public lands within thelimitsof the State. ^ * * It would be a part of the power reserved in Congress to determine the terms and conditions upon which title should effectually pass from the Government." (Stearns v. Minnesota, 179 U. S., 223-251.) That a power may be injuriously exercised is no reason for a rnisconstruction of the scope and extent of that power. The Government of the United States has shown no disposition to deal unjustly with the States, nor with their citizens in this respect. (Stearns v. Minnesota, supra, p. 243; Oceanic Steam Nav. Co. v. Stranahan, 214 U. S., 320.) We must conclude, therefore, that the power of Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States, including rights of the nature here involved, is supreme; and in conferring upon the Secretary of the Interior power to establish such rules and regu- lations as may be necessary to supplement the legislation Congress acts within its constitutional power. (United States v. Grimaud, 220 U. S., 506; Light v. United SUtes, 220 U. S., 523; Oceanic Steam Nav. Co. v. Stranahan, 214 U. S., 320.) The exertion by Congress of a power which is granted in express terms must supersede all legislation over the same subject by the States. (Michigan Central R. R. Co. v. Vreeland, 227 U. S., 59-66; St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. c. Hesterly, 228 U. S., 702; Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Hefley, 158 U. S., 98-104.) To sustain its contention, therefore, appellee must point to some express grant by the Government, or at least to subsisting legislation from which the grant may be inferred, or by which its claims have been recognized and preserved. It must be conceded at the outset that statutes granting privileges of relinquishing rights of the public are t-o be strictly construed against the grantee. (Wisconsin Central Railroad RELATION OF GOVEENMENT TO DEVELOPMENT OF POWER, 165 Co. i;. United States, 164 U. S., 190; Camfield v. United States, 167 U. S., 518; United States V. Minidoka & Southwestern Railroad Co. (C. C. A.), 190 Fed., 491.) Appellee relies upon the ninth section of the act of July 26, 1866, now section 2339 of the Revised Statutes. It is important to consider the nature and extent to confer [differ] or to confirm as the case may be. In Jennison v. Kirk (98 U. S., 453) the Supreme Court of the United States had occasion to examine that act with this consideration in mind. Speaking through Mr. Justice Field, it said: ''The position of the plaintiff's counsel is, that of the two rights mentioned in this section, only the right to the use of water on the public lands, acquired by priority of possession, is dependent upon local customs, laws, and decisions of the courts; and that the right of way over such lands for the construction of ditches and canals is conferred absolutely upon those who have acquired the water right, and is not subject in its enjoyment to the local customs, laws, and decisions. This position, we think, can not be sustained. The object of the section was to give the sanction of the United States, the proprietor of the lands, to possessory rights, which had previously rested solely upon the local customs, laws, and decisions of the courts, and to prevent such rights from being lost on a sale of the lands. * * * "It merely recognized the obligation of the Government to respect private rights which had grown up under its tacit consent and approval. * * * " Whilst acknowledging the general wisdom of the regulations of miners, as sanc- tioned by the State and molded by its courts, and seeking to give title to possessions acquired under them, it must have occurred to the author, as it did to others, that if the title of the United States was conveyed to the holders of mining claims, the right of way of owners of ditches and canals across the claims, although then recognized by the local customs, laws, and decisions, would be thereby destroyed, unless secured by the act." It will thus be seen that this legislation constituted no grant of specific rights by the Congress of the United States. The efficiency of local customs, laws, and decisions to supersede the disposing power of Congress is denied. The purpose was to con- firm title to possessions acquired under forms and regulations sanctioned by the State and molded by its courts, with the acquiescence and tacit encouragement of the Government. The act "was rather a voluntary recognition of a preexisting right of possession, constituting a valid claim to its continued use, than the establishment of anew one." (Broder-y. Water Co., 101 U. S., 274; Atchison i;. Peterson, 20 Wall., 607-512.) In view of the express power conferred upon Congress by the Constitution, and reserved to it by the organic law of the State of Utah, it can not be successfully urged that such legislation committed the Government to a policy that should be irrev- ocable. (Light V. United States, 220 U. S., 523-533; Gutierres v. Albuquerque Land & Irrigation Co., 188 U. S., 545; United States v. Rio Grande Dam & Irrigation Co., 174 U. S., 690.) In the latter case it was expressly held that the act of September 19, 1890, did operate to modify and restrict section 2339. The court said: "As this is a later declaration of Congress, so far as it modifies any privileges or rights conferred by prior statutes it must be held controlling, at least as to any rights attempted to be created since its passage; and all the proceedings of the appellees in this case were subsequent to this act." It remains then to consider whether the Congress, prior to any possession acquired by appellee, had withdrawn or limited the recognition accorded by the act of July 26, 1866, to such extent that appellee may not rely upon that act in defense of this action. As has been stated, the Government's position is that the act of May 14, 1896, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, by making specific and compre- hensive provision respecting a subject, to wit, the generation, manufacture, and dis- tribution of electric power, conceived to be embraced within the terms of the prior and more general act, withdraws that subject from the opemtiou of the former act to ]66 DESCHUTES RIVER, OREGON. the extent to which it is governed by such special provision and is jpro tanto a substi- tute for and repeal of the general statute which formerly governed. It is a well- settled principle of construction that specific terms covering a given subject matter will prevail over general language of the same or another statute which might other- wise prove controlling. (Kepner v. United States, 195 U. S., 100; Jackson v. Chi- cago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. (C. C. A.), 178 Fed., 432; Gilkeson v. Mis- souri Pacific Railway Co., 222 Mo., 173.) ''If the two are repugnant in any of their provisions, the latter act, without any repealing clause, operates to the extent of the repugnancy as a repeal of the first; and even where two acts are not in express terms repugnant, yet if the latter act covers the whole subject of the first, and embraces new provisions, plainly showing that it was intended as a substitute for the first act, it will operate as a repeal of that act." (United States i;. Tynen, 11 Wall., 88-92; Daviess v. Fairbairn, 3 How., 636; Tracy V. Tuffly, 134 U. S., 206-223.) The doctrine is very comprehensively stated in Hawkins v. Bare, 63 W. Va., 431, 60 S. E. Rep., 391-393. It is there said: " Neither the intention to substitute, nor the intention to create an exception from the general law, depends upon inconsistency between the new or special act and the old or general act, in the sense of repugnancy in terms. It is inconsistency in point of intention, an obvious, but unexpressed, repugnancy. It is a mere question of whether the legislature intended to make a complete law governing the subject matter. If that be apparent, there is a substitution or an exception, as the case may be, although there is no express repeal, exception, or substitution; and the two acts might be combined by making the later or special one an addition to the older or gen- eral one, and treating it as an amendment, whereby a different result would be ob- tained. In every case of this kind the two courses are open to the court. Both acts may be allowed to stand and operate together by treating the later or special one as an amendment, and certain results thereby obtained, or the new or special act may be considered a substitute or exception, and the old or general statute thereby set aside either wholly or partially, and a different result so obtained; and the doubt is always resolved by the character and carried into effect." The Government does not contend that section 2339 of the Revised Statutes has been wholly repealed, but merely that the subsequent act of 1896 has withdrawn from the operation of that section the subject of generating, manufacturing, or distributing electric power, the manner of acquiring rights of way over the public lands for those purposes, and the nature and extent of such rights. We think this contention is sound. The terms of the original statute are broad enough to include the specific form of manufacture now under consideration. (Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co., 158 U. S., 601-632.) Control over the disposition of the public lands and all rights and interests therein remain unimpaired in the Congress. Evidently that body perceived that the time had come when changed conditions and the complex interests and relations of our national life demanded that, with respect to this particular form of industry, the application of the former act, as worded and construed, should be modified and restricted; therefore, it enacted the subsequent legislation. (United States V. Rio Grande Dam & Irrigation Co., 174 U. S., 690-708; Camfield v. United States, 167 U. S., 518-524.) There can be no doubt that Congress intended to and did assume complete control of the subject matter and made and authorized specific and comprehensive provisions respecting it. This appears not only from the act in question but from other legis- lation connected therewith and supplemental thereto. (Act of Mar. 3, 1891, 26 Stat., 1095; act of Jan. 21, 1895, 28 Stat., 635; act of May 11, 1898, 30 Stat., 404; act of Feb. 15, 1901, 31 Stat., 790; act of Feb. 1, 1905, 33 Stat., 628; act of Mar. 4, 1911, 36 Stat., 1283, 1253.) Laws passed subsequently to appellee's possession can not of course affect any vested rights thorotoforo acquired, but they are pertinent as reflecting and RELATION OF GOVERNMENT TO DEVELOPMENT OP POWER. 167 revealing the purpose of Congress throughout this legislation. The acts of 1891, 1901, and 1911 contain express provisions for revocation or forfeiture; in that of 1891 is found this exception : "The privilege herein granted shall not be construed to interfere with the control of water for irrigation and other purposes under the authority of the respective States or Territories." Obviously, that act was not intended to interfere with the operation of section 2339; but no such proviso is found in the act of May 14, 1896. That of May 11, 1898, contains this clause: Said rights of way may be used for purposes of water transportation, for domestic purposes, or for development of power, as subsidiary to the main purpose of irrigation. It will thus be seen that Congress has wisely adapted and molded its legislation to meet the requirements of irrigation in a "dry and thirsty land." The result is that whatever rights to burden the public lands may have been recog- nized or confirmed by section 2339 of the Revised Statutes, those involving the gen- eration, manufacture, and distribution of electric power have been withdrawn, modi- fied, and restricted by the subsequent act of May 14, 1896. This later legislation became effective prior to the initiation of appellee's claim. The power company has not availed itself of the provisions of this later statute; therefore its rights, if any, are subordinate to those of the Government. The decree below must be reversed and the case remanded for further proceedings in accordance with the views herein expressed. This decision makes it incumbent on those seeking to utilize the public lands for rights of way for water-power development to acquire rights of way under the specific acts which control. The specific pur- pose of each is explained by Mr. Grover in the following section. Inasmuch as any control by the Federal Government of water- power development on nonnavigable streams, such as the Deschutes, rests on the ownership of public lands, it has become a well-established national policy to retain in public ownership land essential to such power development. WATER-POWER WITHDRAWALS. DEVELOPMENT OF POLICY. Widespread public interest was first focused on the disposition of water powers by two messages of President Roosevelt to Congress in April, 1908, and January, 1909, vetoing special acts conferring fran- chises for the development of water power on the ground that ade- quate provision for the protection of the interests of the general pub- lic had not been incorporated therein. His attitude toward the dis- position of water power was also expressed in a letter to the Senate Committee on Commerce on March 13, 1908, in which he states: No right involving water power should be granted to any corporation in perpetuity, but only for a length of time sufficient to allow them to conduct their business profit- ably. A reasonable charge should, of course, be made for valuable rights and privi- leges which they obtain from the National Government. , The values for which this charge is made will ultimately, through the natural growth and orderly development of our population and industries, reach enormous amounts. A fair phare of the increase should be safeguarded for the benefit of the people from whose labor it springs. 168 DESCHUTES EIVER, OREGON. While this question of legislative policy was being discussed, ad- ministrative action for the purpose of preventing the alienation of water power was in progress. The Reclamation Service, under instructions from Secretary Garfield, recommended for his approval withdrawals affecting approximately 3,500,0 acres along western rivers in the period from December 4, 1908, to February 27, 1909. These withdrawals had their legal basis in part in the general powers of the Secretary of the Interior as the supervisor of the public lands, and in part in the authority conferred by the reclamation act (act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat., 388) to withhold from disposition public lands necessary to reclamation projects. The Forest Service, in the period from March to August, 1908, similarly recommended the with- drawal as administrative sites of a large number of small tracts within or near national forests, which were believed to occupy stra- tegic positions with relation to future power development. The pur- poses of these administrative sites as regards power was not, however, generally apparent until March 2, 1909, when Secretary Garfield rec- ommended their withdrawal from all entry except under the right-of- way acts, thus specifically holding them for use in connection with irrigation and power development. This was one of the last acts of Secretary Garfield's administration. His successor. Secretary BalHnger, undertook almost immediately the consideration of the water-power situation and directed his atten- tion to the advisability of retaining in force the first form and ad- ministrative withdrawals approved by Secretary Garfield. Fearing as a result of his investigation that the withdrawals rested on no secure statutory foundation, he directed their revocation, with the result that in April, 1909, nearly all the withdrawn lands were restored to entry. Strong opposition to this action developed almost immedi- arely, however, with the result that it was reconsidered. On April 23, 1909, after a conference between the Secretary, the Director of the Reclamation Service, and the Director of the Geological Survey, the latter was directed to ''make an investigation of water-power sites on the public domain outside of national forests, which are not in- cluded within withdrawals for reclamation projects, with a view to securing at the next session of Congress legislation to control and regulate their disposition." Investigations were immediately under- taken by the Geological Survey along the lines directed, and as a result large areas of public lands controlling streams valuable for power development were promptly withdrawn. These withdrawals were styled "Temporary power site withdrawals," and were in terms in aid of legislation. The first of these withdrawals on Deschutes River reads as follows: HBLATION OF GOVERNMENT TO DEVELOPMENT OF POWER, 169 Department of the Interioe, United States Geological Survey, Washington, June 29, 1909. The Secretary of the Interior. Sir: In accordance with your instructions of April 23, I have the honor to submit the following recommendation, which involves 6,716 acres, 987 acres being entered land: TEMPORARY POWER-SITE WITHDRAWAL NO. 26. (Deschutes River, Oreg.) In aid of proposed legislation affecting the disposal of the water-power sites on the public domain, all public lands in the following list are temporarily withdrawn, pend- ing examination, from all forms of entry, selection, disposal, settlement, or location, and all existing claims, filings, and entries are temporarily suspended. All valid entries heretofore made may proceed up to and including the submission of final proof, but no purchase money will be received nor final certificate of entry issued until further orders. (Willamette Principal Meridian.) (List of Lands.) Very respectfully, (Signed) H. 0. Rizer, Acting Director. Approved June 30, 1909, and sent to General Land Ofiice. (Signed) Frank Pierce, Acting Secretary. During the next session of Congress consideration was given to the entire subject of withdrawals of public land, and as a result a general act was passed — the act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat., 847) — authorizing the President to make withdrawals. A special act (36 Stat., 855) was passed on the same day as sees. 13 and 14 of the Indian appropriation act, authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw water-power sites on Indian reservations. Almost im- mediately after the passage of the general withdrawal act the Presi- dent confirmed, under its provisions, all outstanding withdrawals. This order, dated July 2, 1910, reads as follows: Department op the Interior, United States Geological Survey, Washington, July 1, 1910. The Secretary of the Interior. Sir: In. accordance with your instructions, I recommend the withdrawal for water- power sites of the following areas: order of withdrawal. It is hereby ordered that those certain orders of withdrawal, made heretofore (listed by date and numbers) and including the lands more particularly described and set forth below, be, and the same are hereby ratified, confirmed, and continued in full force and effect, and the lands reserved for water-power sites, subject to all of the pro- visions, limitations, exceptions, and conditions contained in the act of Congress en- titled "An Act to authorize the President of the United States to make withdrawals in certain cases," approved June 25, 1910: (List of lands.) Very respectfully, Geo. Otis Smith, Director. 170 DESCHUTES RIVER, OREGON. July 1, 1910. Respectfully referred to the President with the recommendation that same be approved. R. A. Ballinger, Secretary. Approved July 2, 1910, and referred to the Secretary of the Interior. Wm. H. Taft, President. The act of June 25, 1910, made certain exceptions to the force of withdrawals in that it excluded bona fide settlements, homestead, and desert land claims, and mineral claims, except coal, oil, gas, and phosphate, from its operation. The act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat., 497), amended the act in its relation to mineral claims, so that only metalliferous mineral deposits were excepted from its operation. Since this amendment there has been no legislative action by Congress upon this subject. WITHDRAWALS IN THE DESCHUTES BASIN. The first withdrawals with a view to utilization or control of the water power by the Government were not made until 1906. In con- nection with the John Day project of the Eeclamation Service, lands along Deschutes Eiver in T. 2 S., K. 15 E.; T. 3 S., K. 15 E; T. 1 S., R. 16 E.; and T. 2 S., R. 16 E., were withdrawn on April 25 of that year, and in connection with the Umatilla project lands in T. 1 N., R. 15 E.; T. 2 N., R. 15 E.; and T. 1 N., R. 16 E., were withdrawn on June 25, 1906. These withdrawals, made in accordance with the authority of the reclamation act, were in the first form, from all dis- position, since the Reclamation Service proposed to use the power developed at sites on the Deschutes for pumping water for irrigation. They are now in force. On recommendation of the Director of the Reclamation Service, Secretary Garfield withdrew on October 24, 1908, under the first form, reclamation act, the lands adjacent to the Deschutes and MetoHus rivers from T. 4 S., R. 14 E., to T. 11 S., R. 9 E. This withdrawal was not among those revoked by Secretary BaUinger. After the Geological Survey was authorized to make investigations and recommend withdrawals of water-power sites, the status of lands along the Deschutes River was investigated, and certain tracts which, though included in the first form reclamation withdrawals for the John Day and Umatilla projects, were entered land and not affected by the withdrawal, were withdrawn for power purposes. In addition, the withdrawal of lands along the Deschutes was extended to include lands in Tps. 11 to 15 S., R. 12 E. This withdrawal, temporary power site withdrawal No. 26, was approved by the Acting Secretary on June 30, 1909. On December 30, 1909, the mthdrawal under the first form, reclamation act of October 24, 1908, was, by the Secretary's RELATION OF GOVERNMENT TO DEVELOPMENT OF POWER. 171 order, changed to temporary power site withdrawal No. 66, certain lands not valuable for power development or in private ownership being eliminated. On July 2, 1910, these withdrawals, as well as others then outstand- ing in the Deschutes basin, were confirmed and continued, subject to the provisions of the withdrawal act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat., 847). A withdrawal of the lands along Deschutes and Metolius rivers in the Warm Springs Indian Reservation which appeared to be valuable for power development was made in accordance with the provisions of the special withdrawal act relating to Indian reservations (act of June 25, 1910, 36 Stat., 855, 858) on November 1, 1910. Other withdrawals and restorations, based upon a growing knowl- edge of the water-power resources of the basin and of the particular lands which are necessary for or may be utilized for this development, have been made more recently. The following table lists withdrawals and restorations in the Deschutes basin in the order of their approval, and gives the approximate acreage of each. For completeness, the outstanding withdrawals under the reclamation act are also included. Withdrawals for the control of water power in the Deschutes basin. Description of order. Reclamation act, first form, John Day project Reclamation act, first form, Umatilla project Reclamation act, Deschutes and Metolius rivers, power purposes Temporary power site withdrawal No. 26, Deschutes River, Greg Temporary power site withdrawal No, 62, White River, Greg , Temporary power site withdrawal No. 63, Crooked River, Greg Temporary power site withdrawal No. 68, upper Deschutes River, Greg. Temporary power site withdrawal No. 66, Deschutes and Metolius rivers, Greg , Temporary power site withdrawal No. 125, Deschutes River No. 2. . , Power site restoration No. 24, upper Deschutes River , Indian power site reserve No. 2. Deschutes and Metolius rivers Power site restoration No. 25, Crooked River Power site reserve No. 288, Deschutes River Modification of power site reserve No. 66, Deschutes River Power site reserve No. 334, Deschutes River No. 4 Modification of power site reserves Nos. 66 and 125, Deschutes River. Reclamation act, first form, Columbia southern project Power site reserve No. 294, Deschutes River and tributaries (Indian reservation) Power site reserve No. 412, Deschutes River and tributaries (No. 6).. Modification of power site reserve No. 66, Deschutes River, Greg Power site reserve No. 425, Crooked River Date of ap- proval. Apr. 25,1906 June 25,1906 Get. 24,1908 June 30,1909 Nov. 16,1909 do Nov. 20,1909 Dec. Mar. Get. Nov. Dec. Sept. Get. Jan. Feb. July 30,1909 18, 1910 27, 1910 1,1910 1,1910 23,1912 8, 1912 27, 1913 21,1913 23,1913 Get. 8, 1913 Jan. 2, 1914 Jan. 13,1914 Mar. 9, 1914 Approx- imate with- drawn. Approx- imate restored. 24, 960 13,600 34, 735 6,716 2,682 20,820 3,262 14,139 2,240 20,596 1,990 12,534 18, 740 80 106 41 160 45, 120 61,840 1,960 16 1,400 Withdrawals in force under reclamation act of June 17, 1902 83, 680 Withdrawals in force under general withdrawal act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. , 847) 45, 067 Withdrawals in force under Indian withdrawal act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat., 855, 858) 74,374 Total withdrawals in force for reservation of water power. . 203, 121 172 DESCHUTES RWER, OREGON. Power site withdrawals outstanding on March 1, 1914/ are indicated on Plates XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII. The areas shown are the gross areas withdrawn and no attempt has been made to indicate the status of the withdrawn lands. It is known that the withdrawals included some areas of entered land and a few tracts have doubtless passed to patent since the orders were issued, under the special provisions of the withdrawal act. By far the greater part of the lands included in power-site reserves are, however, still in public ownership. RAILROAD RIGHTS OP WAY. The lower section of the canyon of Deschutes River is occupied by two constructed railroads — the Deschutes Railroad, leased by the Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co., a subsidiary of the Union Pacific, and the Oregon Trunk Railway, which is associated with the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railroad and controlled by the Hill interests. The Oregon Trunk Railway crosses Columbia River near the mouth of the Deschutes and closely parallels the west bank south to North Junction, where it crosses to the east side of the river, which it follows to the mouth of Willow Creek. It ascends Willow Creek to the plateau north of Crooked River and thence con- tinues southward, crossing Crooked River by a high bridge west of Prineville. The line then passes over the plateau south of Crooked River, terminating at Bend. Its total length is 156.9 miles. The Deschutes Railroad leaves the main line of the Oregon-Wash- ington Railroad & Navigation Co. at Deschutes Junction, near The Dalles, and follows the east bank of the Deschutes south to the mouth of Trout Creek, using the valley of this stream as a means of exit from the Deschutes canyon to the plateau. Between North Junction and South Junction and between Metolius and Bend the Deschutes Railroad uses the tracks of the Oregon Trunk Railway. From the mouth of the Deschutes southward to T. 7 S., R. 14 E., the river is thus paralleled by two railroad lines, one on each bank, and thence to the mouth of Willow Creek by a single line on the east bank. Surveys for these railroads were made in 1908 and 1909. Applica- tions for rights of way under the act of March 3, 1875 (18 Stat., 482), 1 Power-site reserve No. 425, approved March 9, 1914, was created after the preparation of Plate XXVII and is not shown thereon. It includes the following areas: Willamette meridian. T. 12 S., R. 12 E., sec, 33, SW. J of NE. i. T. 13 S., R. 12 E., sec. 3, lots 7, 8, and 9. sec, 4, lots 2. 3, 6, and 7, SW. i of NE. J, SE. J of N W. i, W. J of SE. i. sec,9 NE.JofNE.i. sec. 10, NE. i, N.J of NW. }, N. i of SE. i, SE. i of SE, J. sec.ll,SW.iofSW.i, see. 13, lots 12, 13, and 14. sec, 14, lots 3, 5, 6, and 12, N W. i. sec.24,SW. JofNE, i. MAP SHOWING LANDS WITHDRAWN BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT N TPS. 3 N. TO 7 S.. RS. 9 TO 7 E. WILLAMETTE MERII MAP SHOWING LANDS WITHDRAWN BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN TPS. 8 TO 17 S., RS. 9 TO 16 E. WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN. WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 344 PLATE XXVIll MAP SHOWING LANDS WITHDRAWN BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN TPS. 18 TO 27 S., RS. 6'. TO 13 E. WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN. 1 RELATION OF GOVERNMENT TO DEVELOPMENT OF POWER. 173 were promptly filed by both companies and construction work was pushed forward with great rapidity, so that by the summer of 1910 it had practically been completed throughout the canyon. The road was completed to Bend in 1911. From time to time the right of way applications filed by the com- panies for various sections of their roads have been approved by the Secretary of the Interior, the last maps having been approved January 20, 1914. Some of the maps were approved subject to a stipulation on the part of the railway that it would '' elevate its tracks * * * in such manner as may be deemed necessary by the Secretary of the Interior for the purpose of utilizing to the best advantage any public lands * * * for the conservation or use of power, power sites, or power purposes." The greater portion of the rights of way was, however, granted without stipulations or agreements on the part of the railroad companies to make provision for the development of water power from Deschutes River. The relation of the Oregon Trunk Railway or the Oregon Trunk Line, as it was first incorporated, to Deschutes River, is essentially the same as that of the Deschutes Railroad. The Oregon Trunk Railway is at first but a few feet above the Deschutes, but at the west line of sec. 21, T. 2 N., R. 15 E., the railroad begins to climb, and on the south line of sec. 35 of this township it passes the Moody dam site with the subgrade at approximately 332 feet. United States Geological Survey datum. In this 5 miles the average gradient is about 0.54 per cent. From the Moody dam site southward the grade is level to near the east line of sec. 31, T. 1 N"., R. 16 E., at which point the subgrade is about 45 feet above low water in Des- chutes River. The railroad then rises approximately with the river to sec. 5, T. 1 S., R. 16 E., where the subgrade is 33 feet above low water. A second elevation of the tracks relative to the river then begins, culminating at the dam site in sees. 5 and 6, T. 2 S., R. 16 E., where the railroad is 120 feet above low water. Having passed this point, the railroad continues at the same elevation and in consequence is only 25 feet above low water in sec. 27, T. 2 S., R. 15 E. The railroad then ascends with the river to sec. 26, T. 3 S., R. 24 E. Here the railroad begins a third rise with relation to the river, which reaches its maximum in lot 2, sec. 3, T. 4 S., R. 14 E., where clearance has been provided for a 70-foot dam. The gradient then again becomes flat, and in sec. 8, T. 4 S., R. 14 E., the subgrade is 20 feet above low water and probably not over 5 feet above high water. A line just a few feet above high water is then followed until the railroad leaves the river at the mouth of Willow Creek. Provision has thus been made by the railroads for the construction of only three high-power dams on the lower Deschutes — at the Moody, 174 DESCHUTES KIVEE, OREGON^. the Reclamation, and Sherar Falls power sites. At only one site does the present location of the railroads permit the complete utilization of the water power as outlined by Mr. McCaustland in another part of this report (pp. 124-132). At the Moody site the railroads are 150 feet above the river — 30 feet less than the proposed height of the dam at that site. To secure this additional head at the present time would require the relocation of about 16 miles of railroad if present grades are not exceeded. No provision has been made for a dam at the Lockit site, the railroads at this point being but slightly above high water. Full provision was made for the dam at the Reclama- tion power site, and no relocation would be necessary at this point The Sinamox and Oak Brook sites would, if developed, require the relocation of both roads, or about 15 miles of line. The railroads at the Sherar Falls power site are 70 feet above low water as compared with the 88 feet considered necessary, and 6 miles of each road would have to be relocated to clear a dam of this height, providing that the present maximum gradient were not exceeded. At the Oak Springs, Maupin, and Frieda sites both rail- roads are at low elevations. Farther up the river at the White Horse Rapids and Coleman sites there is only one track to be relo- cated. The railroads leave the cany-on below the Mecca, Pelton, and Metolius sites. It thus appears that of the 14 sites on Deschutes River only four can be constructed as outlined by Mr. McCaustland without inter- ference from the railroads. Provision for partial development has been made at two others. At eight sites there is an absolute conflict between the railroads and the power developments proposed, and such development must await the time when the power becomes of suflB.cient value to warrant the heavy cost of the reconstruction of the railroads. The cost of the Deschutes Railroad alone, in that portion along the river, was about $60,000 per mile.^ The situation is further aggravated by the fact that through railroad rivalries rather than because of the needs of the country two parallel and competing lines were constructed up the Deschutes, either of which would doubt- less serve the territory for years to come. Not only must the public in the long run pay for the second and superfluous line of road, but it is also saddled with the economic loss resulting from the impairment of water-power values. It is probable that one line of road so located as to allow for the fullest development of the water powers and equal in efficiency to either of the present lines could have been constructed for a sum much less than was expended for the existing roads. 1 Eng. News, vol. 04, p. 139, 1910. GOVERNMENT PERMITS FOR POWER SITES. 175 GOVERNMENT PERMITS FOR POWER AND RESERVOIR SITES. By N. C. Grover. CLASSIFICATION OF LANDS. Except as Congress has made special grants of land, no general provision has been made for the alienation of lands of the United States unless valuable for agriculture or for minerals. Land valuable in connection with water-power development, which have passed from the control of the Government, have been patented, therefore, either as a grant — generally as the result of the use of some form of script — or under the guise of mineral or agricultural lands. Until recent years no classification of the public lands, except as regards minerals, has been attempted. The withdrawal act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat., 847), authorized the President to withdraw for cer- tain purposes public lands valuable for water power or reservoir sites. The classification of lands valuable as power and reservoir sites, which had been progressing during the two or three preceding years, was continued under this new law. BIGHTS OF WAY. Land so withdrawn, or other public land desired for use in con- nection with the development of water power, may be utilized by private parties or corporations under one of several right-of-way acts which provide different forms of tenure in accordance with the use that is to be made of the developed power. Rights of way ''for the construction and maintenance of dams, reservoirs, water plants, ditches, flumes, pipes, tunnels, and canals" for municipal, mining, and milling purposes within or across national forests are granted by the act of February 1, 1905 (33 Stat., 628), under general regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, while the act of February 15, 1901 (31 Stat., 790), authorizes the issuance of revocable permits for the use of rights of way for power and other purposes on public lands, both inside and outside of national forests. Rights of way for the development of power as subsidiary to the main purpose of irrigation are granted under the act of March 3, 1891 (26 Stat., 1095), as amended by the act of May 11, 1898 (30 Stat., 404). The Secretary of the Interior, by amendment dated January 15, 1913, of the regulations approved June 6, 1908, concerning rights of way through public lands and reservations for canals, ditches, and reser- voirs for irrigation, under the act of March 3, 1891, and under the act of May 11, 1898, has defined the meaning of ''subsidiary to the main purpose of irrigation" as follows: The words "for the development of power as subsidiary lo Iho main purpose of irri- gation," as used in section 2 of the said ait of May 11, 1898, are not to bo construed as 176 DESCHUTES RIVER, OREGON. authorizing a power use which is merely incidental to the irrigation use. An inci- dental feature of an irrigation project may not be subsidiary; for "subsidiary" implies not only that the feature is subordinate and inferior to the main purpose, but that it is "in aid of" that purpose and a part of it, although in an inferior and tributary capacity. Thedevelopmentof power under section 2 of the said act of 1898 is restricted to the development of power exclusively for such use as does in fact aid irrigation, as the pumping of irrigation water. Any other use of power developed under said section 2 is prohibited. REVOCABLE PERMITS. The law under which developments of hydroelectric power must generally be made, however, is the act of February 15, 1901 (31 Stat., 790), which provides for a revocable permit in the following terms: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and hereby is, authorized and empowered, under general regulations to be fixed by him, to permit the use of rights of way through the public lands, forest, and other reservations of the United States, and the Yosemite, Sequoia, and General Grant national parks, California, for electrical plants, poles, and lines for the generation and distribution of electrical power, and for telephone and telegraph purposes, and for canals, ditches, pipes and pipe hnes, flumes, tunnels, or other water conduits, and for water plants, dams, and reservoirs used to promote irrigation or mining or quarrying, or the manufacturing or cutting of timber or lumber, or the supplying of water for domestic, pubHc, or any other beneficial uses to the extent of the ground occupied by such canals, ditches, flumes, tunnels, reservoirs, or other water conduits or water plants, or electrical or other works permitted hereunder, and not to exceed fifty feet on each side of the marginal limits thereof, or not to exceed fifty feet on each side of the center line of such pipes and pipe lines, electrical, telegraph, and telephone lines and poles, by any citizen, association, or corporation of the United States, where it is intended by such to exercise the use permitted hereunder or any one or more of the purposes herein named: Provided, That such permits shall be allowed within or through any of the said parks or any forest, military, Indian, or other reservation only upon the approval of the chief officer of the department under whose supervision such park or reserva- tion falls and upon a finding by him that the same is not incompatible with the public interest: Provided further , That all permits given hereunder for telegTaph and tele- phone purposes shall be subject to the provision of title sixty-five of the Revised Statutes of the United States, and amendments thereto, regulating rights of way for telegraph companies over the pubUc domain: And provided further, That any permis- sion given by the Secretary of the Interior under the provisions of this act may be revoked by him or his successor in his discretion, and shall not be held to confer any right, or easement, or interest in, to, or over any public land, reservation, or park. This law appHes to rights of way for power on all public lands out- side of the national forests unless used for the main purpose of irriga- tion, and for all rights of way for power on lands within national forests unless used for the main purpose of irrigation or for municipal purposes, mining, or milhng. DEPARTMENTAL REGULATIONS RELATING TO PERMITS. The administration of the act outside of the national forests is under the control of the Secretary of the Interior, whereas within the national forests it is under the control of the Secretary of Agricul- ture. Each of these secretaries has promulgated regulations pro- GOVERNMENT PERMITS FOR POWER SITES. 177 viding for the issuance of permits under the act. These regulations (see 41 L. D., 532, for regulations of the Interior Department, and 42 L. D., 348, for amendment to these regulations) are essentially the same for the two departments and cover the following topics: 1. Preliminary permits for the purpose of obtaining the data required for an applica- tion for final permit. Final permits for the construction, maintenance, and operation of power plants. 2. Method and place of filing applications. 3. Priority of applications. 4. Protection of the most beneficial utilization of the site and of prior permittees. 5. Evidence of right to divert and use the water for the power purposes contem- plated by the applicant. 6. Tenure for 50 years unless sooner revoked by the Secretary. 7. Definition of terms. 8. Rates of compensation for the public lands involved. 9. Evidence of citizenship of the applicant or, if a corporation, evidence of incor- poration and of authority to construct and operate the proposed power plant in the State in which it is located. 10. Maps and technical information which must accompany an application for a preliminary permit for a power plant of more than 100-horsepower capacity. 11. Maps and technical information which must accompany an application for a final permit for a power plant of more than 100-horsepower capacity. 12. Maps and technical information which must accompany an application for a preliminary permit for a power plant of 100 horsepower or less. 13. Requirements for an application for a final permit for a power plant of 100 horsepower or less. 14. Obligations which must be assumed by an applicant for a final permit for a power plant of more than 100 horsepower. 15. Amendments to maps and plans under certain conditions. 16. Extensions of time under certain conditions. 17. Transfer of final permit under certain conditions. 18. Action to be taken in case of an engineer's false affidavit. 19. Action to be taken in case of the violation by a final permittee of any of the pro- visions of the regulations or conditions of the permit. 20. Abandonment of a power project under permit or any part thereof. 21. Procedure in the department from the time of filing of an application for a power permit to the issuance of the permit. FINAL PEKMITS. FORMS USED. The form of final permit now followed by the Department of the Interior is in general that used in the joint permit of the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to the International Power & Manu- facturing Co. for the development of a power site on Clark Fork in Washington. This permit, which has been published as Senate Document No. 147, Sixty-third Congress, first session, is reproduced in full below. It shows the essential requirements of the regulations, so far as the obligations of the permittee are concerned, but does not describe the details of the maps and documents which nmst accompany the application. 48348°— wsp 344—14 12 178 DESCHUTES RIVEE^ OREGON. By act of March 4, 1911 (36 Stat., 1253), Congress provided for grants, for periods not exceeding 50 years, of r^hts of way for trans- mission for electric power as follows : That the head of the department having jurisdiction over the lands be, and he hereby is, authorized and empowered, under general regulations to be jSxed by him, to grant an easement for rights of way, for a period not exceeding fifty years from the date of the issuance of such grant, over, across, and upon the public lands, national forests, and reservations of the United States for electrical poles and lines for the transmission and distribution of electrical power, and for poles and lines for telephone and telegraph purposes to the extent of twenty feet on each side of the center line of such electrical, telephone, and telegraph lines and poles, to any citizen, association, or corporation of the United States, where it is intended by such to exercise the right of way herein granted for any one or more of the purposes herein named : Provided, That such right of way shall be allowed within or through any national park, national forest, military, Indian, or any other reservation only upon the approval of the chief officer of the department under whose supervision or control such reservation falls, and upon a finding by him that the same is not incompatible with the public interest: Provided, That all or any part of such right of way may be forfeited and annulled by declaration of the head of the department having jurisdiction over the lands for non- use for a period of two years or for abandonment. That any citizen, association, or corporation of the United States to whom there has heretofore been issued a permit for any of the purposes specified herein under any existing law may obtain the benefit of this act upon the same terms and conditions as shall be required of citizens, associations, or corporations hereafter making applica- tion under the provisions of this statute. The Secretary of the Interior administers this law on pubhc lands outside of national forests, and the Secretary of Agriculture adminis- ters it within national forests. The regulations of the Secretary of the Interior thereunder, dated January 6, 1913 (41 L. D., 454), specify that the apphcation shall be presented and considered, except as otherwise provided, in the form and manner prescribed by the regulations of August 24, 1912 (41 L. D., 150), under the act of February 15, 1901 (31 Stat., 790). The conditions imposed on the grantee by these regulations are set forth in the grant of right of way to the Great Falls Power Co. (41 L. D., 460, 62d Cong., 3d sess.), which is followed in other grants under this act. PERMIT GRANTED THE GREAT FALLS POWER CO., MONTANA.^ On this 6th day of January, 1913, the Great Falls Power Co., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Montana, and having its office and principal place of business in Butte, in said State, hereinafter called "the power company," having heretofore filed under the act of Congress approved March 4, 1911, chapter 238 (36 Stat., 1253-1254), in the United States land offices at Helena and Great Falls, in said State, its applications (designated as Helena 05776, 05777, 05778, 05779, 05780, and 05781, and Great Falls 05707) for right of way to the extent therein set forth for two transmission lines, and for a telephone line between said transmission lines, all sub- stantially parallel, and shown on five maps filed in the said land office at Helena, and designated Helena 05777, 05778, 05779, 05780, and 05781, and on the three maps filed in the said land office at Great Falls as a part of the application designated Great Falls > 62d Cong., 3d sess., Senate Doc. No. 1008. GOVERNMENT PERMITS FOR POWER SITES. 179 05707, and all heretofore constructed over, across, and upon certain public lands and reservations of the United States under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, which applications are now pending in the Department of the Interior, hereby renews and confirms its said applications, amending the same, however, so as to ask for such right of way for a period of 50 years over, across, and upon the said public lands and reservations to the extent of 20 feet on each side of the center of each of said lines shown on said maps, the said public lands and reservations to such extent being hereinafter called ''the servient lands," and by way of further amendment the power company, in addition to the matters set forth in its said application, does, in considera- tion of the granting of the right of way hereby sought, hereby promise and agree for itself and its successors that upon and after such grant it will comply with the terms and conditions, and will fulfill and perform the promises hereinafter expressed. 1. The power company will, during said period of 50 years, maintain and continu- ously operate for the transmission of electrical power and for telephone purposes, respectively, the lines for which right of way is hereby sought, except in so far as this promise and condition may be temporarily waived by the Secretary of the Interior upon a full showing to his satisfaction that such continuous operation is prevented by inevitable accidents or contingencies. 2. The power company will, within 30 days after the granting of the right of way hereby sought, enter into and thereafter fully perform all its obligations under a con- tract with the Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway Co., a corporation organ- ized under the laws of the State of Washington, and hereinafter called "the railway company," for the sale and delivery of electric power to the railway company, in form and substance as follows: "This agreement, made and entered into this day of , 1912, between the Great Falls Power Co., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Montana, party of the first part, hereinafter for convenience referred to as the power company, and the Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway Co., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Washington, for convenience hereinafter referred to as the railway company, party of the second part, witnesseth: "Whereas the said power company is engaged in the business of generating electric power or energy from certain hydroelectric works within the State of Montana and selling and disposing of said* power or energy; and "WTiereas the said railway company is engaged in operating a line of railway which lies partly within the State of Montana, and said railway company is desirous of .installing equipment and apparatus which will enable the said railway company to operate certain portions of its said railway, hereinafter more particularly referred to, by means of electric power: Now, therefore, it is agreed between the parties hereto: "First. That the said railway company will, as soon as it is expedient for it so to do, begin, and that it will prior to the ]st day of January, 1918, complete, the installation and equipment of such apparatus, machinery, and motive power as may be necessary to enable the said railway company to operate its said line or railway from that certain station situated on said line of railway, in Musselshell County, known and designated as Harlowton, to that certain other station on said line of railway known as Deer I^odgc, situated in Powell County, Mont., and that the said railway company will, on or before the 1st day of January, 1918, receive and take from the said power company, and that the said power company will, as soon as said railway company shall be ready to receive and use said power, and thereafter continuously during the term of this contract, sell and deliver to the said railway company, in such manner and quantities and upon such terms and conditions as may be hereinafter stipulated, the electric power herein contracted for. "It is agreed that the railway company will give the power company Iavo years' notice in writing of the date when the railway company will begin to use the power aforesaid, but it is understood and agreed that the said date when said power shall so begin to be used will not in any event be later than January I, 1918. 180 DESCHUTES EIVEK, OREGON. "Second. Subject to the reservations and in accordance with the provisions of this agreement as hereinafter stated, the power company hereby sells and agrees to deliver to the railway company and the railway company hereby buys and agrees to receive from the power company, electric power or energy for operating its railway equal to but not at any one time exceeding, except as provided for in articles 9, 10, 11, and 12, 10,000 kilowatts, for the full period of this agreement. ''Third. The said power shall be delivered by the power company at its own sole cost, to the stations to be established and designated by the railway company between Deer Lodge and Harlowton, not exceeding 5 in number, in such amounts as may be required by the said railway company for the operation of its said line of railway during the term of this contract. Said power to be delivered in the form of 3-phase 60-cycle alternating electric current at a potential of approximately 50,000 or 100,000 volts, as may be jointly agreed upon; provided, however, that the voltage at whicli said current shall be so delivered when once fixed shall not thereafter be changed during the life of this contract, except by mutual agreement of the parties hereto. "Fourth. The power company agrees that it will construct such suitable trans- mission lines as may be necessary in order to enable it to deliver, and that it will deliver, the power herein contracted for at its own cost, to the points, not exceeding five in number, as aforesaid, which points shall be located and designated by the said railway company between the points aforesaid. The said railway company shall receive the current at the points so designated by it at the terminals of air brake, high- tension line switches, to be provided by the power company, and shall transform (by such apparatus as if may prefer) and conduct it along its said line of railway according to its requirements, in such manner as it may see fit. "Fifth. It is agreed that the power herein contracted for shall be measured at each agreed point of delivery by curve-writing wattmeters operated synchronously and integrating watt-hour meters, or such approved instruments for the measurement of electric current as may be agreed upon by the parties hereto. " It is agreed that the measurement of the said power shall at all times be under the control and direction of the said power company, but that the said railway company and its duly designated agents shall, at all times, possess the right to make full inspection of the methods employed and the instruments and apparatus used for recording such measurements and to make any tests or examinations which may be necessary to enable the said railway company and its agents to determine the accuracy and reliability of such methods as may be pursued and such instruments and apparatus as may be used for the recording and measuring of the electric power furnished. "It is agreed that the railway company shall install in its substations such trans- forming or converting apparatus as, in its judgment, will best meet the requirements of its railway operations, provided that such apparatus shall comprise sufficient syn- chronous machines or other equivalent means to secure 80 per cent lagging or 80 per cent leading power factor of the apparatus affected. The railway company hereby grants to the power company the right to install and maintain at the sole cost of the power company, in the substations that may be established by the railway company, Tirrell ragulators, or such other equivalent device as will operate the railway com- pany's synchronous apparatus at any power factor between 80 per cent lagging and 80 per cent leading of the apparatus affected. "Sixth. It is agreed that the railway company will, and it does hereby, bind itself to give the power company 12 months' notice in writing of the location of the delivery points hereinbefore referred to. The power company agrees that it will, upon the date so fixed in said notice by the said railway company, and thereafter during the term of this contract, continue to either deliver, or hold in readiness for delivery, to said rail- way company such an amount of electric power as the said railway company shall be under obligation to receive and use under the terms of this contract. GOVERNMENT PERMITS FOR POWER SITES. 181 "Seventh. It is agreed that the railway company shall, and it does hereby, bind itseH to pay to the power company, on the basis of measurements made at such points of delivery as are designated by the railway company, for the power or energy deliv- ered to it under the terms and provisions of this contract at the rate of $0.00536 (five hundred thirty-six thousandths of a cent) per kilowatt-hour, as shown by the instru- ments provided for in the fifth clause hereof; said payments to be made not later than the 15th day of each calendar month for all power or energy received and used by the railway company, or which the said company was under obligation to receive and use during the previous calendar month. "Eighth. It is agreed that, after a period terminating one year from the date when delivery of electric power shall begin under the terms of this contract, and during the remaining term of this contract, from the expiration of said period of one year, the said railway company shall be obliged, and does hereby agree, to pay to the said power company a minimum amount in monthly periods as aforesaid equivalent to 60 per cent of the amount which the said railway company would pay to the said power company, provided the full amount of power which the said railway company is under obligation to take and which the power company is under obligation to deliver had been actually delivered by the said power company to and received and used continuously by the said railway company, upon the basis of the rate above provided for. "Ninth. It is agreed that the railway company shall have the right, to be exercised at its option, such option to be exercised by it giving the power company written notice thereof, to receive in additon to the amount of power above provided for, an ad- ditional amount of not less than 4,000 kilowatts, nor more than 8,000 kilowatts, pro- vided that said option to take and receive such additional amount of power is exercised by the railway company prior to January 1, 1923 . It beiag understood and agreed that in the event of the said railway company so exercising said option that the amount of power which it will call for in addition to the original amount of 10,000 kilowatts shall become fixed, and thereafter the said railway company will be under obligation to take and receive, and the power company will be under obligation to sell and deliver, dur- ing the remaining term of this contract, the amount of power which shall be repre- sented by the sum of 10,000 kilowatts plus the additional amount which the railway company shall have called for under the provisions of its said option. "Tenth. It is further agreed that at any time subsequent to January 1, 1923, and prior to January 1, 1928, the railway company shall have, and it is hereby given, the right, to be exercised at its option, in writing as aforesaid, to take and receive from the power company, and the power company shall be under obligation to sell and deliver to the said railway company an amount of power, in addition to the amounts previously provided for, of not less than 3,500 nor more than 7,000 kilowatts: Provided, That if the said railway company shall at any time during the period between January 1, 1923, and January 1, 1928, so exercise its option for additional power, then in such event the railway company shall be under obligation to take and receive, during the remainder of the entire term of this contract, the amount of power represented by the amount which the railway company had been under obligation to take and receive, plus the amount of power which it shall have called for under the provisions of this option. "Eleventh. In the event of the railway company having failed to exercise its option for additional power provided for in article ninth hereof, it is understood and agreed that the railway company will hereafter possess no right to call for or receive additional power except as hereinafter provided for in article twelfth. "Twelfth. It is agreed that the railway company shall have, and it is hereby given, the right, to be exercised at its option, in writing as aforesaid, of taking power in addi- tion to the 10,000 kilowatts herein contracted for, up to the full amount of 25,000 kilo- watts at any time subsequent to January 1 , 1918, and prior to January 1, 1928, provided it shall have called for under the provisions of this option at least 6,300 additional kilo- watts prior to January 1, 1923. 182 DESCHUTES EIVER, OREGON. "It is iij,n-eed that the provisions set forth in article eighth hereof, with reference to the minimum payments which shall be made for power delivered under this contract, shall apply in like proportion to the amoimt which the railway company shall be under obligation to take after having exercised its right with reference to any of the options herein expressed, the same as said provision covers the rate of payment to be made upon the original amoimt herein contracted for. "Thirteenth. If the railway company shall be unable, on account of strikes, fires, floods, or other causes beyond its control, to receive or use the power herein provided for, or some part thereof, then it is understood and agreed that the railway company shall pay for so much power only as can be received and used by it during said period. If the power company, by reason of any unavoidable cause or accident, or because of strikes, floods, or fires, shall be unable at any time during this contract to make delivery of power as herein agreed, then the said power company shall not be liable in any sum for such failure so caused to deliver power during such period. * ' In the event of this contract being suspended on account of any of the reasons here- inbefore enumerated, it is agreed that the period of such suspension shall be added to the term of the contract herein provided for, and the contract and all of its provisions shall be extended for such period equal to the period of suspension. "It is further understood and agreed that if the power company shall at any time be permanently enjoined, restrained, or prevented by Federal or State interference, or by final judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, from maintaining transmission lines or other works necessary to enable it to perform its engagements here- under, the power company shall thereupon be relieved from any obligation thereafter to furnish or deliver power under the terms hereof, and the railway company shall like- wise be relieved from any obligation thereafter to take or pay for such power. "Fourteenth. It is agreed that the railway company shall have a preferential right to receive power from the power company, and that up to the full amount which it shall have contracted to receive and use the power company will sell and deliver said power before filling any other contract. " It is agreed that the power company shall hold itself in readiness to furnish all of the power herein contracted for up to the maximum amount that the railway company shall be entitled to receive continuously so that the railway company shall during the full period of this contract, except as otherwise herein provided for, be able to draw upon said power company for the full amoimt of power which it shall be entitled to re- ceive at such times as may be necessary to meet the requirements of its business. "Fifteenth. It is agreed that the power company shall have, and it is hereby granted, subject to the right of the railway company to prescribe such reasonable limitations as may be deemed by it advisable to insure the safety of its business and to provide for the safe conduct of the current or energy transmitted, as hereinafter provided, the right to construct transmission lines over, across, along, and upon the right of way of the said railway company wherever it may see fit, for the pm-pose of transmitting and conducting electrical power or energy, for purposes other than to supply said railway company with power, provided, however, that the location of poles and wires shall be designated by the railway company, and that notwitlistanding such designation, if the railway company afterwards requires the use of the right of way or station grounds, or any ])art thereof, for any purpose, the power company will remove, at its own sole expense, on 60 days' notice, its poles and wires to another location on the railway com- pany's property, if such location can be furnished by the railway company, or if not, to a location outside and off the railway company's property, and that the said power company shall so conduct such electrical power or energy as will cause no interference, damage, or injury to the said railway company or interfere in any manner with any of the operations of said railway company, or the telegraph or telephone service along its line of railway. In case the power company extends its transmission lines along or parallel to the railway company's right of way, then in that event the power company GOVEENMENT PERMITS FOE POWEE SITES. 183 will deliver power and hereby agrees to deliver power at such other points along the railway line as best serves the purpose of the railway company. The power company further agrees to purchase at a mutually agreed upon price and operate at its own ex- pense such transmission lines as may have been built by the railway company on its right of way as come within the area of such extension of the power company's trans- mission lines. "Sixteenth. It is agreed that the railway company shall have the right to receive and use the power or current herein provided for in the operation of its railway and for such other purposes as it may require electric power or current incidental to the operation of its said railway; but that it shall have no right, and it hereby agrees that it will not sell or dispose of any of the electric power which it is entitled to receive and use under the terms of this contract to any other person or persons or corporations what- soever, and that it will not, during the life of this contract, use or apply the said electric power or current to any use or purpose other than in connection with the operation of its said line of railway, shops, stations, coaling stations, ice houses, and other railway uses, either power or lighting. "Seventeenth. Any and all questions which shall or may arise touching this agree- ment or the construction or performance of any provision thereof shall be submitted to the decision of three disinterested persons to be chosen as follows: "The railway company shall select one and the power company shall select one, and the two thus chosen shall select the third, and the persons thus chosen, after a full hearing to both parties and full examination of the matter in dispute, shall determine the same in writing, and the decision of the majority of the three persons thus chosen shall be final. If either party shall neglect or refuse to appoint an arbitrator on its own part, then 10 days after receiving written notice from the other of its appointment of an arbitrator on its part, the arbitrator so appointed by the party giving such notice may select a disinterested person to act as an arbitrator for and on account of the party so notified and refusing or neglecting to appoint an arbitrator on its part, and the two thus chosen shall select a third. If the two so chosen in either of the methods above provided shall be unable to agree upon a third arbitrator, or shall fail to agree upon a third arbitrator, and such inability shall continue for a period of 15 days, then in that event the parties hereto shall and may notify the chief justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Montana of such fact, and he shall and may appoint said third arbitrator. The decision and award of the arbitrators as herein provided, or any two of them, shall be binding and conclusive upon the parties hereto with respect to the matters so submitted to and decided by said arbitrators. "If any arbitrator appointed by either of the parties hereto shall neglect or fail to act, notice of such failure shall be served upon the party appointing such arbitrator by the other party, and in case such party shall fail to appoint another arbitrator, or shall fail to cause the arbitrator first appointed to act, and such failure shall continue for a period of 10 days, then the arbitrator appointed by the other party may select a disinterested person to act as an arbitrator for and on account of the other party, and the two thus chosen shall select a third, and the decision and award of such arbitrators or any two of them, shall be binding and conclusive upon said parties hereto with respect to the matter so submitted and decided by said arbitrators. "The award and decision of the arbitrators under the provisions hereof sliall be served by them, or some one for them, upon the parties within 15 days after the time when such arbitrators shall make their award. "It is fiu'ther mutually agreed that any difference which may arise as to the construc- tion of or the transaction of any business under this agreement by the parties liorelo shall not interrupt the transaction of such business nor the operation of trains, nor the delivery of power, but all said business of either party and operations of trains and the delivery of power shall continue in the same manner in which the same shall have been transacted prior to the arising of such difference until tlio matter of different^ 184 DESCHUTES RIVER, OREGON. shall have been fully determined by the arbitrators as aforesaid, and thereupon such payments or restoration shall be made by the respective parties to the other as may be required by the decision or award of said arbitrators. "In case any charge made or item embraced in any statement rendered by either party to the other shall be contested and submitted to arbitration under the terms hereof, and an award shall be made by said arbitrators requiring payment thereof or any part thereof, or in case any failure to comply with any other covenant or agreement in this contract is alleged by either party against the other, and the same is submitted to arbitration as herein provided and decided by said board of arbitration, then the losing party shall pay the amount of such award or comply with the terms and require- ments thereof; and if it fails so to do, and such failure shall continue for a period of 30 days after the service of the award, then and in that event the prevailing party shall have the right to terminate this agreement according to the terms and provisions thereof for and on account of such failure and default. ' ' Eighteenth. It is agreed that this contract shall be, and it is hereby made, for the full term and period of 99 years from and after this date. "Nineteenth. It is agreed that the terms and provisions of this contract shall inure to the benefit of and its obligations shall be binding upon the successors, grantees, or assigns of the respective parties hereto. "In witness whereof, the respective parties have caused these presents to be exe- cuted in duplicate by their proper ofl&cers, thereunto duly authorized, the day and year first above written. "Great Falls Power Co., "By , ''Its President. "Attest: "/te Secretary. "Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Ry. Co., "By , "/is President. 'Attest: "Jfe Secretary J* Said contract having been heretofore tentatively agreed upon by the two said com- panies: Provided, First. That nothing contained either in this application, or in the grant hereby sought, or in said contract, and especially the section thereof designated "eighteenth," shall be construed to give to the power company any right, easement, claim, license, or permission to hold, occupy, or use the servient lands for the operation or maintenance of electrical transmission lines or for any other piu'pose whatsoever after the expiration of 50 years from the date of the grant hereby sought; and the power company shall and will, upon the expiration of said 50 years, be deemed and taken to be permanently prevented by Federal interference from maintaining transmission lines on the servient lands and thereby relieved under the last paragraph of the section of said contract designated "thirteenth" from any obligation to furnish and deliver power under the terms of said contract unless and until it shall have obtained from the United States the right to occupy the servient lands for the maintenance of such lines: Provided, Second. That nothing in tliis application or in the grant hereby sought, or in said contract and especially the section thereof designated "fifteenth," shall be construed to give to the power company or the railway company any right whatsoever to occupy or use lands of the United States within the railway right of way for any other than railway purposes nor as expressing the acquiescence or consent of the United States or of the Secretary of the Interior in or to any such occupancy or use; but the power company shall and will make due application to the Secretary of the Interior, or other proper officer or agent of the United States, for the right to occupy and use such lands for other than railway purposes, and especially for any jnirpose other than to supply GOVERNMENT PERMITS FOR POWER SITES. 185 the railway company with power, and the power company will abide by the decision and action of the said Secretary or other officer upon such application. 3. The power company will never, by reason of or in connection with the right of way hereby sought or otherwise, have, exercise, or claim any greater or other rights under said contract, with respect to prices to be paid for power by said railway com- pany, than it could have rightfully had, exercised, or claimed if the right of way hereby sought had been sought and granted without any mention of or reference to said contract. 4. The power company will pay annually, on or before February 1 in each year, by certified check to the order of the Secretary of the Interior, a rental charge at the rate of 5 mills ($0,005) per thousand kilowatt hours for all energy delivered by it over the lines for which right of way is hereby sought during the preceding calendar year of the decade beginning on January 1, 1913, whether said delivery is made to the railway company under the said contract or otherwise or to other takers; and during each decade thereafter a rental charge at such reasonable rate per thousand kilowatt hours so delivered to said railway company and to said other takers as the Secretary of the Interior may fix before the beginning of each decade for such deliveries, respectively : Provided, That the burden of proving that any rate fixed by the said Secretary under this paragraph is unreasonable shall be and remain upon the power company: Provided further, That if no rate is so fixed for any particular decade, then the rental charge to be paid for each year of such decade shall be calculated upon all energy delivered during the preceding calendar year over the lines for which right of way is hereby sought at the rate per thousand kilowatt hours fixed for the preceding decade: Provided further, That any payment duly made by the power company to the head or other officer of any department of the Federal Government having jurisdiction over national forests or other reservations of the United States occupied or used by any portion of the lines for which right of way is hereby sought, such payment having been made as or on account of a rental charge for such occupancy and use for any calendar year during the said period of 50 years for which right of way is hereby asked, shall be credited upon the rental charge imposed under this paragraph for the same year, but such credit shall in no case exceed the total of the rental charge so imposed for such year. 5. The power company will install at such places and maintain in good operating condition in such manner as shall be approved by the said Secretary accurate meters, or other devices approved by the said Secretary, adequate for the determination of the amount of electric energy delivered over the lines for which right of way is hereby sought, or any part thereof, to the said railway company, and to all other takers, respectively, and will keep accurate and sufficient record of the foregoing determina- tions to the satisfaction of the Secretary, and will make a return during January of each year, under oath, of such of the records of measurements for the year ending on December 31 preceding, made by or in the possession of the power company as may be required by the said Secretary. 6. The books and records of the power company will be open at all times to the inspection and examination of the said Secretary, or other officer or agent of the United States duly authorized to make such inspection and examination. 7. The lines constructed, maintained, and operated on the servient lands will not be owned, leased, trusteed, possessed, or controlled by any device or in any manner so that they form part of or in any way effect any combination in the form of an unlaw- ful trust, or form the subject of any unlawful contract or conspiracy to limit the output of electric energy, or in unlawful restraint of trade with foreign nations or between two or more States, or within any one State in the generation, sale, or distribution of electric energy or in the transmission of communications by telephone. 8. The power company will protect in a workmanlike manner, according to the usual standards of safety for construction, operation, and maintenance in such cases, all Government and other telephone, telegraph, and power transmission lines at 186 DESCHUTES EIVER, OREGON. crossings of and at all places in proximity to the power company's transmission lines, and will maintain its transmission and telephone lines in such manner as not to menace life or property. 9. The power company will clear and keep clear all lands owned or controlled by the United States along the lines for which right of way is hereby sought to such width and in such manner as the ofl&cer of the United States having supervision of such lands may direct. 10. The power company will, to the satisfaction of the officer last above described, dispose of all brush, refuse, or unused timber on lands owned or controlled by the United States caused by or left from the construction and maintenance of its lines for which right of way is hereby sought. 11. The power company will pay the full value as fixed by the said Secretary for all timber cut, injured, or destroyed on lands owned or controlled by the United States in the construction, maintenance, and operation of the lines for which right of way is hereby sought. 12. The power company will sell and deliver power to the United States and to the State of Montana and to any or all municipal corporations of said State, when requested, at as low a rate as is given to any other purchaser for a like use at the same time and under similar conditions: Provided, That the power company can furnish the same without diminishing the quantity of power sold before such request to any other customer by a binding contract of sale: Provided further , That nothing in this clause shall be construed to require the power company to increase permanent works or install additional generating machinery or construct any transmission line or connec- tion beyond the limits of the servient lands. 13. The power company will do everything reasonably within its power, both independently and on request of the Secretary of the Interior or other duly authorized officer or agent of the United States, to prevent and suppress fires on or near the servient lands. 14. The power company will maintain a system of accounting of its entire power business in such form as the Secreatry of the Interior may prescribe and will render annually such reports of the power business as the said Secretary may direct. 15. The power company will indemnify the United States against any liability for damages to life or property arising from its occupancy or use of the servient lands. 16. The power company with respect to service rendered and power delivered to other takers than the railway company over its lines for which right of way is hereby sought and with respect to the prices charged and to be charged therefor will comply with all such just and reasonable regulations as may be imposed by any duly consti- tuted Federal, State, or other governmental authority having jurisdiction in the premises: Provided, That if, as to any matters promised by the power company in this paragraph, the regulations prescribed by the Federal Government, its officers or agents, are in conflict with the regulations prescribed by the State or any duly author- ized agency thereof, compliance with the Federal regulations shall be deemed and taken to be a fulfillment of the promises of this paragraph in so far as such conflict extends and no further. 17. The power company will not assign or transfer the right of way hereby sought to any other person or corporation whatsoever, except with approval in writing first obtained from the Secretary of the Interior or other proper officer of the United States, and upon conditions prescribed in said written approval by him. The assignee or transferee under any such approval shall take and use the right of way subject to all the terms, conditions, and promises in this application set forth, and subject to such additional terms, conditions, and promises as may be imposed and exacted by such written approval. 18. In respect to the regulation, by any competent public authority, of the services to be rendered by the power company or of the prices to be charged therefor, and in respect t« any purchase or taking over of the works or business of the power company GOVERNMENT PERMITS FOR POWER SITES. 187 or any part thereof by the United States or by the State of Montana, or by any munici- pal corporation of said State, no value whatsoever shall at any time be assigned to or claimed for the right of way hereby sought, nor shall said right of way or the grant hereby applied for ever be estimated or considered as property upon which the power company shall be entitled to earn or receive any return, income, price, or compensa- tion whatsoever. 19. Upon breach by the power company of any of the terms, conditions, or promises in this application set forth the United States may have and enforce appropriate remedy therefor by specific performance, injunction, action for damages, or otherwise in a suit instituted by the Attorney General for that purpose in any court of competent jurisdiction. And if any such breach shall be continued or repeated after 30 days' notice thereof given in behalf of the United States to the power company, the right of way hereby sought, together with all rights thereunder and all moneys paid thereon, may be forfeited to the United States by a suit brought on request of the Secretary of the Interior by the Attorney General for that purpose in any court of competent jurisdiction. In witness whereof said Great Falls Power Co. has caused these presents to be exe- cuted, in duplicate, by its president and agent and its corporate seal to be hereto affixed by its secretary, both thereunto duly authorized, the day and year first above written. < ^ ^^"-^ _,^^ " /3as i3ao /37S _^^^ ■^ f 0) 1 ^^ 1 ^ h^-— /f^O y- ,^^ ^ /^5 1 /^O GEORGE OTIS SMITH. DIRECTOR STATE OF OREGON JOHN H LEWIS. STATE ENGINEEI PLAN AND PROFILE OF DESCHUTES RIVER. RIVER TO PRINGLE FALLS. OREGON PAPER 344 PLA N.»«i.«!£5*^ J .^ff^l pj ? «.,..«f SMOTSS iV __^0,..__ a S!»S-?S- f% ^x 'Oj ■^-.,. f'lj U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEORGE OTIS SMITH. DIRECTOR STATE OF OREGON LEWIS. STATE ENGINEER PLAN AND PROFILE OF DESCHUTES RIVER. COLUMBIA RIVER TO PRINGLE FALLS, OREGON ATER-SUPPLY PAPER 344 PLATE Vertical scale 1 inch - 20 feet Contour interval on land 25 feet Contour interval on river surface 5 feet Datuvi .« mtati aca leml U S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEORGE OTIS SMITH. DIRECTOR STATE OF OREGON JOHN H LEWIS. 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