Downloadable
Technical Reports
Final Report
Summarizes all the work in the Basin Study
Basin Study Work Group Charter
Defines the purpose, structure, and processes for the Basin Study Work Group (BSWG) as agreed to by the BSWG Steering Committee.
Memorandum of Agreement: Deschutes Basin Board of Control and Reclamation
Establishes the terms guiding performance of the Basin Study and the associated cost-share responsibilities between the Deschutes Basin Board of Control (acting as the fiscal agent for the BSWG) and Reclamation.
Plan of Study
Sets forth the planned scope, schedule & budget for the Basin Study; tasks to be addressed within the fixed budget were evaluated and agreed upon by the BSWG
Technical Memorandum: Analysis of Regulated River Flow in the Upper Deschutes Basin using Varying In-Stream and Out-of-Stream Conditions
Describes modeling studies of river flows, incorporating ranges of hydrologic conditions based on recorded data, current water usage patterns and water rights, and hypothetical water management scenarios; identifies estimated shortages in water supplies for assumed conditions.
Unregulated Flows in the Upper Deschutes Basin, Oregon
Describes/estimates what the flows would be in the Upper Deschutes basin river system without any influence from regulation activities such as reservoir operation, diversion from the river, or return flow from irrigation activities.
Technical Memorandum: Compilation and Analysis of Climate Change Information in the Deschutes Basin
Presents climate change models used to project potential future variability in precipitation and temperature; discusses applications relative to Basin Study objectives.
Technical Memorandum: Oregon Spotted Frog and Deschutes Redband Trout Habitat Modeling and Riparian Analysis at Two Sites on the Upper Deschutes River
Instream flow study at two sites on the Upper Deschutes River below Wickiup Reservoir; evaluates relationships between streamflow and both instream and adjacent riparian wetland habitats.
Technical Memorandum: Prineville Reservoir and Crooked River Temperature Model
Development of a temperature model of Prineville Reservoir and the Crooked River; explores the effects of potential water management approaches on water temperatures.
Technical Memorandum: Whychus Creek and Middle Deschutes River Temperature Assessments
Assessment of relationships between stream temperature, streamflow and air temperature at three sites (Whychus Creek, Middle Deschutes River, and Tumalo Creek); regression analyses used to assess potential predictors of stream temperatures.
