Crooked River
The Crooked River is a tributary, 125 miles long, of the Deschutes River in the U.S. state of Oregon. The river begins at the confluence of the South Fork Crooked River and Beaver Creek in southeastern Crook County.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Round Butte Dam.
Round Butte Dam
Power station
Round Butte Dam is a rockfill-type hydroelectric dam on the Deschutes River, in the U.S. state of Oregon. Located in Jefferson County and owned by the power company Portland General Electric, its reservoir is called Lake Billy Chinook. Round Butte Dam is situated 2 miles north of Crooked River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Culver and Metolius.
Culver
Village
Culver is a city in Jefferson County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, Culver had a population of 1,602. Culver is situated 4½ miles southeast of Crooked River.
Metolius
Village
Metolius is a city in Jefferson County, Oregon, United States, named for the Metolius River, a nearby tributary of the Deschutes River. The name for both comes from the Warm Springs or Sahaptin word mitula, meaning white salmon and referring to a light colored Chinook salmon and not a whitefish. Metolius is situated 4½ miles east of Crooked River.
Crooked River
- Type: Stream
- Description: tributary of the Deschutes River in the U.S. state of Oregon
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Jefferson, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.57373° or 44° 34′ 25″ north
Longitude
-121.27199° or 121° 16′ 19″ west
Elevation
1,949 feet (594 metres)
Open location code
84PWHPFH+F6
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Crooked River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Crooked”
- Catalan: “Crooked”
- Cebuano: “Crooked River”
- Chinese: “克魯克德溪”
- Chinese: “克魯克河”
- Chinese: “克鲁克德溪”
- Chinese: “彎河”
- Dutch: “Crooked River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كروكيد”
- French: “Crooked”
- German: “Crooked River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Crooked”
- Japanese: “クルックド川”
- Mingrelian: “კრუკედი”
- Russian: “Крукед-Ривер”
- Ukrainian: “Крукед”
- Venetian: “Crooked”
- Vietnamese: “sông Crooked”
- Welsh: “Afon Crooked”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Grandview and Madras.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Cove Palisades State Park and Cove Palisades Marina.
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