Deschutes, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Bend census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97701. It lies near Long Butte. The Survey maps it on the Tumalo quadrangle. It stands 3,284 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1926 USGS Bend quadrangle1:125000
- 1929 USGS Bend quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Tumalo quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Bend quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
122 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 122 fires within 5 miles of Deschutes between 1992 and 2020, burning about 207 acres in total. 66 started naturally. 8 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 66 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Bend Fire Department | 0831 RS |
| 27 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Prineville District | 0836 |
| 17 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Deschutes National Forest | 1685 |
| 15 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Bend Fire Department | 0912 RS |
| 14 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Prineville District | 723 |
| 11 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Bend Fire Department | 0897 BENN |
| 11 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Prineville District | ALFALFA |
| 10 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Prineville District | 1145 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 44 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 44 workings within 5 miles of Deschutes: 25 past producers, 18 producers, 1 unknown. 18 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Pumice, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel-Pumice Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Long Butte | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Wil-Ho Contruction Co | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Deschutes Concrete Products | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Deschutes Concrete Products Deposit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Deschutes Junction Pit #3 | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Long Butte Pit | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Oregon State Highway # 1 | Pumice | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Deschutes in 1 storm report in 2013: 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2013 | Hail | Deschutes | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tumalo | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Bend | 7.5 miles | 19 | |
| Cline Falls (historical) | 8.1 miles | 16 | |
| Redmond | 9.1 miles | 16 | |
| Deschutes River Woods | 12.6 miles | 17 | |
| Alfalfa | 13.8 miles | 15 | |
| Cloverdale | 14.0 miles | 17 | |
| Terrebonne | 14.2 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q112422738 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1637841. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






