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How much water is diverted for agricultural uses from the Deschutes River per year?

April 26, 2017Agricultural deschutes river diverted uses water year

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How much water is diverted for agricultural uses from the Deschutes River per year?

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The agricultural community diverts some 600,000 acre feet, or 195 billion gallons from the Deschutes per year for irrigation of crops. Irrigation remains by far the biggest water user in the Deschutes Basin-accounting for over 90 percent of water withdrawals. *www.ci.bend.or.