Fall River (Oregon)

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| name = Fall River

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| image = Fall River, Deschutes County, OR.jpg

| image_caption = The Fall River in summer

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| pushpin_map_caption= Location of the mouth of the Fall River in Oregon

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| subdivision_name1 = United States

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| subdivision_name2 = Oregon

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| subdivision_name4 = Deschutes

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| length = {{convert|12|mi|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/visitors/fall_river_hatchery.asp|title=Fall River Hatchery|work=The ODFW Visitors' Guide|publisher=Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife|accessdate=13 September 2014}}

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| source1 = Deschutes National Forest{{cite map|url=http://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/rastergateway/data/43121/fstopo/434512137_Round_Mountain_FSTopo.pdf|title=Round Mountain Quadrangle, Oregon|series=7.5-Minute Series (Topographic)|cartography=U.S. Forest Service|scale=1:24,000|date=21 March 2012|accessdate=13 September 2014}}

| source1_location = a spring about {{convert|3.8|mi|km|abbr=on}} southeast of Lookout Mountain{{cite map|url=http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/?p=default&b=base1&l=13&x=-13543538.899107467&y=5431406.1292276&v=|title=The National Map 2.0|cartography=U.S. Geological Survey|accessdate=13 September 2014}}

| source1_coordinates= {{coord|43|46|03|N|121|38|00|W|display=inline}}{{cite gnis|name=Fall River|id=1141996|entrydate=28 November 1980|accessdate=13 September 2014}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|4274|ft|abbr=on}}Source and mouth elevations derived from Google Earth search using GNIS coordinates.

| mouth = Deschutes River (left bank)

| mouth_location = just downstream from La Pine State Park

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| mouth_elevation = {{convert|4175|ft|abbr=on}}

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The Fall River is a tributary of the Deschutes River{{cite web|title=Fall River|url= http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/deschutes/recreation/fishing/recarea/?recid=72003&actid=43 |publisher=U.S. Forest Service|accessdate=11 September 2014}} in the Deschutes National Forest in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. The source is a spring approximately {{convert|2|mi|km|0}} northwest of Pringle Falls. The river flows to the northeast and is about {{convert|12|mi|km}} long. Fly fishing is permitted.

There is a trail along the river, and also a campground about one mile downstream from the head of the river; a guard station at the head of the river can be rented.{{cite web|title=Fall River Guard Station|url=http://www.recreation.gov/camping/fall-river-guard-station/r/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&parkId=93318|publisher=Recreation.gov|accessdate=11 September 2014}}{{cite web|title=Fall River Trail|url=http://alltrails.com/trail/us/oregon/fall-river-trail|publisher=Alltrails.com|accessdate=11 September 2014}}

Fall River Falls is on the river within La Pine State Park.{{cite web|title=Fall River Falls|url=http://www.waterfallsnorthwest.com/nws/falls.php?num=4257|publisher=Northwest Waterfall Survey|accessdate=11 September 2014}}

The Fall River also hosts the Fall River Hatchery, a state-run fish hatchery which raises rainbow trout, brook trout and cutthroat trout fingerling for stocking programs throughout the state.{{cite web|title=Fall River Hatchery|url=http://www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/visitors/fall_river_hatchery.asp|publisher=Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife|accessdate=11 September 2014}} The river has one named tributary, Indian Creek, which enters from the left above the hatchery.{{cite web|title=United States Topographic Map|publisher=United States Geological Survey|via=Acme Mapper|url=http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=43.788333,-121.511389&z=12&t=T&marker0=43.788333,-121.511389,Fall%20River%20%28Oregon%29|accessdate=February 15, 2016}}