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**Introduction**

The South Fork Crooked 8-Digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) subbasin is
comprised of 980,000 acres. Eighty percent of the subbasin is in Crook
and Deschutes Counties. Three-fourths of the subbasin is rangeland, and
the rest is mostly forest land, hayland, and pastureland. Overstocked
lodgepole pine/ponderosa pine on the forest land and invasive weeds on
the rangeland limit the productivity for timber, grazing, and wildlife
habitat.

Thirty-eight percent of the subbasin is under private ownership. There
are 27 farms and ranches and 43 operators in the subbasin.

Conservation assistance is provided by three NRCS service centers, one
soil survey office, one resource conservation and development (RC&D)
office, and two satellite field offices (Warm Springs Indian Reservation
and Hood River).

[]{#ProfileContents .anchor}**nts**

> [Introduction](#Introduction)
>
> [Physical Description](#PhysicalDescription)
>
> [Land Use Map & Precipitation Map](#Map)
>
> [Common Resource Area](#CRA)

[Resource Concerns](#ResConcerns)

[Census and Social Data](#census)

[Progress/Status](#ProgressStatus)

[Footnotes/Bibliography](#Footnotes)

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Physical Description** [Back to Contents](#ProfileContents)*

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<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td rowspan="3"><p><strong>Land Cover/Land Use</strong></p>
<p><strong><em>(NLCD</em><a
href="#Footnote2"><sup>/2</sup></a><em>)</em></strong></p></td>
<td colspan="11"><strong>Ownership - <em>(2003 Draft BLM Surface Map
Set</em><a href="#Footnote1"><sup>/1</sup></a></strong><em>)</em></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="3"><strong>Public</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Private</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Tribal</strong></td>
<td rowspan="2"><strong>Totals</strong></td>
<td rowspan="2"><strong>% of HUC</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"><strong>Acres</strong></td>
<td><strong>%</strong></td>
<td><strong>Acres</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>%</strong></td>
<td colspan="2">*</td>
<td><strong>%</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Forest</td>
<td colspan="2">86,800</td>
<td>9%</td>
<td>30,800</td>
<td colspan="2">3%</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td>0%</td>
<td><strong>117,600</strong></td>
<td><strong>12%</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Grain Crops</td>
<td colspan="2">*</td>
<td>---</td>
<td>*</td>
<td colspan="2">---</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td>0%</td>
<td><strong>*</strong></td>
<td><strong>---</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Land <a
href="#a"><sup>a</sup></a></td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td>0%</td>
<td>*</td>
<td colspan="2">---</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td>0%</td>
<td><strong>*</strong></td>
<td><strong>---</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Grass/Pasture/Hay</td>
<td colspan="2">29,900</td>
<td>3%</td>
<td>71,000</td>
<td colspan="2">7%</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td>0%</td>
<td><strong>100,900</strong></td>
<td><strong>10%</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Orchards/Vineyards/Berries</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td>0%</td>
<td>0</td>
<td colspan="2">0%</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td>0%</td>
<td><strong>0</strong></td>
<td><strong>0%</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Row Crops</td>
<td colspan="2">*</td>
<td>---</td>
<td>*</td>
<td colspan="2">---</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td>0%</td>
<td><strong>*</strong></td>
<td><strong>---</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Shrub/Rangelands</td>
<td colspan="2">492,500</td>
<td>50%</td>
<td>262,200</td>
<td colspan="2">27%</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td>0%</td>
<td><strong>754,700</strong></td>
<td><strong>77%</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Water/Wetlands/<br />
Developed/Barren</td>
<td colspan="2">*</td>
<td>---</td>
<td>*</td>
<td colspan="2">---</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td>0%</td>
<td><strong>*</strong></td>
<td><strong>---</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><strong>HUC Totals <a href="#b"><sup>b</sup></a></strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>611,100</strong></td>
<td><strong>62%</strong></td>
<td><strong>369,500</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>37%</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>0</strong></td>
<td><strong>0%</strong></td>
<td><strong>980,600</strong></td>
<td><strong>100%</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="12"><p><em>*: Less than one percent of total acres. See
below for special considerations.</em></p>
<p><span id="a" class="anchor"></span><em>a: Estimate from Farm Service
Agency records and includes CRP/CREP.</em></p>
<p><em>b: Totals are approximate due to rounding and small unknown
acreages.</em></p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="12"><p><strong><u>Special Considerations for This 8-Digit
HUC:</u></strong></p>
<ul>
<li><p>Approximately fifty percent of private forest land is under
industrial forest ownership.</p></li>
<li><p>Row crops and other specialty crops include potatoes, garlic,
vegetable seed, mint, and nursery crops.</p></li>
</ul></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2" rowspan="5"><strong>Irrigated Lands</strong><br />
<em>(1997 NRI</em><a href="#Footnote3nri"><sup>/3</sup></a>
<em>Estimates for<br />
Non-Federal Lands Only)</em></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Type of Land</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>ACRES</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>% of<br />
Irrigated Lands</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>% of<br />
HUC</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="4">Cultivated Cropland</td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td colspan="2">0%</td>
<td colspan="2">0%</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="4">Uncultivated Cropland</td>
<td colspan="2">5,100</td>
<td colspan="2">80%</td>
<td colspan="2">&lt;1%</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="4">Pastureland</td>
<td colspan="2">1,300</td>
<td colspan="2">20%</td>
<td colspan="2">&lt;1%</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="4"><strong>Total Irrigated Lands</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>6,400</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>100%</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>1%</strong></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

***(Continued on following pages)***

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[]{#CRA .anchor}**Common Resource Area Map** [*Back to
Contents*](#ProfileContents)

**Only the major units are described below - for descriptions of all
units within the HUC, go to:**
<http://ice.or.nrcs.usda.gov/website/cra/viewer.htm>

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**[10.16 - Central Rocky and Blue Mountain Foothills - Cool Moist Blue
Mountain Foothills:]{.underline}** This unit is characterized by
rangeland soils on hills and mountains associated with basalt. It is
similar to the Lava Fields unit except that this unit has higher
precipitation and a xeric soil moisture regime. The dominant soils are
those of the Ateron, Durkee, Menbo, Merlin, and Observation series. The
temperature regime is frigid, and the moisture regime is xeric. The mean
annual precipitation is 12 to 20 inches. The vegetation is dominantly
mountain big sagebrush and Idaho fescue.

**[23.1 - Malheur High Plateau - Ashy Pluvial Lake
Basins:]{.underline}** This unit is characterized by cold basins that
contain significant amounts of volcanic ash. The basins are Millican
Valley and Fort Rock Basin. The temperature regime is frigid, and the
moisture regime is aridic. The dominant soils are those of the Fort
Rock, Bonnick, Abert, Gardone, and Borobey series. Most of the soils are
well drained. Few wetlands are present.

**[23.4 - Malheur High Plateau - High Lava Plains:]{.underline}** This
unit is on basalt plateaus and escarpments of fault-block mountains. The
temperature regime is frigid or mesic, and the moisture regime is
primarily aridic. The soils typically are shallow or moderately deep to
bedrock or a cemented pan and have a strongly developed argillic
horizon. The vegetation is dominantly low sagebrush, Wyoming big
sagebrush, Idaho fescue, Thurber needlegrass, and bluebunch wheatgrass.
Playas, small intermittent lakes, and clay that has high shrink-swell
potential are common in the depressions.

**[43C.1 - Blue and Seven Devils Mountains - John Day-Clarno
Highlands:]{.underline}** This unit is characterized by forest land that
is underlain by the John Day/Clarno Formation. The temperature regime is
frigid, and the moisture regime is xeric. The vegetation is dominantly
ponderosa pine and scattered Douglas-fir. The amount of volcanic ash on
the soils is minimal. The soils typically are clayey and have a strongly
developed argillic horizon.

**Physical Description -- Continued [*Back to
Contents*](#ProfileContents)**

+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
|                  |        |        |      |   | **A |     | * |        |
|                  |        |        |      |   | CRE |     | * |        |
|                  |        |        |      |   | S** |     | A |        |
|                  |        |        |      |   |     |     | C |        |
|                  |        |        |      |   |     |     | R |        |
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|                  |        |        |      |   |     |     | * |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
| **Irrigated      | S      |        |      |   | 18, |     | 6 |        |
| Adjudicated      | urface |        |      |   | 104 |     | 7 |        |
| Water Rights**   |        |        |      |   |     |     | , |        |
| *(OWRD*[^/4^     |        |        |      |   |     |     | 9 |        |
| ](#Footnote4)*)* |        |        |      |   |     |     | 0 |        |
|                  |        |        |      |   |     |     | 6 |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
|                  | Well   |        |      |   | 7,  |     | 2 |        |
|                  |        |        |      |   | 095 |     | 1 |        |
|                  |        |        |      |   |     |     | , |        |
|                  |        |        |      |   |     |     | 2 |        |
|                  |        |        |      |   |     |     | 8 |        |
|                  |        |        |      |   |     |     | 5 |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
|                  | Total  |        |      |   | 25, |     | 8 |        |
|                  | Irr    |        |      |   | 199 |     | 9 |        |
|                  | igated |        |      |   |     |     | , |        |
|                  | Adjud  |        |      |   |     |     | 1 |        |
|                  | icated |        |      |   |     |     | 9 |        |
|                  | Water  |        |      |   |     |     | 2 |        |
|                  | Rights |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
| **Stream Flow    | USGS   |        |      |   | *   |     | 2 |        |
| Data**           | 14     |        |      |   | *To |     | 3 |        |
|                  | 079500 |        |      |   | tal |     | 8 |        |
|                  | C      |        |      |   | A   |     | , |        |
|                  | ROOKED |        |      |   | vg. |     | 0 |        |
|                  | RIVER, |        |      |   | Y   |     | 4 |        |
|                  | AT     |        |      |   | iel |     | 0 |        |
|                  | POST,  |        |      |   | d** |     |   |        |
|                  | OR     |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
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|                  |        |        |      |   | May |     | 3 |        |
|                  |        |        |      |   | --  |     | , |        |
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|                  |        |        |      |   | pt. |     | 7 |        |
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|                  |        |        |      |   | d** |     |   |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
|                  |        |        |      |   | **M |     | * |        |
|                  |        |        |      |   | ILE |     | * |        |
|                  |        |        |      |   | S** |     | P |        |
|                  |        |        |      |   |     |     | E |        |
|                  |        |        |      |   |     |     | R |        |
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|                  |        |        |      |   |     |     | * |        |
|                  |        |        |      |   |     |     | * |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
| **Stream         | Total  |        |      |   | 311 |     | \ |        |
| Data**[^/        | Miles  |        |      |   |     |     | - |        |
| 5^](#Footnote5)\ | --     |        |      |   |     |     | \ |        |
| \                | Major  |        |      |   |     |     | - |        |
| *\*Percent of    | (100K  |        |      |   |     |     | - |        |
| Total Miles\     | Hydro  |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
| of Streams in    | GIS    |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
| HUC*             | Layer) |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
|                  | 303    |        |      |   | 135 |     | 4 |        |
|                  | d/TMDL |        |      |   |     |     | 3 |        |
|                  | Listed |        |      |   |     |     | % |        |
|                  | S      |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | treams |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | (DEQ)  |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
|                  | Anad   |        |      |   | 0   |     | 0 |        |
|                  | romous |        |      |   |     |     | % |        |
|                  | Fish   |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | Pr     |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | esence |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | (Stre  |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | amNet) |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
|                  | Bull   |        |      |   | 0   |     | 0 |        |
|                  | Trout  |        |      |   |     |     | % |        |
|                  | Pr     |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | esence |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | (Stre  |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | amNet) |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
|                  |        |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
|                  |        |        |      |   | **A |     | * |        |
|                  |        |        |      |   | CRE |     | * |        |
|                  |        |        |      |   | S** |     | P |        |
|                  |        |        |      |   |     |     | E |        |
|                  |        |        |      |   |     |     | R |        |
|                  |        |        |      |   |     |     | C |        |
|                  |        |        |      |   |     |     | E |        |
|                  |        |        |      |   |     |     | N |        |
|                  |        |        |      |   |     |     | T |        |
|                  |        |        |      |   |     |     | * |        |
|                  |        |        |      |   |     |     | * |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
| **Land           | Forest |        |      |   | 6,  |     | 1 |        |
| Cover/Use**[^    |        |        |      |   | 116 |     | 7 |        |
| /2^](#Footnote2) |        |        |      |   |     |     | % |        |
| Based on a       |        |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
| 100-foot stretch |        |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
| on both\         |        |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
| sides of all     |        |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
| streams\         |        |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
| in the 100K      |        |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
| Hydro GIS Layer  |        |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
|                  | Grain  |        |      |   | 21  |     | 0 |        |
|                  | Crops  |        |      |   |     |     | % |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
|                  | Grass  |        |      |   | 5,  |     | 1 |        |
|                  | /Pastu |        |      |   | 624 |     | 5 |        |
|                  | re/Hay |        |      |   |     |     | % |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
|                  | Orchar |        |      |   | 0   |     | 0 |        |
|                  | ds/Vin |        |      |   |     |     | % |        |
|                  | eyards |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
|                  | Row    |        |      |   | 2   |     | 0 |        |
|                  | Crops  |        |      |   |     |     | % |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
|                  | Shru   |        |      |   | 24, |     | 6 |        |
|                  | b/Rang |        |      |   | 369 |     | 7 |        |
|                  | elands |        |      |   |     |     | % |        |
|                  | --     |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | In     |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | cludes |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | CRP    |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | Lands  |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
|                  | W      |        |      |   | 609 |     | 2 |        |
|                  | ater/W |        |      |   |     |     | % |        |
|                  | etland |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | s/Deve |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | loped/ |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | Barren |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
|                  | *      |        |      |   | *   |     | \ |        |
|                  | *Total |        |      |   | *36 |     | - |        |
|                  | Acres  |        |      |   | ,74 |     | \ |        |
|                  | of     |        |      |   | 1** |     | - |        |
|                  | 10     |        |      |   |     |     | - |        |
|                  | 0-foot |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | Stream |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | Buf    |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | fers** |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
| **Land           | **1**  |        |      |   | 0   |     | 0 |        |
| Capability       | --     |        |      |   |     |     | % |        |
| Class**\         | slight |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
| *(Croplands &    | limit  |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
| Pasturelands     | ations |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
| Only)*           |        |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  |        |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
| *(1997           |        |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
| NRI*[^/3^        |        |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
| ](#Footnote3nri) |        |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
| *Estimates for   |        |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
| Non-Federal      |        |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
| Lands Only)*     |        |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
|                  | **2**  |        |      |   | 2,  |     | 2 |        |
|                  | --     |        |      |   | 500 |     | 8 |        |
|                  | mo     |        |      |   |     |     | % |        |
|                  | derate |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | limit  |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | ations |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
|                  | **3**  |        |      |   | 1,  |     | 1 |        |
|                  | --     |        |      |   | 300 |     | 5 |        |
|                  | severe |        |      |   |     |     | % |        |
|                  | limit  |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | ations |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
|                  | **4**  |        |      |   | 0   |     | 0 |        |
|                  | --     |        |      |   |     |     | % |        |
|                  | very   |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | severe |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | limit  |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | ations |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
|                  | **5**  |        |      |   | 1,  |     | 1 |        |
|                  | -- no  |        |      |   | 100 |     | 2 |        |
|                  | e      |        |      |   |     |     | % |        |
|                  | rosion |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | h      |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | azard, |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | but    |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | other  |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | limit  |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | ations |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
|                  | **6**  |        |      |   | 4,  |     | 4 |        |
|                  | --     |        |      |   | 000 |     | 5 |        |
|                  | severe |        |      |   |     |     | % |        |
|                  | limita |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | tions; |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | unsu   |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | itable |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | for    |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | cultiv |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | ation; |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | l      |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | imited |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | to     |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | pa     |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | sture, |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | range, |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | forest |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
|                  | **7**  |        |      |   | 0   |     | 0 |        |
|                  | --     |        |      |   |     |     | % |        |
|                  | very   |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | severe |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | limita |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | tions, |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | unsu   |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | itable |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | for    |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | cultiv |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | ation; |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | l      |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | imited |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | to     |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | gr     |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | azing, |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | f      |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | orest, |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | wi     |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | ldlife |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | h      |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | abitat |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
|                  | **8**  |        |      |   | 0   |     | 0 |        |
|                  | --     |        |      |   |     |     | % |        |
|                  | m      |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | iscell |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | aneous |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | areas; |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | l      |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | imited |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | to     |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | recre  |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | ation, |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | wi     |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | ldlife |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | ha     |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | bitat, |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | water  |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | supply |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
|                  | *      |        |      |   | **8 |     | \ |        |
|                  | *Total |        |      |   | ,90 |     | - |        |
|                  | Cro    |        |      |   | 0** |     | \ |        |
|                  | plands |        |      |   |     |     | - |        |
|                  | &      |        |      |   |     |     | - |        |
|                  | Pa     |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | sturel |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
|                  | ands** |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
| **Confined       |        |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
| Animal Feeding   |        |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
| Operations --    |        |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
| Oregon CAFO      |        |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
| Permit --        |        |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
| 12/2004**        |        |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
| **Animal Type**  | **D    | **Fee  | **P  | * |     | **  |   | **O    |
|                  | airy** | dlot** | oult | * |     | Min |   | ther** |
|                  |        |        | ry** | S |     | k** |   |        |
|                  |        |        |      | w |     |     |   |        |
|                  |        |        |      | i |     |     |   |        |
|                  |        |        |      | n |     |     |   |        |
|                  |        |        |      | e |     |     |   |        |
|                  |        |        |      | * |     |     |   |        |
|                  |        |        |      | * |     |     |   |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
| **No. of         | 0      | 0      | 0    | 0 |     | 0   |   | 0      |
| Permitted        |        |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
| Farms**          |        |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+
| **No. of         | 0      | 0      | 0    | 0 |     | 0   |   | 0      |
| Permitted        |        |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
| Animals**        |        |        |      |   |     |     |   |        |
+------------------+--------+--------+------+---+-----+-----+---+--------+

**\
\
**[]{#ResConcerns .anchor}**Resource Concerns** [*Back to
Contents*](#ProfileContents)

**[Tons of Soil Loss by Water Erosion]{.underline}:** Due to the limited
amount of non-Federal cropland and pastureland within this HUC, no
reliable NRI soil loss estimates are available.

-   ![](media/image8.wmf){width="4.25in"
    height="2.629861111111111in"}All listed stream miles have
    temperatures exceeding State water quality standards. Elevated
    stream temperatures may be due to inadequate riparian shade, stream
    channel widening, warm irrigation return flows, and other
    anthropogenic or natural causes.

-   Conservation practices that can be used to address these water
    quality issues include grazing management, irrigation water
    management, and use of riparian buffers.

  ------------------------------- ------------ ---------------------------------- -------------------------------- ---------------------------------- -------------------
  **Watershed Projects, Plans,                                                                                                                        
  Studies, and Assessments**                                                                                                                          

  **NRCS Watershed                                                                **NRCS Watershed Plans, Studies,                                    
  Projects[^6^](#Footnote6)**                                                     and                                                                 
                                                                                  Assessments[^7^](#Footnote7)**                                      

  **Name**                        **Status**                                      **Name**                                                            **Status**

  None                                                                            None                                                                

  **ODEQ                                                                          **ODA Agricultural Water Quality                                    
  TMDL's[^8^](#Footnote8)**                                                       Management                                                          
                                                                                  Plans[^9^](#Footnote9)**                                            

  **Name**                        **Status**                                      **Name**                                                            **Status**

  None                                                                            Crooked River                                                       Completed

  **OWEB Watershed                             **Watershed Council                                                 **NWPCC Subbasin Plans &           
  Councils[^10^](#Footnote10)**                Assessments[^11^](#Footnote11)**                                    Assessments[^18^](#Footnote18)**   

  Crooked River and Bridge Creek               Crooked River Watershed Assessment                                  Deschutes Subbasin Plan            
  Watershed Councils                                                                                                                                  
  ------------------------------- ------------ ---------------------------------- -------------------------------- ---------------------------------- -------------------

***(Continued on page 8)***

![](media/image9.jpeg){width="6.527777777777778in"
height="8.447916666666666in"}

**Map Footnote [^/17^](#footnote17)**

**Resource Concerns - Continued [*Back to Contents*](#ProfileContents)**

  ----------------- ------------------------------ ------------------------- --------- --------- ------------- ----------------- ------------
  **Resource                                                                                                                     
  Concerns/Issues                                                                                                                
  by Land Use**                                                                                                                  

  **SWAPA +H        **Specific Resource            **Grass\\Pasture\\Hay**   **Grain   **Row     **Perennial   **Shrub/Range**   **Forest**
  Concerns**        Concern/Issue**                                          Crops**   Crops**   Crops                           
                                                                                                 (Orch/Vine/                     
                                                                                                 Berries)**                      

  Soil Erosion      Sheet and Rill                                                                             X                 X

                    Wind                                                     X         X                                         

                    Streambank                     X                                                           X                 

                    Irrigation Induced                                                 X                                         

  Soil Condition    Tilth, Crusting, Infiltration,                           X         X                                         
                    Organic Matter                                                                                               

  Water Quantity    Water Management For Irrigated X                         X         X                                         
                    Land                                                                                                         

  Water Quality,    Nutrients and Organics                                             X                                         
  Surface                                                                                                                        

  Plant Condition   Productivity, Health, and      X                                                           X                 X
                    Vigor                                                                                                        

  Plant Management  Establishment, Growth, and     X                                                                             
                    Harvest                                                                                                      

  Animal Habitat,   Management                     X                                                                             
  Domestic                                                                                                                       

  Animal Habitat,   Food, Cover, and/or Shelter                                                                X                 X
  Wildlife                                                                                                                       

  Human, Economics  Land Use                                                                                   X                 X
                    Constraints/Restrictions                                                                                     

                    High Capital/Financial Cost                                        X                                         

                    High Labor Cost or                                                 X                                         
                    Availability                                                                                                 

                    Low or Unreliable              X                         X                                 X                 X
                    Profitability                                                                                                

  Human, Social     Low Community Well-Being                                                                                     X

  Human, Political  Inadequate Availability of                                                                                   
                    Cost Share Programs                                                                                          

                    Lack of Technical Assistance   X                         X         X                       X                 

                    High Degree of Controversy                                                                                   
  ----------------- ------------------------------ ------------------------- --------- --------- ------------- ----------------- ------------

**Grass/Pasture/Hay**

-   The primary concerns in areas of irrigated pasture on farms and
    ranches are water and grazing management.

-   Past management, in some instances, has accelerated streambank
    erosion and resulted in poor forage condition.

-   Low profitability and insufficient technical assistance for ranches
    and small farms can hinder conservation efforts.

**Grain and Row Crops**

-   Wind erosion and water management are resource concerns on irrigated
    cropland.

-   High capital and labor cost to improve and manage more efficient
    irrigation systems is an obstacle to use of additional conservation
    practices.

**Rangeland and Forest Land**

-   Overstocked lodgepole pine/ponderosa pine on forest land and
    invasive weeds (medusa head and cheatgrass) on rangeland limit the
    productivity for timber, grazing, and wildlife habitat.

-   Juniper is encroaching onto rangeland and ponderosa pine sites.

-   Low economic profitability and land use constraints (development,
    environmental pressure, etc.) discourage conservation activities.

+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| **Federally Listed     |                                             |
| Threatened And         |                                             |
| Endangered             |                                             |
| Specie                 |                                             |
| s[^12^](#Footnote12)** |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| **THREATENED SPECIES** | **CANDIDATE SPECIES**                       |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| **Mammals** - Canada   | **Birds --** Yellow-billed cuckoo           |
| lynx                   |                                             |
|                        | **Amphibians and Reptiles --** Oregon       |
| **Birds -** Bald       | spotted frog, Columbia spotted frog         |
| eagle, Northern        |                                             |
| spotted owl            |                                             |
|                        |                                             |
| **Fish** - Bull trout  |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
|                        | **PROPOSED SPECIES**: None                  |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| **Essential Fish       |                                             |
| Habi                   |                                             |
| tat[^13^](#Footnote13) |                                             |
| --** None              |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+

[]{#census .anchor}**Census and Social Data**[^/14^](#Footnote14) [*Back
to Contents*](#ProfileContents)

![](media/image10.wmf){width="3.375in"
height="1.9465277777777779in"}**Number of Farms: [27]{.underline}**

**Number of Operators: [43]{.underline}**

-   Full-Time Operators: **[13]{.underline}**

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-   Part-Time Operators: **[30]{.underline}**

**Estimated Level of Willingness and Ability to Participate in
Conservation**[^[/15]{.underline}^](#Footnote15)**: MODERATE TO HIGH\
**

The South Fork Crooked subbasin is sparsely populated. Most of the
farmers and ranchers, however, are well educated, are aware of local
natural resources problems and the relationship to their agricultural
operation, and have a positive stewardship attitude. If conservation
practices and systems can be demonstrated to be effective and of
reasonable cost, can be implemented incrementally, and fit into their
operation's management systems, it is likely that most operators in the
subbasin would be able and willing to try them.

**Evaluation of Social Capital**[^[/16]{.underline}^](#Footnote16) *(Due
to their proximity and size, South Fork Crooked and Upper Crooked
subbasins have been combined)***: MODERATE TO HIGH\
**

Indications are that the community in the South Fork Crooked and Upper
Crooked subbasins is, for the most part, physically healthy, socially
progressive, and economically stable. People tend to interact in
everyday life through organizations and groups such as churches, civic
groups, and recreational leagues. The community has experience in coming
together to solve problems and complete community projects. It can be
expected to support the adoption and diffusion of conservation practices
throughout the subbasins.

![](media/image11.png){width="3.379166666666667in"
height="3.513888888888889in"}

[]{#ProgressStatus .anchor}**Progress/Status** [*Back to
Contents*](#ProfileContents)

  ---------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------------- -----------
  **PRMS Data**                **FY99**   **FY00**   **FY01**   **FY02**   **FY03**   **Avg/Year**   **Total**

  Total Conservation Systems   0          0          0          0          0          0              0
  Planned (Acres)                                                                                    

  Total Conservation Systems   0          0          1,845      0          0          369            1,845
  Applied (Acres)                                                                                    

  **Conservation Treatment**   ** **                                                                 

  Waste Management (Number)    0          0          0          0          0          0              0

  Buffers (Acres)              0          0          0          0          0          0              0

  Erosion Control (Acres)      0          0          0          0          0          0              0

  Irrigation Water Management  0          0          166        0          0          33             166
  (Acres)                                                                                            

  Nutrient Management (Acres)  0          0          0          0          0          0              0

  Pest Management (Acres)      0          0          0          0          0          0              0

  Prescribed Grazing (Acres)   0          0          1,845      0          0          369            1,845

  Trees and Shrubs (Acres)     0          0          0          0          0          0              0

  Conservation Tillage (Acres) 0          0          0          0          0          0              0

  Wildlife Habitat (Acres)     0          0          0          0          0          0              0

  Wetlands (Acres)             0          0          0          0          0          0              0
  ---------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------------- -----------

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-   Progress over the last five years has been focused on prescribed
    grazing on rangeland and pastureland.

-   Cost to improve irrigation water management can hinder water
    conservation on cropland.

-   Forested areas developed as homesites and recreational property
    commonly are not actively managed for timber or wildlife.

-   Private, non-industrial forest land that is not managed commonly
    creates fire safety issues.

*(Estimates are based on information received from local
conservationists in the watershed.)*

**Lands Removed from Production through Farm Bill Programs**

-   Conservation Reserve Program (CRP): **[478 acres]{.underline}**

-   Wetland Restoration Program (WRP): **[None]{.underline}**

-   Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP):
    **[None]{.underline}**

[]{#Footnotes .anchor}

**Footnotes/Bibliography** [*Back to Contents*](#ProfileContents)

All data is provided "as is." There are no warranties, express or
implied, including the warranty of fitness\
for a particular purpose, accompanying this document. Use for general
planning purposes only.

[]{#Footnote1 .anchor}

1.  Ownership Layer -- Source: The 1:24,000 scale public ownership layer
    is the land ownership/management for public entities, including
    Federal, Tribal, State, and local entities. This is a seamless,
    statewide Oregon Public Ownership vector layer composed of fee
    ownership of lands by Federal, State, Tribal, county, and city
    agencies. The layer is comprised of the best available data compiled
    at 1:24,000 scale or larger, and the line work matches GCDB boundary
    locations and ORMAP standards where possible. The layer is available
    from the State of Oregon GIS Service Center:
    <http://www.gis.state.or.us/data/alphalist.html>. For current
    ownership status, consult official records at appropriate Federal,
    State, and county offices. Ownership classes grouped to calculate
    Federal ownership vs. non-Federal ownership by the Water Resources
    Planning Team.[]{#Footnote2 .anchor}

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1.  National Land Cover Dataset (NLCD) - Originator: U.S. Geological
    Survey (USGS);\
    Publication date: 19990631; Title: Oregon Land Cover Data Set,
    Edition: 1;\
    Geospatial data presentation form: Raster digital data; Publisher:
    U.S. Geological Survey,\
    Sioux Falls, SD, USA; Online linkage:
    <http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/programs/lccp/nationallandcover.html>;
    Abstract: These data can be used in a geographic information system
    (GIS) for any number of purposes, such as assessing wildlife
    habitat, water quality, pesticide runoff, land use change, etc. The
    State data sets are provided with a 300-meter buffer beyond the
    State border to facilitate combining the State files into larger
    regions.[]{#Footnote3nri .anchor}

2.  ESTIMATES FROM THE 1997 NRI DATABASE (REVISED DECEMBER 2000) REPLACE
    ALL PREVIOUS REPORTS AND ESTIMATES. Comparisons made using data
    published for the 1982, 1987, or 1992 NRI may produce erroneous
    results. This is because of changes in statistical estimation
    protocols and because all data collected prior to 1997 were
    simultaneously reviewed (edited) as 1997 NRI data were collected.
    All definitions are available in the glossary. In addition, this
    December 2000 revision of the 1997 NRI data updates information
    released in December 1999 and corrects a computer error discovered
    in March 2000. For more information:
    <http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/NRI/>[]{#Footnote4 .anchor}

3.  Irrigated Adjudicated Water Rights -- Water Rights Information
    System (WRIS), Oregon Water Resources Department,
    <http://www.wrd.state.or.us/maps/wrexport.shtml>[]{#Footnote5
    .anchor}

4.  StreamNet is a cooperative venture of the Pacific Northwest\'s fish
    and wildlife agencies and tribes and is administered by the [Pacific
    States Marine Fisheries Commission](http://www.psmfc.org/).
    StreamNet provided data and data services in support of the
    region\'s fish and wildlife program and other efforts to manage and
    restore the region\'s aquatic resources. Official StreamNet website:
    <http://www.streamnet.org/>[]{#Footnote6 .anchor}

5.  Natural Resources Conservation Service, Watershed Projects Planned
    and Authorized,
    <http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/watershed/Purpose>.

6.  []{#Footnote7 .anchor}Natural Resources Conservation Service,
    Watershed Plans, Studies, and Assessments completed,
    [http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/watershed/Surveys_Plng.html#Watershed%20Surveys%20and%20Plan](http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/watershed/Surveys_Plng.html#Watershed Surveys and Plan)

7.  []{#Footnote8 .anchor}Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
    Total Maximum Daily Loads,
    <http://www.deq.state.or.us/wq/TMDLs/TMDLs.htm>

8.  []{#Footnote9 .anchor}Oregon Department of Agriculture, Agricultural
    Water Quality Management Plans,
    <http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/NRD/water_agplans.shtml>

**Footnotes/Bibliography Continued** [*Back to
Contents*](#ProfileContents)

All data is provided "as is." There are no warranties, express or
implied, including the warranty of fitness\
for a particular purpose, accompanying this document. Use for general
planning purposes only.

9.  []{#Footnote10 .anchor}Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board,
    <http://oregon.gov/OWEB/WSHEDS/index.shtml>

10. []{#Footnote11 .anchor}Watershed Assessments completed by local
    watershed councils following the Oregon Watershed Assessment Manual,
    <http://oregon.gov/OWEB/docs/pubs/ws_assess_manual.shtml>.

11. []{#Footnote12 .anchor}NRCS Field Office Technical Guide, Section
    II, Threatened and Endangered List.

12. []{#Footnote13 .anchor}Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
    Management Act, Public Law 94-265. As amended through October 11,
    1996.

13. []{#Footnote14 .anchor}Data were taken from the 2002 Agricultural
    Census and adjusted by percent of HUC in the county or by percent of
    zip code area in the HUC, depending on the level of data available.
    Data were also taken from the U.S. Population Census, 2000.

14. []{#Footnote15 .anchor}Conservation participation was estimated
    using NRCS Social Sciences Technical Note 1801, [Guide for
    Estimating Participation in Conservation]{.underline}, 2004. Four
    categories of indicators were evaluated: Personal characteristics,
    farm structural characteristics, perceptions of conservation, and
    community context. Estimates are based on information received from
    local conservationists in the watershed.

15. []{#Footnote16 .anchor}Social capital is an indicator of the
    community's ability and willingness to work together to solve
    problems. A high amount of social capital helps a community to be
    physically healthy, socially progressive, and economically vigorous.
    A low amount of social capital typically results in community
    conflict, lack of trust and respect, and unsuccessful attempts to
    solve problems. The evaluation is based on NRCS Technical Report
    Release 4.1, March, 2002: [Adding Up Social Capital: An Investment
    in Communities]{.underline}. Local conservationists provided
    information to measure social capital. Scores range from 0 to 76.

16. [Surface and Groundwater Resource Protection Map]{.underline}

    a.  []{#footnote17 .anchor}2002 303d Listed Streams designated by
        Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and approved by the
        Environmental Protection Agency, Section 303d Clean Water Act,
        <http://www.deq.state.or.us/wq/303dlist/303dpage.htm>

    b.  Groundwater Management Areas designated by the Oregon Department
        of Environmental Quality, Oregon Revised Statutes -- Ground
        Water ORS 468B.150 to ORS 468B.190,
        <http://www.deq.state.or.us/wq/groundwa/wqgw.htm>

    c.  Groundwater Restricted Areas designated by Oregon Water
        Resources Commission, Oregon Department of Water Resources,
        <http://egov.oregon.gov/OWRD/PUBS/aquabook_protections.shtml>

    d.  The Sole Source Aquifer (SSA) Protection Program is authorized
        by Section 1424(e) of the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974
        (Public Law 93-523, 42 U.S.C. 300 et. seq),
        <http://www.epa.gov/safewater/ssanp.html>

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1.  []{#Footnote18 .anchor}Subbasin assessments and plans are developed
    by local groups (SWCDs, watershed councils, tribes, and others) as
    part of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council's fish and
    wildlife program in the Columbia River Basin. This program is funded
    and implemented by the Bonneville Power Administration.
    <http://www.nwcouncil.org/fw/subbasinplanning/Default.htm>.