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Benham Falls

Deschutes - 04. Benham Falls to Dillon Falls (OR)

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Gauge Conditions
Deschutes River at Benham Falls near Bend, OR Upstream Primary
Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Benham Falls
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Signficant waterfall. Located at USGS River Mile 181.

Benham Falls is the most signifigant rapid of this whole section. Typically boaters will acsess Benham Falls from the trailhead on river left. The best put in above the the rapids is a short walk upstream on the trail. After a short class IV warmup section, the river makes an agressive right hand bend into the steepest part of the run. The last short canyon consists of a tight class IV+ rapid with several steep ledges. As the water gets over 1000 cfs, this section becomes class V and is seldom run.

Location
Type
Waterfall
Difficulty
Class N/A
Mile Marker
0.6 mi
Directions
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04. Benham Falls to Dillon Falls
Deschutes
IV-V 3.0 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater