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Deschutes

American  
[dey-shoot] / deɪˈʃut /

noun

  1. a river flowing N from the Cascade Range in central Oregon to the Columbia River. 250 miles (400 km) long.


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The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office said it rescued three people from the Deschutes River who were transported to the hospital, while another person was declared dead at the scene.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2025

Officials in Deschutes County, Ore., announced last week that a local resident had been diagnosed with the plague — and that the resident had probably been infected by a pet cat.

From New York Times Feb. 14, 2024

The two people tipped off Portland police, who contacted the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office on Oct.

From Washington Times Oct. 22, 2023

While working on a handcrew in the Deschutes National Forest in central Oregon, smokejumpers from the Siskiyou Smokejumper Base joined the fray.

From Seattle Times Jul. 9, 2023

Picturesque, too, was the sudden breaking of the long spell when the transportation kings constructed their lines up the Canyon of the Deschutes.

From In the Oregon Country Out-Doors in Oregon, Washington, and California Together with some Legendary Lore, and Glimpses of the Modern West in the Making by Putnam, George Palmer

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