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From YouTube: A History of Surface Water Rights in Bend - CC
Description
Bend's surface water comes from Bridge Creek, located on the Flanks of Broken Top and Ball Butte high in the Cascades. Here we take a look at the history of Bend's surface water rights and the series of springs that feed the Bridge Creek drainage.
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The
city
of
bend
began
to
negotiatate
with
bend
water
light
&
power
to
actually
acquire
the
entire
water
system
so
that
they
could
secure
new
water
rights
with
tumalo
irrigation
district.
Even
with
the
threat
of
condemnation..
They
eventually
negotiated
water
rights
with
a
trade
for
deschutes
and
bridge
creek
water.