Oregon Watershed
Warm Springs River
- Bull TroutESA
- Fall Chinook
- Redband Trout
- Summer Steelhead
- Spring Chinook
- Mountain Whitefish
River Stewards
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Named tributaries of the river from source to mouth are
Dry Creek
Bunchgrass creek
South Fork Warm Springs River
Badger Creek
Mill Creek
Beaver creek
Threats
The Warm Springs Is a Protected Stream with several Regulations that vary from year to year. It is closed to fishing for all non tribal members and in certain cases tribal members as well. There are certain times of year when wild fish are spawning that no body is allowed to fish any part of the river. It is a main spawning tributary for native rainbow trout, Wild steelhead and Salmon. The warm springs has a hatchery program and a tribal owned fish hatchery.
Watershed Report Card
Good
Overall health score: 76/100
Data sources: USGS NWIS, EPA ATTAINS, StreamNet, NIFC, US Drought Monitor, NID. Scoring methodology developed by Native Fish Society based on salmonid habitat criteria. Data reviewed 2026.
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