The 6 best Metolius River hikes in Central Oregon. Visit Carl Lake, Wizard Falls, Black Butte, ... blocking the Metolius from its ancestral headwaters in the high Cascades.

The headwater spring of the Metolius River, which produces the crystal-clear water beloved by many, is experiencing its lowest discharge rates in two decades of record-keeping. Measurements taken ...

Betsy Johnson, D-Scappoose, whose family owns a cabin at the famed Metolius headwaters, led the charge, championing a bill in the 2007 session that would have banned development in the basin.

The Metolius is renowned as a challenging river, but the chance to land wild rainbows and bull trout brings anglers to its banks even in the depths of a bitter Central Oregon winter.

The Deschutes Land Trust announced Tuesday a new 30-acre preserve on the Metolius River. The Metolius River Preserve includes Metolius River frontage, mixed pine, cedar and spruce forest, and a ...