The Wallowa RecordEnterprise, Oregon · Updated 19 October 2026
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Lostine River

A mountain-to-valley watershed connecting fish, irrigation and continuing tribal stewardship.

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The Lostine River at Lostine. Community context for this record.
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The Lostine River at Lostine. Community context for this record.

Finetooth · 2010-09-18 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Image & source ↗

Read the Lostine town history for sourced accounts of flow agreements and fish restoration. The federal river profile describes the upper watershed, while tribal and restoration-program sources document different aspects of management.

National Wild and Scenic Rivers System ↗Nez Perce Tribe ↗Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board ↗

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Around Lostine, in photographs.

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Civic buildings in Lostine, photographed from the street.View photograph
Lostine

The everyday buildings of Lostine

Finetooth2010-09-18
Wildflowers near the Lostine River, photographed from Upper Lostine Road.View photograph
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Summer on the Lostine

Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives28 July 2020
Forested slopes and rocky ground along Upper Lostine Road.View photograph
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Above the Lostine River

Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives28 July 2020
The larger story

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Wallowa Lake and the mountains, seen from the county park at the north end.
Chapter 01 Land & water

Fish, farms, and the ridge above the lake

Salmon swimming home past eight dams met too little water in the last few miles. What people did about that, about the dam at the lake’s outlet, and about the ridge above Wallowa Lake, comes down to a few signed pieces of paper.

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