Out for and evening of caching and checking on a few of my own as well and found another spot for one of my Ditch rider series. Here is a little history on the area these are placed at:
Established in 1918, the Central Oregon Irrigation District (“COID”) is a Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon.
The system consists of two main canals: the Pilot Butte Canal, which runs north, through Bend, Redmond and Terrebonne; and the Central Oregon Canal, which runs east, through Bend, Alfalfa and Powell Butte. Both canals divert water from the Deschutes River.
The District provides water for about 45,000 acres within an 180,000 acre area in Central Oregon. More than 700 miles of canals provide agricultural and industrial water to the Terrebonne, Redmond, Bend, Alfalfa and Powell Butte areas. In addition, COID provides water to the City of Redmond and numerous subdivisions; in Bend, many parks and schools receive water through the COID system.
In 1989, COID commissioned and completed the Siphon Power Project. Profits from the power plant will be returned to the District to be used for capital improvements to make our distribution system more efficient.
In addition, the COID is the managing partner in the operation of the 55,000 acre foot Crane Prairie Reservoir, located on the east side of the Central Cascades.
This part of the canal has been lined for less water loss.
This is a quick grab and go cache with parking next to where the cache is placed. Watch the traffic as it can get a little busy here. Since it is close to the canal watch kids and pets when the water is on. It is a log only cache so don't forget your writing stick to sign the log. Please replace it just as found and have a great Caching day.