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30,849 cu ft/s (874 m 3 /s) The Willamette Falls is a natural waterfall on the Willamette River between Oregon City and West Linn, Oregon, in the United States. It is the largest waterfall in the Northwestern United States by volume, and the seventeenth widest in the world. [1] Horseshoe in shape, it is 1,500 feet (460 m) wide and 40 feet (12 m ...
West Linn is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States.A southern suburb within the Portland metropolitan area, West Linn developed on the site of the former Linn City, which was named after U.S. Senator Lewis F. Linn of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, who had advocated the American occupation of the Oregon territory as a counterclaim to the British.
Willamette. / 45.367°N 122.583°W / 45.367; -122.583. The Willamette Meteorite, officially named Willamette [3] and originally known as Tomanowos by the Clackamas Chinook [4] [5] Native American tribe, is an iron-nickel meteorite found in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the largest meteorite found in the United States and the sixth ...
The Oregon City Bridge, also known as the Arch Bridge, is a steel through arch bridge spanning the Willamette River between Oregon City and West Linn, Oregon, United States. Completed in 1922, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2] It was built and is owned by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) as part of ...
Abernethy Bridge. / 45.3645; -122.6039. The George Abernethy Bridge, [4] or simply Abernethy Bridge, [1] is a steel plate and box girder bridge that spans the Willamette River between Oregon City and West Linn, Oregon, United States, and which carries Interstate 205. It is also known as the Oregon City Freeway Bridge and the I-205 Bridge .
It was named after Mrs. Young and dedicated on August 7, 1973. It was once owned by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, but is now owned and operated by the West Linn Parks and Recreation. "Mary S. Young Park offers you a peaceful place to walk or sit by the Willamette River. About 128 acres, this quiet, forested park is a favorite for ...
Willamette Falls Paper Company. / 45.3563; -122.6155. The Willamette Falls Paper Company (formerly the West Linn Paper Company) is an American paper mill located just above the Willamette Falls on the northwest bank of the Willamette River, in the city of West Linn, Oregon. It sits across the river from the site of the defunct Blue Heron Paper ...
Middle Fork Willamette River, McKenzie River, Calapooia River, Santiam River, Molalla River, Clackamas River. The Willamette River ( / wɪˈlæmɪt / ⓘ wil-AM-it) is a major tributary of the Columbia River, accounting for 12 to 15 percent of the Columbia's flow. The Willamette's main stem is 187 miles (301 km) long, lying entirely in ...