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Oregon Geography
Oregon
Geography, Oregon Facts
About half of Alabama
Oregon is bordered by Washington on the north and
California and Nevada on the south. On the east, Oregon is bordered by Idaho and
on the west, the state is bordered by the Pacific Ocean.
Major rivers in Oregon include the Columbia, Deschutes, Willamette, John Day and
Snake Rivers.
Oregon is divided into six geographic areas: the Coast Range, the Willamette
Lowland, the Cascade Mountains, the Klamath Mountains, the Columbia Plateau and
the Basin and Range Region.
The Coast Range runs north and south along the Pacific Ocean coast; it consists
of low mountain ranges covered with evergreens like spruce, fir and hemlock. The
Cascade Mountains are in the center of the state. They are much more rugged and
contain some of the highest peaks in the United States, including Mount Hood,
the highest point in Oregon. There are also many lakes within the Cascade
Mountains including Crater Lake, the deepest lake in the United States at 1,932
feet deep. Lying between the Coast Range and the Cascade Mountains are the
Willamette Lowlands along the Willamette River. The southwest corner of Oregon
contains the densely forested Klamath Mountains, and the Basin and Range Region
covers a section of southeastern Oregon. Most of this region is semi-desert.
Most of the eastern Oregon is covered by the Columbia Plateau, formed thousands
of years ago by lava flowing from cracks in the earth’s crust. Although many of
the state’s wheat farms are located on the Columbia Plateau, most of the area is
quite rugged. On the Oregon—Idaho border, the Snake River has cut Hells Canyon
deep into the earth at an average depth of 5,500 feet.
Geography Information from
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