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Upper Klamath Lake: Oregon's largest lake by surface area, located near the California border, fed by the Williamson River (Oregon), and drained by the Link River into Lake Ewauna: North and South Twin Lakes: two small lakes near the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway Lake Umatilla: impoundment of the Columbia River formed by the John Day Dam: Wahtum Lake
This is a partial listing of rivers in the state of Oregon, United States. This list of Oregon rivers is organized alphabetically and by tributary structure. The list may also include streams known as creeks, brooks, forks, branches and prongs, as well as sloughs and channels. A list of rivers of the Americas and a list of Pacific Ocean coast ...
The variety of locales and amenities of the parks reflect the diverse geography of Oregon, including beaches, forests, lakes, rock pinnacles, and deserts. The state parks offer many outdoor recreation opportunities, such as overnight camping facilities, day hiking, fishing, boating, historic sites, astronomy, and scenic rest stops and viewpoints.
The Oregon Lakes ecoregion has 23 native species of fish. These include two endemic species – the Borax Lake chub (Gila boraxobius), which is found only in the Borax Lake basin in Oregon, and the Warner sucker (Catostomus warnerensis), found in the Warner Valley in Oregon and Nevada, where it inhabits the Warner Lakes and the valley's streams, sloughs, and ephemeral lakes.
Astoria, at the mouth of the Columbia River, was the first permanent English-speaking settlement west of the Rockies in what is now the United States. Oregon City, at the end of the Oregon Trail, was the Oregon Territory's first incorporated city, and was its first capital from 1848 until 1852, when the capital was moved to Salem.
The high desert of Oregon is located in the central and southeastern parts of the state. It covers approximately 24,000 square miles (62,000 km 2), extending approximately 200 miles (320 km) from central Oregon east to the Idaho border and 130 mi (210 km) from central Oregon south to the Nevada border. [1]
Interactive map with China's river basins, showing river names in Chinese. Table of rivers in China with Chinese names and useful data (dead link 01:15, 4 March 2013 (UTC)) v
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