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He named the Sandy River "Baring River", but noted the existence of a large sand bank that nearly blocked the Columbia River at the mouth of the Sandy River. [12] In 1805 and again in 1806, members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition explored the lower stretches of the Sandy River as they traveled down the Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. [13]
Swimming hole at Dodge Park on the Sandy River, slightly above the confluence with the Bull Run River . Adjacent to the confluence of the Bull Run and Sandy rivers, 14-acre (5.7 ha) Dodge Park offers tree-shaded picnic areas, a swimming hole, a sandy beach, and a boat ramp for launching rafts, kayaks, and drift boats on the Sandy
The Lusted Road Bridge, formerly known as the Portland Water Works Bridge, is an iron truss bridge that spans the Sandy River in Sandy, Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. Constructed for the Portland Water Works in 1894, the bridge was originally located in Portland and spanned the Willamette River.
Lewis and Clark State Recreation Site is a state park in eastern Multnomah County, Oregon, near Troutdale and Corbett, and is administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. It is located on the Sandy River, near its confluence with the Columbia River. Broughton's Bluff marks the westernmost extent of the Columbia River Gorge at the ...
Roaring River (South Fork McKenzie River) Rogue River (Oregon) Rogue River (South Yamhill River) Row River; Salmon River (Clackamas County, Oregon) Salmon River (Lincoln County, Oregon) Salmonberry River; Salt Creek (Middle Fork Willamette River) Sandy River; Santiam River; Scoggins Creek; Shitepoke Creek; Shitten Creek; Siletz River; Siltcoos ...
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Dabney State Recreation Area is a park on the Sandy River in the U.S. state of Oregon . Located in Multnomah County outside the city of Troutdale , the park offers swimming, boating, disc golf, and other activities.
The Sandy River Delta is a natural area at the confluence of the Sandy and Columbia rivers in Oregon. Also known as "thousand acres", Sandy River Delta is composed of 1,400 acres administered by the United States Forest Service as part of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area near the Portland metro area and the city of Troutdale.
Its Bull Run Hydroelectric Project included a powerhouse on the Bull Run River, a tributary of the Sandy River, and a diversion dam on the Little Sandy River, a tributary of the Bull Run River. Water from the dam, which was about 16 feet (4.9 m) high, flowed through a wooden flume about 17,000 feet (5,200 m) long to Roslyn Lake and from there ...