Cascade Locks, Oregon Cascade Locks and Canal.
Cascade Locks, Oregon Former locks on the Columbia River, with the undivided Bridge of the Gods in the background Former locks on the Columbia River, with the undivided Bridge of the Gods in the background Teal in Cascade Locks, 1911.
Cascade Locks is a town/city in Hood River County, Oregon, United States.
The town/city took its name from a set of locks assembled to advancement navigation past the Cascades Rapids of the Columbia River.
Federal government allowed the plan for the locks in 1875, assembly began in 1878, and the locks were instead of on November 5, 1896.
The locks were later submerged in 1938, replaced by Bonneville Lock and Dam, although the town/city lost no territory from the expansion of Lake Bonneville behind the dam some 4 miles (6 km) downstream of the city.
Post office in Cascade Locks, Oregon, with the Columbia River in the background Cascade Locks is just upstream from the Bridge of the Gods, a toll bridge that spans the Columbia River.
Cascade Locks is also a several miles upstream of Eagle Creek Gorge, a prominent scenic region that doubles as an alternate route for the Pacific Crest Trail.
Cascade Locks is used incessantly by hikers along the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) to cross the Columbia River.
Cascade Locks is the lowest point along the trail, which runs from the Mexico US border in California to the Canada US border in Washington.
Since 1999, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs have been pursuing an off-reservation casino to be sited in Cascade Locks. Since 2008, town/city officials have been pursuing an arrangement that would allow them to trade town/city well water for state-owned spring water and to sell it to Nestle for bottling.
Voters in all precincts except Cascade Locks (Precinct 12) voted in favour of the measure (and against Nestle); voters inside Cascade Locks voted 58% against the measure (and in support of Nestle's plans).
In the wake of the election, Cascade Locks town/city leaders intend to follow the voters' desires and seek a new deal with Nestle.
Both Hood River County and Cascade Locks are governed by charter documents. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 3.04 square miles (7.87 km2), of which, 2.08 square miles (5.39 km2) is territory and 0.96 square miles (2.49 km2) is water. According to the Koppen climate classification system, Cascade Locks has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. The town/city receives an average of 76.27 in (1,937 mm) of rain per year. Cascade Locks (1894-2014 Averages) As of the census of 2010, there were 1,144 citizens , 445 homeholds, and 305 families residing in the city.
There were 445 homeholds of which 30.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 7.6% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 31.5% were non-families.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,115 citizens , 427 homeholds, and 313 families residing in the city.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 28.7% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $35,284, and the median income for a family was $37,422.
In April 2015, the town/city and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), which uses water for a salmon hatchery, applied with the Oregon Water Resources Department to permanently trade enhance water rights at Oxbow Springs to Nestle, a process that does not require a public-interest review.
Since Oregon owns the rights to the spring, the town/city seeks to trade town/city well water for spring water and to sell the spring water to Nestle.
The plan has been criticized by legislators and 80,000 people. The 250,000-square-foot (23,000 m2), $50 million Nestle bottling plant in Cascade Locks with an unemployment rate of 18.8 percent would have 50 employees and would increase property-tax collections by 67 percent. Cascade Locks State Airport The Bridge of the Gods joins Cascade Locks to Washington State Route 14.
Cascade Locks and Canal, historical site after which the town/city is titled Climate Summary for Cascade Locks, Oregon a b "Period of Record Monthly Climate Summary for Cascade Locks, Oregon".
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Entry for Cascade Locks in the Oregon Blue Book Cascade Locks Tourism and Port Port of Cascade Locks Municipalities and communities of Hood River County, Oregon, United States MP 44 Cascade Locks
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Cities in Oregon - Cities in Hood River County, Oregon - Columbia River Gorge - Historic Columbia River Highway - Populated places on the Columbia River - Port metros/cities in Oregon - 1935 establishments in Oregon
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