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Oroville is a city located in the northern bulk of the Okanogan Highlands in north-central Washington, United States. Oroville is a member municipality of Okanogan County, Washington, situated between Omak and Penticton. The population was 1,795 at the 2020 census.
The Enloe Dam, also known as the Similkameen Dam, and its powerplant are located on the Similkameen River about 4 miles (6.4 km) west-northwest of Oroville, Washington. Located just above Similkameen (Coyote) Falls, the concrete arch-gravity dam stands about 54 feet (16 m) high, with a crest length of about 290 feet (88 m), built between 1916 ...
Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, [2] Washington is home to approximately 1,500, [3] and 17 of those are found in Okanogan County. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 29, 2024.
The train station was the highest in the state. To the west, Molson Hill was one of the steepest sections of track, on the descent to Oroville, from where passenger service commenced in February 1907. [6] Molson station was 5.0 miles southwest of Bridesville, and 7.1 miles east of Nine Mile. [7]
This line was originally the Molson–Oroville-Keremeos branch of the Spokane Falls and Northern Railway completed in 1907 which was owned by GN at the time of completion. [3] [4] The former Burlington Northern W-O Branch was purchased by the RailAmerica Corporation in September 1996. [5] Genesee & Wyoming later acquired the railroad in late 2012.
Jul. 30—An estimated 10,000-acre fire that sparked Saturday afternoon southwest of Oroville has burned across the U.S.-Canadian border and is prompting evacuations in Okanogan County. The Eagle ...
The Eagle Bluff Fire was an active wildfire that burned in the United States and Canada near Oroville, Washington, United States and Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada.The fire began near Oroville, Washington, at about 2:00 pm PT on July 29, 2023.
Dorothy Scott Airport (FAA LID: 0S7) is a public international airport in Oroville, Washington, United States—a city in the Okanogan region [2] —that was opened in August 1937. [3] It is located 2 miles northeast from the town center, being owned by the City of Oroville. [4] Dorothy Scott Airport has been approved for use. [4]