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The Willamette Valley (/ w ɪ ˈ l æ m ɪ t / ⓘ wil-AM-it) is a 150-mile (240 km) long valley in Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The Willamette River flows the entire length of the valley and is surrounded by mountains on three sides: the Cascade Range to the east, the Oregon Coast Range to the west, and the ...
Albany (/ ˈ æ l b ə n i / AL-bə-nee) is the county seat of Linn County, [11] Oregon, and is the 11th most populous city in the state. [12] Albany is located in the Willamette Valley at the confluence of the Calapooia River and the Willamette River in both Linn and Benton counties, just east of Corvallis and south of Salem.
Linn County comprises the Albany, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area. It is located in the Willamette Valley. In 2010, the center of population of Oregon was located in Linn County, near the city of Lyons. [4]
Willamette Valley map showing main stem and major tributaries The Willamette River drains a region of 11,478 square miles (29,730 km 2 ), which is 12 percent of the total area of Oregon. [ 4 ] Bounded by the Coast Range to the west and the Cascade Range to the east, the river basin is about 180 miles (290 km) long and 100 miles (160 km) wide ...
Oregon wine country has grown quite a bit since I last meandered the vineyards and wineries. Today, there are 23 American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) of which Willamette Valley is the largest with ...
Willamette River flowing under the Ellsworth Street Bridge in Albany. Downstream of RM 160 (RK 260), the Willamette stops being the border between Lane and Linn counties, flows for about 1 mile (2 km) entirely in Linn County, then becomes the border between Linn County on the right and Benton County on the left. McCartney County Park straddles ...
The Santiam River / ˌ s æ n t iː ˈ æ m / is a tributary of the Willamette River, about 12 miles (19 km) long, in western Oregon in the United States. Through its two principal tributaries, the North Santiam and the South Santiam rivers, it drains a large area of the Cascade Range at the eastern side of the Willamette Valley east of Salem and Corvallis.
Toledo District Willamette Bridge (formerly) Oregon Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific (currently) Portland and Western Railroad/Toledo District Albany: 119.7 1887/1921 Lyon Street Bridge: US 20 north (Lyon Street), sidewalk Albany