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Sandy River (Oregon)
River in Oregon, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other places with the same name, see Sandy River (disambiguation).
The Sandy River is a 56-mile (90 km) tributary of the Columbia River in northwestern Oregon in the United States. The Sandy joins the Columbia about 14 miles (23 km) upstream of Portland.
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Quick Facts Etymology, Location ...
Sandy River | |
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![]() Sandy River and Mount Hood | |
Etymology | Named Quicksand River in 1805 by Lewis and Clark because of "emence quantitys of sand" at the mouth; apparently shortened to Sandy River locally by 1845–50[1] |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Clackamas County, Multnomah County |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Mount Hood |
• location | Clackamas County, Oregon |
• coordinates | 45°22′32″N 121°43′45″W[2] |
• elevation | 5,225 ft (1,593 m)[3] |
Mouth | Columbia River |
• location | near Troutdale, Multnomah County, Oregon |
• coordinates | 45°34′05″N 122°24′03″W[2] |
• elevation | 10 ft (3.0 m)[2] |
Length | 57 mi (92 km)[4] |
Basin size | 508 sq mi (1,320 km2)[5] |
Discharge | |
• location | near Dodge Park, 18.4 miles (29.6 km) from mouth[6][7] |
• average | 2,300 cu ft/s (65 m3/s)[6][7] |
• minimum | 45 cu ft/s (1.3 m3/s) |
• maximum | 84,400 cu ft/s (2,390 m3/s) |
Type | Wild, Scenic, Recreational |
Designated | October 28, 1988 |
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