Oxbow, Oregon
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oxbow is an unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, United States.[1] Oxbow is along Oregon Route 86 next to the Snake River near the Oxbow Dam on the Oregon-Idaho border, about 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Halfway.[2] Oxbow is just south of the site of the former mining town of Copperfield.[2] Oxbow has a post office with a ZIP code 97840.[3]
Oxbow | |
|---|---|
 The Oxbow Dam | |
  Oxbow Location within the state of Oregon | |
| Coordinates: 44.9748786°N 116.8629359°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Baker |
| Elevation | 1,982 ft (604 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain; de facto) UTC-8 Pacific (de jure) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 97840 |
| Area codes | 541 and 458 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1167700[1] |
There was once a station named Oxbow on a portion of the Oregon Short Line Railroad now inundated by Oxbow Reservoir.[4][5] It was named for The Oxbow, a U-shaped bend in the Snake River named for the agricultural implement.[4][6] The present-day community of Oxbow was established in the early 1960s near the former site of Copperfield during the building of the Oxbow Dam by the Idaho Power Company.[4] Oxbow post office was established on May 1, 1965, after moving the office from Homestead six miles to the north.[4] At one time, Oxbow had a school.[7]
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Oxbow has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[8]
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