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Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. The 42nd parallel north, 42° north parallel delineates the southern boundary with California and Nevada. The western boundary is formed by the Pacific Ocean. Oregon has been home to many Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous nations for thousands of years. The first European traders, explorers, and settlers began exploring what is now Oregon's Pacific coast in the early to mid-16th century. As early as 1564, the Spanish expeditions to the Pacific Northwest, Spanish began sending vessels northeast from the Philippines, riding the Kuroshio Current in a sweeping circular route across the northern part of the Pacific. In 1592, Juan de Fuca undertook detailed mapping a ...
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Silver Falls State Park
Silver Falls State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Oregon, located near Silverton, Oregon, Silverton, about east-southeast of Salem, Oregon, Salem. It is the largest state park in Oregon with an area of more than , and it includes more than of walking trails, of horse trails, and a bike path. Its Canyon Trail/Trail of Ten Falls runs along the banks of Silver Creek (Marion County, Oregon), Silver Creek and by ten waterfalls, from which the park received its name. Four of the ten falls have an amphitheater-like surrounding that allows the trail to pass behind the flow of the falls. The Silver Falls State Park Concession Building Area and the Silver Creek Youth Camp-Silver Falls State Park are separately listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The park's most visited waterfall is South Falls, a cascade. Remote Double Falls, however, is listed as the highest waterfall in the park, plunging in a small tributary side canyon deep within the Silver Cre ...
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Silver Creek Dam (Marion County, Oregon)
Silver is a chemical element; it has symbol Ag () and atomic number 47. A soft, whitish-gray, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal. Silver is found in the Earth's crust in the pure, free elemental form ("native silver"), as an alloy with gold and other metals, and in minerals such as argentite and chlorargyrite. Most silver is produced as a byproduct of copper, gold, lead, and zinc refining. Silver has long been valued as a precious metal. Silver metal is used in many bullion coins, sometimes alongside gold: while it is more abundant than gold, it is much less abundant as a native metal. Its purity is typically measured on a per-mille basis; a 94%-pure alloy is described as "0.940 fine". As one of the seven metals of antiquity, silver has had an enduring role in most human cultures. Other than in currency and as an investment medium (coins and bullion), silver is used in solar panels, ...
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Silver Creek Cemetery (Harney County, Oregon)
Silver is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Ag () and atomic number 47. A soft, whitish-gray, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal. Silver is found in the Earth's crust in the pure, free elemental form ("native metal, native silver"), as an alloy with gold and other metals, and in minerals such as argentite and chlorargyrite. Most silver is produced as a byproduct of copper, gold, lead, and zinc Refining (metallurgy), refining. Silver has long been valued as a precious metal. Silver metal is used in many bullion coins, sometimes bimetallism, alongside gold: while it is more abundant than gold, it is much less abundant as a native metal. Its purity is typically measured on a per-mille basis; a 94%-pure alloy is described as "0.940 fine". As one of the seven metals of antiquity, silver has had an enduring role in most human cultures. Other than in currency and as an in ...
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Silver Creek Camp (Baker County, Oregon)
Silver is a chemical element; it has symbol Ag () and atomic number 47. A soft, whitish-gray, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal. Silver is found in the Earth's crust in the pure, free elemental form ("native silver"), as an alloy with gold and other metals, and in minerals such as argentite and chlorargyrite. Most silver is produced as a byproduct of copper, gold, lead, and zinc refining. Silver has long been valued as a precious metal. Silver metal is used in many bullion coins, sometimes alongside gold: while it is more abundant than gold, it is much less abundant as a native metal. Its purity is typically measured on a per-mille basis; a 94%-pure alloy is described as "0.940 fine". As one of the seven metals of antiquity, silver has had an enduring role in most human cultures. Other than in currency and as an investment medium (coins and bullion), silver is used in solar panels, ...
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Silver Creek (Linn County, Oregon)
Silver Creek may refer to: Places Australia * Silver Creek, Queensland, a locality in the Whitsunday Region Belize * Silver Creek, Belize, a village in the Toledo District of Belize Canada *Rural Municipality of Silver Creek, Parkland Region, Manitoba * Silver Creek, Ontario, a community of Halton Hills * Silver Creek, British Columbia (Hope), a community in the district municipality of Hope, British Columbia * Silver Creek, British Columbia (CSRD), an unincorporated community in the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) United States * Silver Creek, California, a former settlement in Plumas County * Silver Creek High School (California), a high school in San Jose which is operated by the East Side Union High School District * Silver Creek, Colorado, a mining ghost town * Silver Creek, Georgia, an unincorporated community in Floyd County * Silver Creek, Lake County, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Silver Creek, Wright County, Minnesota, an unincorporated communi ...
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Harney Lake
Harney Lake is a shallow alkali lake basin located in southeast Oregon, United States, approximately south of the city of Burns, Oregon, Burns. The lake lies within the boundary of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and is the lowest point in the Donner und Blitzen River, Blitzen Valley drainage. History The lake has been known by several names, including Salt Lake in 1838, Tonowama, and Lake Harney. Despite a history of 9,000 years of human inhabitation on Harney Lake by the Northern Paiute, Northern Paiute Indians primarily as nomadic wintering camps, little sign of modern human habitation is evident on Harney Lake. The nearest residents live in the community of Narrows, Oregon, Narrows. Water level During wet years, the lake receives water from Malheur Lake, located approximately to the east. The depth of Harney Lake is less than during normal water years and has dried up completely during times of drought. As typical to other alkali lake beds in the western ...
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Silver Creek (Harney County, Oregon)
Silver Creek is an stream of Oregon which drains a portion of the endorheic Harney Basin to Harney Lake. Arising in the Blue Mountains, it flows generally southeast, although much of the stream is intermittent. The Silver Creek Volcanic Field is associated with the creek's watershed. Course From its headwaters in the southern Blue Mountains, Silver Creek flows south through the Ochoco National Forest and is fed by tributaries and, at the base of the mountains, large springs feed the creek. The creek meanders through a broad alluvial plain and turns southeast near Chickahominy Reservoir, traveling through the unincorporated community of Riley, where it is crossed by Highway 20 and Highway 395, respectively. Past Riley Silver Creek flows through a canyon with tall walls made of volcanic basalt. The creek is impounded several miles downstream, forming Moon Reservoir. It then splits into two streams; one portion heads southwest into the usually dry Silver Lake, while t ...
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Silver Creek (Lake County, Oregon)
Silver Creek may refer to: Places Australia * Silver Creek, Queensland, a locality in the Whitsunday Region Belize * Silver Creek, Belize, a village in the Toledo District of Belize Canada *Rural Municipality of Silver Creek, Parkland Region, Manitoba * Silver Creek, Ontario, a community of Halton Hills * Silver Creek, British Columbia (Hope), a community in the district municipality of Hope, British Columbia * Silver Creek, British Columbia (CSRD), an unincorporated community in the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) United States * Silver Creek, California, a former settlement in Plumas County * Silver Creek High School (California), a high school in San Jose which is operated by the East Side Union High School District * Silver Creek, Colorado, a mining ghost town * Silver Creek, Georgia, an unincorporated community in Floyd County * Silver Creek, Lake County, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Silver Creek, Wright County, Minnesota, an unincorporated communi ...
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