Oxbow, Oregon

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
unincorporated community
The Oxbow Dam
The Oxbow Dam
Oxbow is located in Oregon
Oxbow
Oxbow
Location within the state of Oregon
Coordinates: 44.9748786°N 116.8629359°W / 44.9748786; -116.8629359
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyBaker
Elevation
1,982 ft (604 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain; de facto)
UTC-8 Pacific (de jure)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
97840
Area codes541 and 458
GNIS feature ID1167700[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]

References
  1. "Oxbow". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. May 22, 1986. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  2. Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. pp. 79, 88. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  3. "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  4. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 230, 476, 735. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  5. "Oxbow (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. April 1, 1993. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  6. "The Oxbow". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  7. "Oxbow School (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  8. Climate Summary for Oxbow, Oregon


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