it snows the most in the cascade range in oregon.
it snows the most in the cascade range in oregon.
where does it snow the most in oregon?
in the cascade range
there was an excessive amount of precipitation in november 1861 over most of oregon, less so in the extreme northwest. it was cold enough at the higher elevations that much snow fell in the cascade range, which, when later melted by the warm rains produced a great quantity of water that flooded into the willamette river and other streams in the cascades. tributaries of the willamette rising in the oregon coast range did not rise so high. then the depression that came in at the beginning of december produced strong, warm southerly winds in oregon, with extremely heavy rain. the crest of the flood was reached at salem on december 3; at oregon city on the 4th; at milwaukie, between oregon city and portland, on the 5th; at albany on december 8, a second rise at albany greater than the first. the crest at albany and salem were the highest ever known at any time. in oregon, the flood was one of the largest in the history of the willamette valley and the rest of western oregon. flooding was heaviest on rivers with tributaries arising from the snow-covered cascade range.
great flood of 1862
bullet::::- warm springs river (oregon)









































bullet::::- round butte dam and lake billy chinook (oregon)









































bullet::::- crooked river (oregon)









































bullet::::- arthur r. bowman dam and prineville reservoir (oregon)









































bullet::::- metolius river (oregon)









































bullet::::- whychus creek (oregon)









































bullet::::- tumalo creek (oregon)









































bullet::::- spring river (oregon)









































bullet::::- little deschutes river (oregon)









































bullet::::- fall river (oregon)









































bullet::::- cultus river (oregon)









































bullet::::- snow creek (oregon)









































bullet::::- john day dam and lake umatilla (washington, oregon)









































bullet::::- john day river (oregon)









































bullet::::- willow creek (oregon)









































bullet::::- rhea creek









































bullet::::- hinton creek









































bullet::::- umatilla river (oregon)









































bullet::::- mcnary dam and lake wallula (washington, oregon)
list of tributaries of the columbia river