Beaver Marsh, Oregon

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Beaver Marsh is an unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. [1] It is located on U.S. Route 97, about 6 miles south of Chemult. [2] The Southern Pacific Cascade Line passes near the locale. [2]

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Beaver Marsh was an important stagecoach stop on the Oregon Central Military Wagon Road. [3] Beaver Marsh post office opened in 1927 and closed in 1928. [3] The community is near the swamp of the same name. [4]

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Beaver Marsh has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver Marsh, Oregon
  2. 1 2 Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 56. ISBN   0-89933-347-8.
  3. 1 2 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 66. ISBN   978-0875952772.
  4. ↑ "Beaver Marsh". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. May 22, 1986. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  5. ↑ Climate Summary for Beaver Marsh, Oregon

43°08′02″N121°48′11″W / 43.134019°N 121.803079°W / 43.134019; -121.803079


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