Editing Cascade Locks, Oregon (section)

==Geography==
Cascade Locks is in the northwest corner of Hood River County, on the south side of the [[Columbia River]]. It is bordered to the north (in the middle of the river) by [[Skamania County, Washington]]. The city of [[Stevenson, Washington]], is north of Cascade Locks across the river.

[[U.S. Route 30 in Oregon|U.S. Route 30]] passes through the center of Cascade Locks as Wa Na Pa Street, joining [[Interstate 84 (Oregon–Utah)|Interstate 84]] at the east and west end of the downtown. Both exits with I-84 are labeled "44". I-84 and US 30 lead east {{convert|19|mi}} to [[Hood River, Oregon|Hood River]] and west {{convert|43|mi}} to [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]. US 30 provides access to the [[Bridge of the Gods (modern structure)|Bridge of the Gods]], a toll bridge which crosses the Columbia River to connect with [[Washington State Route 14]] between [[North Bonneville, Washington|North Bonneville]] and Stevenson.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city of Cascade Locks has a total area of {{convert|3.04|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|2.08|sqmi|sqkm|2}} are land and {{convert|0.96|sqmi|sqkm|2}} are water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-12-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-07-02 }}</ref>

===Climate===
This region experiences warm and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above {{convert|71.6|F}}. According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Cascade Locks has a [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|warm-summer Mediterranean climate]] which is abbreviated as "Csb" on climate maps.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=48057&cityname=Cascade+Locks,+Oregon,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Cascade Locks, Oregon Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase}}</ref> The city receives an average of {{convert|76.27|in|abbr=on}} of [[precipitation]] per year.<ref name=wrcc>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?or1407 |title=Period of Record Monthly Climate Summary for Cascade Locks, Oregon |publisher=Western Regional Climate Center |access-date=2015-01-30}}</ref>

{{climate chart
| Cascade Locks (1894-2014 Averages)
|30.8 |40.4 |11.61
|33.5 |45.7 |9.20
|37.3 |54.1 |8.35
|41.6 |62.5 |4.99
|46.5 |68.3 |3.60
|51.5 |73.5 |2.25
|55.8 |80.3 |0.67
|55.8 |79.9 |1.00
|51.2 |72.9 |3.16
|45.7 |62.9 |6.22
|38.7 |50.1 |12.19
|33.8 |42.6 |13.03
|units  = imperial
|source = <ref name=wrcc/>
}}