Boardman: I-84 - at Bombing Range Rd EB
Tucked along the Columbia River on Oregon’s Columbia Plateau, Boardman is a place whose character is shaped by the dry, open terrain of the river corridor. Interstate 84 follows this major east–west passage through the Boardman area, while the Port of Morrow links local industry and agriculture to rail and river transport. The surrounding plain is intensively farmed where irrigation is available, set against the broader sagebrush-and-grass country of eastern Oregon. Boardman’s modern layout reflects a consequential chapter in its past: the community was relocated in the 1960s as construction of John Day Dam transformed this stretch of the Columbia. The town stands close to Lake Umatilla, the reservoir behind the dam, and remains a practical stop between Portland and the inland Northwest.
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Boardman has served as an agricultural community in Oregon’s Columbia River country since the early 20th century. Set on the south bank of the Columbia River in Morrow County, it occupies a dry, open reach of the Columbia Plateau where irrigation supports farming and food processing. The Port of Morrow brings industry and freight transport to a community otherwise defined by fields, riverfront and broad horizons. Exhibits at the SAGE Center explain the area’s agriculture, water use and renewable-energy industries, while Boardman Marina provides access to the river for boating and fishing. Browse other webcams across Oregon’s Columbia River country to place this setting in a wider geographic context.
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