Guard Lock
Guard Lock is a canal in Clackamas, Oregon. Guard Lock is situated nearby to the power station T. W. Sullivan Hydroelectric Plant, as well as near the protected area Willamette Falls Locks.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include T. W. Sullivan Hydroelectric Plant and Willamette Falls.
T. W. Sullivan Hydroelectric Plant
Power station
Portland General Electric's T. W. Sullivan Hydroelectric Plant is a hydroelectric dam on the Willamette Falls built between 1888 and 1895. It is the source of the nation's first long-distance power transmission.
Willamette Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Cacophony, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Willamette Falls is a natural waterfall in the northwestern United States, located on the Willamette River between Oregon City and West Linn, Oregon.
Blue Star Memorial Highway
Memorial
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oregon City and West Linn.
Oregon City
Photo: Adam Herstein, CC BY 2.0.
Oregon City is a city of 37,000 people in the Portland Metropolitan Area. The seat of suburban Clackamas County, it is best known as being the end of the Oregon Trail. Several tourist attractions in the city commemorate this history.
West Linn
Town
Photo: Taromsky, CC BY-SA 4.0.
West Linn is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. A southern suburb within the Portland metropolitan area, West Linn developed on the site of the former Linn City, which was named after U.S.
Gladstone
Photo: Aboutmovies, CC BY 3.0.
Gladstone is a town in the Portland Metropolitan Area guarded by the Clackamas and Willamette River, where this is plenty of fishing. It is a wonderful small community that is surrounded by many other cities so you are never far from anything.
Guard Lock
- Type: Canal
- Categories: body of water and historic site
- Location: Clackamas, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.35374° or 45° 21′ 14″ northLongitude
-122.61986° or 122° 37′ 12″ westInception
1873Open location code
84QV993J+F3OpenStreetMap ID
way 1290175047OpenStreetMap feature
historic=maritimeOpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=canal
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Satellite Map
Discover Guard Lock from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Willamette Falls Locks and Moores Island.
Nearby Places
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