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Columbia Valley

Appellation

Columbia Valley is an appellation in the United States, covering 4,674,477 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Columbia Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
1984-11-13
Area
4,674,477 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
339.86 × 324.77 km
Centre
46.7556° N, 119.7217° W
State
OR, WA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.74
Petitioner
Dr. Alan Busacca, a licensed geologist and founder of Vinitas Consultants, LLC.

Where it is

Nearest town
54 km south-west of Moses Lake
Nearest city
70 km north-west of Tri-Cities 244,036 people
To the sea
209 km
Rivers nearby
Columbia (11 km) · Lower Crab (11 km)
Same latitude
Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet (France), AOC Graubünden (Switzerland), Tavria (Kherson) (Ukraine), Kärnten (Austria), Duna (Hungary)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
24–1,390 m
Mean elevation
460 m

Measured over the whole outline on 67,202 elevation cells of about 838 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 23

Inside Columbia Valley · 11

Contains

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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