Adel, Oregon
Adel, Oregon | ||
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Zip Code 97620 | ||
Elevation from the Geographic Names Information System[1] |
Adel is an unincorporated community in southeastern Lake County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. The community is in an arid, sparsely populated part of the state, along Oregon Route 140, about 30 miles (48 km) east of Lakeview. The Warner Valley surrounding Adel contains many marshes and shallow lakes, most of them intermittent.
Frequented by
History
People have lived in the Warner Valley for more than 10,000 years. Evidence of Native American occupation includes
The Euro-American
The Adel post office was established in 1896 and was either named for a former sweetheart of the owner of the land on which it was established or for a local cow, Leda, but with the spelling reversed.[5] Mail service at that time was limited to three days a week.[4]
Crump Lake, immediately north of Adel, is named after Thomas Crump (1854–1939[6]), who settled here in the 1890s.[7] The lake, toward the southern end of a north–south chain of marshes and mainly intermittent lakes, covers about 8,500 acres (3,400 ha) with a shoreline of about 70 miles (110 km).[8]
In 1959, two days after the Nevada Thermal Power Company drilled a well on the Crump family property, a continuous
Geography
Adel lies along Oregon Route 140 about 30 miles (48 km) east of Lakeview in south-central Oregon. From its intersection with the main highway, Plush–Adel Road runs north along the western shore of Crump and Hart lakes in the Warner Valley while Twentymile Road runs south from Adel to northern California just west of that state's border with Nevada. Deep Creek, flowing east from the Warner Mountains, passes through Adel into marshlands and Pelican Lake before entering Crump Lake.[11]
Adel is 4,547 feet (1,386 m) above sea level.[1] To the northeast, the Hart Mountain ridge rises to 8,017 feet (2,444 m).[2]
The region is moderately geologically active with a retired geyser and several hot springs. Geothermal exploration at the 7,200-acre (2,900 ha) Crump Geyser site in 2010 found hot springs with temperatures as high as 172 °F (78 °C), two shallow wells with temperatures to 248 °F (120 °C), and a parent source of up to 302 °F (150 °C).[9]
Climate
This
Total annual precipitation in Adel averages about 9 inches (230 mm). The warmest month is July, with an average maximum temperature of 88 °F (31 °C). The coldest months are December and January, when the average lows are about 22 °F (−6 °C).[13]
Climate data for Adel, Oregon, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1956–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 64 (18) |
71 (22) |
77 (25) |
89 (32) |
98 (37) |
108 (42) |
107 (42) |
104 (40) |
101 (38) |
93 (34) |
77 (25) |
67 (19) |
108 (42) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 55.2 (12.9) |
58.7 (14.8) |
66.9 (19.4) |
74.7 (23.7) |
83.6 (28.7) |
90.2 (32.3) |
96.9 (36.1) |
97.6 (36.4) |
90.9 (32.7) |
80.6 (27.0) |
66.1 (18.9) |
53.6 (12.0) |
99.0 (37.2) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 42.4 (5.8) |
45.8 (7.7) |
53.3 (11.8) |
60.7 (15.9) |
69.6 (20.9) |
77.5 (25.3) |
88.5 (31.4) |
88.5 (31.4) |
79.3 (26.3) |
66.3 (19.1) |
49.6 (9.8) |
41.2 (5.1) |
63.6 (17.5) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 32.1 (0.1) |
34.3 (1.3) |
40.7 (4.8) |
46.7 (8.2) |
54.4 (12.4) |
61.2 (16.2) |
70.5 (21.4) |
69.7 (20.9) |
60.8 (16.0) |
50.6 (10.3) |
37.8 (3.2) |
31.1 (−0.5) |
49.2 (9.5) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 21.8 (−5.7) |
22.7 (−5.2) |
28.1 (−2.2) |
32.7 (0.4) |
39.1 (3.9) |
44.8 (7.1) |
52.4 (11.3) |
50.8 (10.4) |
42.2 (5.7) |
34.9 (1.6) |
26.0 (−3.3) |
21.0 (−6.1) |
34.7 (1.5) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | 6.4 (−14.2) |
8.9 (−12.8) |
15.8 (−9.0) |
23.0 (−5.0) |
29.4 (−1.4) |
36.1 (2.3) |
44.6 (7.0) |
43.8 (6.6) |
33.4 (0.8) |
21.6 (−5.8) |
12.1 (−11.1) |
5.4 (−14.8) |
0.1 (−17.7) |
Record low °F (°C) | −12 (−24) |
−24 (−31) |
−4 (−20) |
13 (−11) |
18 (−8) |
29 (−2) |
34 (1) |
31 (−1) |
20 (−7) |
6 (−14) |
−7 (−22) |
−24 (−31) |
−24 (−31) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.70 (18) |
0.95 (24) |
0.80 (20) |
0.97 (25) |
1.05 (27) |
0.65 (17) |
0.71 (18) |
0.27 (6.9) |
0.47 (12) |
0.80 (20) |
1.20 (30) |
1.25 (32) |
9.82 (249.9) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 57.8 |
Source 1: NOAA[14] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 1991–2020)[15] |
Education
Adel School District 21 is one of five school districts comprising the Lake County Education Service District. Adel School, grades 4–8, shares students with
The portion of the county the community is in is not in any community college district, but the county has a "contract-out-of-district" (COD) with Klamath Community College.[17]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Adel, Oregon". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ^ a b Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge (Report). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2014.
- ^ LaLande, Jeff; OHP staff (2014) [2005]. "A Distinct Community Takes Shape". The Oregon History Project. Oregon Historical Society. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ^ OCLC 5436491. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ "T. A. Crump, Pioneer Mail Contractor, Passes at Salem". Burns, Oregon: Burns Times-Herald. March 31, 1939.
- ^ Oregon Geographic Names, p. 257
- ^ "Crump Lake (Lake)". Atlas of Oregon Lakes. Portland State University. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Nevada Geothermal Power (2010). "Crump Geyser, Warner Valley, OR" (PDF). Oregon Department of Energy. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- ^ "Renewable Energy Sources: Geothermal" (PDF). Oregon State Legislature. 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
- ^ "Adel, Oregon". Weatherbase. CantyMedia. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
- ^ "Adel, Oregon (350036)". Western Regional Climate Center. 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Adel, OR". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Medford". National Weather Service. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ "Lake County ESD" (PDF). State of Oregon. August 2013. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 20, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- Oregon Department of Community Colleges & Workforce Development. Retrieved July 17, 2022.