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Between Boise And The Oregon Border Is A City Gateway To Canyons, Basalt Cliffs, Riverfront Hot Springs

If you're looking for an outdoor adventure across the Pacific Northwest, this Idaho-Oregon border town is the perfect ...
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Scientists tackle mercury woes in river on Idaho-Oregon line

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A multiyear study of mercury contamination is underway in a three-dam hydroelectric project on the Idaho-Oregon border that’s part of a power company’s effort to renew its license ...
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Hells Canyon, the deepest gorge in the U.S., is surprisingly young

Hells Canyon, the deepest river gorge in the United States, likely got rapidly carved 2.1 million years ago when a shifting landscape in Idaho caused a giant lake to start overflowing. That's ...
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Hells Canyon caves reveal unexpected finding about America's deepest gorge

The origin story of Hells Canyon, North America's deepest river gorge, has long been unclear to scientists. But new research estimates it formed about 2.1 million years ago when a dramatic flood event ...
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Hells Canyon, the deepest gorge in the U.S., is surprisingly young

Hells Canyon, the deepest river gorge in the United States, was carved just about 2.1 million years ago — making it much younger than the Grand Canyon. (Matthew Morriss) Hells Canyon, the deepest ...