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Place Name
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Vale
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Place Status (Type)
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town
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Capital Of
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Malheur County
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Population
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1,491 (1990)
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Location
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Malheur County, Oregon (OR), United States, North America
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Latitude
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43°58'N
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Longitude
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117°14'W
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Vale
, town (1990 pop. 1,491),  Malheur co., E Oregon, on
Malheur R. between mouths of Willow Creek and Bully Creek; 43°58'N
117°14'W. Elev. 2,400 ft/732 m. Trade center
for sugar beet, livestock, and potato area. Vale Irrigation Project
(est. 1928; includes 32,000 acres/12,950 ha in vicinity of
Vale) uses water from Malheur R. and its North Fork. Owyhee Dam is
24 mi/39 km S. Bully Creek Reservoir to W. RR
terminus to NW. Settled 1864, inc. 1889.
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