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This is the current conditions weather report for Cascade Locks. The report was made 64 minutes ago, at 07:45 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 10 miles per hour / 16.7 kilometers per hour from the eastnortheast (070°). The temperature was 52°F / 11°C, with a dew-point at 52°F / 11°C. The temperature felt like 48°F / 9°C. The relative humidity was 72%. The skies were partly cloudy.

Cascade Locks is a city in Hood River County, Oregon, United States. The town took its name from a set of locks built to improve navigation past the Cascades Rapids of the Columbia River. The federal government approved the plan for the locks in 1875, construction began in 1878, and the locks were completed on November 5, 1896. The locks were subsequently submerged in 1938, replaced by Bonneville Lock and Dam, although the town lost no land from the expansion of Lake Bonneville behind the dam located some 4 miles downstream of the town.

Cascade Locks is located at 45.672393, -121.873540. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.7 km² (3.0 mi²). 5.6 km² (2.2 mi²) of it is land and 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²) of it (27.85%) is water.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.7% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.

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