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Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley

Sub-zone

Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley is a named sub-zone of Columbia Valley in the United States, covering 68,588 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Columbia Valley
Protected since
2012-11-19
Area
68,588 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
33.95 × 26.43 km
Centre
47.1252° N, 119.8777° W
State
WA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.227
Petitioner
Joan R. Davenport

Where it is

Nearest town
12 km south of Quincy
Nearest city
47 km south-east of Wenatchee 33,636 people
To the sea
187 km
Rivers nearby
Columbia (9.3 km)
Same latitude
La Tâche (France), Codru (Moldova), AOC Neuchâtel (Switzerland), Süd-Oststeiermark (Austria), Somlói (Hungary)

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

Terrain

Elevation
173–584 m
Mean elevation
376 m

Measured over the whole outline on 254,288 elevation cells of about 52 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 3

Within

Legal boundary

Read the boundary description

Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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