THE CHENOWETH LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Pleistocene Lake Basins setting.
Chenoweth CDP has 5.62 square miles of land in Wasco County. Its Census reference point is in Pleistocene Lake Basins, within Columbia Plateau.
Basalt underlies this dry plateau of grassland and sagebrush. Windblown soils cover some uplands, while ancient flood paths exposed rock across the region's scabland terrain.
Regional context: Columbia Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Chenoweth and Wasco County
Chenoweth is associated with Wasco County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Chenoweth by land and water
The Census records 0.01 square miles of water within Chenoweth, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 0.3 percentage points lower than the 0.6% recorded for Wasco County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Chenoweth CDP has 84.1% of the land area of nearby The Dalles city (6.69 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

