Benton County, Oregon is about 40 miles southwest of the capital city of Salem and about 45 miles northwest of the city of Eugene.
Several rivers and numerous streams flow through Benton County. Its eastern border is the Willamette River, and Marys River watershed lies mostly within the boundaries of the County. Other rivers located partially within Benton County include The Long Tom, The Luckiamute, and The Alsea. The Alsea Basin is geographically separated from the rest of the county by the Coast Range. Benton County is home to Marys Peak, the tallest mountain in the Coast Range.
Approximately 15,000 years ago the great ice dam of Missoula Lake thawed and refroze repeatedly causing 2,000 years of cataclysmic floods throughout what is now known as the Columbia River Gorge and the Willamette Valley. Those flooding events deposited rich sediments, making the Willamette Valley the most fertile and productive area in Oregon.
A wet prairie in Jackson Frazier Natural Area, Corvallis
Benton Soil And Water Conservation District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Benton Soil And Water Conservation District
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Benton Soil And Water Conservation District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Benton Soil And Water Conservation District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
