Tualatin Valley

Tualatin Valley
Tualatin Valley
	The Tualatin Valley from Bald Peak State Scenic Viewpoint
	The Tualatin River
Floor elevation	180 ft (55 m)
Geography
Location	Washington County & Clackamas County, Oregon
Borders on	Northern Oregon Coast Range (West); Tualatin Mountains (North and East); Chehalem Mountains (South);
Coordinates	45°30′38″N 122°59′19″W
	Coordinates

The Tualatin Valley is a farming and suburban region southwest of Portland, Oregon. The valley is formed by the meandering Tualatin River, a tributary of the Willamette River at the northwest corner of the Willamette Valley, east of the Northern Oregon Coast Range. Most of the valley is located within Washington County, separated from Portland by the Tualatin Mountains. Communities in the Tualatin Valley include Banks, Forest Grove, Cornelius, Hillsboro, Aloha, Beaverton, Sherwood, Tigard, and Tualatin.

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