What is under Powell Butte?


A Portland Water Bureau reservior exists under Powell Butte.
And more such storage is being planned.
Actually, most of what is under Powell Butte is the volcanic rock pipe extending down to the magma chambers deep in the Earth.  Powell Butte is a currently inactive volcano, as are most of the isolated hills in the region.
 
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