§ 9.277. Goose Gap.
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(a)Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this section is "Goose Gap". For purposes of part 4 of this chapter, "Goose Gap" is a term of viticultural significance.
(b)Approved maps. The 4 United States Geological Survey
(USGS)1:24,000 scale topographic maps used to determine the boundary of the Goose Gap viticultural area are titled:
(1)Benton City, WA, 2017;
(2)Richland, WA, 2017;
(3)Badger Mountain, WA, 2017; and
(4)Webber Canyon, WA, 2017.
(c)Boundary. The Goose Gap viticultural area is located in Benton County, Washington. The boundary of the Goose Gap viticultural area is as described in paragraphs (c)(1) through
(12)of this section:
(1)The beginning point is on the Benton City map at the intersection of Sections 10, 11, 15, and 14, T9N/R27E. From the beginning point, proceed southwesterly in a straight line for approximately 250 feet to the 700-foot elevation contour in Section 15, T9N/R27E; then
(2)Proceed southwesterly along the 700-ft elevation contour to its westernmost point in Section 15, T9N/R27E; then
(3)Proceed southwesterly in a straight line to intersection of the 700-foot elevation contour and an unnamed intermittent stream in Section 16, T9N/R27E; then
(4)Proceed southwesterly along the unnamed intermittent stream to its intersection with the 600-foot elevation contour in Section 20, T9N/R27E; then
(5)Proceed south, then southwesterly along the 600-foot elevation contour, crossing onto the Webber Canyon map, for a total of approximately 3 miles to the intersection of the 600-foot elevation contour and the western boundary of Section 27, T9N/R27E; then
(6)Proceed south along the western boundary of Section 27 to its intersection with the railroad tracks; then
(7)Proceed southeasterly along the railroad tracks, crossing onto the Badger Mountain map, and continuing along the railroad tracks for a total of approximately 3 miles to the intersection of the railroad tracks with Dallas Road in Section 36, T9N/R27E; then
(8)Proceed east, then north along Dallas Road for approximately 2 miles to its intersection with Interstate 182 in Section 20, T9N/R28E; then
(9)Proceed west along Interstate 182 and onto the ramp to Interstate 82, and continue northwesterly along Interstate 82, crossing over the southwestern corner of the Richland map and onto the Benton City map, to the intersection of Interstate 82 and an intermittent stream in Section 13, T9N/R27E; then
(10)Proceed northwesterly along the intermittent stream to its intersection with E. Kennedy Road NE in Section 13, T9N/R27E; then
(11)Proceed north in a straight line to the northern boundary of Section 13, T9N/R27E; then
(12)Proceed westerly along the northern boundaries of Sections 13 and 14, returning to the beginning point. \[T.D. TTB-170 86 FR 34954, July 1, 2021\]