Beaver Falls, is a waterfall located on Beaver Creek near the town of Clatskanie in Columbia County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1]
| Beaver Falls | |
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 Beaver Falls in March 2019. | |
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| Location | Columbia River Gorge |
| Coordinates | 46°06′16″N 123°07′27″W / 46.10444°N 123.12417°W |
| Type | Vertical Curtain |
| Elevation | 233 ft (71 m) |
| Total height | 48 ft (15 m) |
| Average flow rate | 50 cu ft/s (1.4 m3/s) |
Description
editThe waterfall is formed as Beaver Creek sheets out onto a wide channel over a 40 foot wide chute at high velocity, falling into a natural amphitheater of layered basalt.[1] Beaver Falls Trail leads to Beaver Falls in 0.3 miles (0.48 km) from a trailhead on Beaver Falls Road.[2] The waterfall and trail are surrounded by Douglas fir, western red-cedar, western hemlock, and big-leaf maple. Sword fern, Oregon grape, and salal are very common plant life growing beneath the forest canopy.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Beaver Falls Columbia County, Oregon". Northwest Waterfall Survey. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "Beaver Falls in Clatskanie, Oregon". hikespeak.com. Hikespeak. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "Beaver Falls Hike". OregonHikers.org. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
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