Beaver Falls (Columbia County, Oregon)

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Beaver Falls in March 2019.
Beaver Falls (Columbia County, Oregon)
Location Columbia River Gorge
Coordinates 46°06′16″N123°07′27″W / 46.10444°N 123.12417°W / 46.10444; -123.12417 Coordinates: 46°06′16″N123°07′27″W / 46.10444°N 123.12417°W / 46.10444; -123.12417
Type Vertical Curtain
Elevation233 ft (71 m)
Total height48 ft (15 m)
Average
flow rate
50 cu ft/s (1.4 m3/s)

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]

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Description

The 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Beaver Falls Columbia County, Oregon". Northwest Waterfall Survey. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  2. "Beaver Falls in Clatskanie, Oregon". hikespeak.com. Hikespeak. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  3. "Beaver Falls Hike". OregonHikers.org. Retrieved 8 June 2017.