Fishhawk Falls

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Fishhawk Falls
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Fishhowk Falls
Location Lee Wooden County Park
Coordinates 45°57′30″N123°35′01″W / 45.95833°N 123.58361°W / 45.95833; -123.58361 Coordinates: 45°57′30″N123°35′01″W / 45.95833°N 123.58361°W / 45.95833; -123.58361
Type Steep Veiling Cascade
Elevation772 ft (235 m)
Total height72 ft (22 m)
Average
flow rate
20 cu ft/s (0.57 m3/s)

Fishhawk Falls, is a waterfall located along the Fishhawk Creek in Clatsop County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. [1] It totals 72 feet fall in one wide cascade and is the centerpiece attraction of the Lee Wooden Fishhawk Falls trailhead and Recreation Site. [2] Fishhawk Falls is located a mile from the Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area off of Highway 202 between Jewell and Astoria.

The Fishhawk Falls runs over exposed stacked basalt columns making a dike that is of identical composition to the Columbia River basalt. It forms part of a basalt flow, like those at Otter Rock and Hug Point, that rank among the longest on earth, approximately 300 miles from eastern Oregon and Washington. [2]

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References

  1. "Fishhawk Falls - Clatsop County, Oregon". Northwest Waterfall Survey. Retrieved 5 June 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. 1 2 "Lee Wooden Fishhawk Falls Park" (PDF). Clatsop County Parks. Retrieved 7 June 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)