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Cushing Falls

Coordinates: 45°36′42″N 121°07′11″W / 45.61167°N 121.11972°W / 45.61167; -121.11972
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Cushings Falls
Map
LocationSouth Fork Coquille River
Coordinates45°36′42″N 121°07′11″W / 45.61167°N 121.11972°W / 45.61167; -121.11972
TypeStaircase
Elevation128 ft (39 m)
Total height8 ft (2.4 m)
Number of drops2
Average
flow rate
330 cu ft/s (9 m3/s)

Cushing Falls, is a waterfall located south of Seufert County park on the shore of the Columbia River, just east of Dalles, in Wasco County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1] It totals 8 feet waterfall along the course of Fifteenmile Creek surrounded by a dryer natural environment than the western flank of the Columbia Gorge.[2]

Location

The waters of the Fifteenmile Creek and Cushing Falls as well as Petersburg Falls further upstream, are located at a point where the Rain Shadow effect downside of the Columbia Gorge. The trail that leads to the waterfall spins off the left side of SE Frontage road.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cushing Falls". Northwest Waterfall Survey. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  2. ^ Plumb, Gregory (2013). Waterfall Lover's Guide Pacific Northwest: Where to Find Hundreds of Spectacular Waterfalls in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Mountaineers Books. ISBN 1594857547.