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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
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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 The 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

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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

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References

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  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.