Beaver Falls (Columbia County, Oregon) Explained

Beaver Falls
Location:Columbia River Gorge
Type:Vertical Curtain
Elevation:233feet
Height:48feet
Average Flow:50cuft/s
Coords:46.1044°N -123.1242°W

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]

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. Beaver Falls Trail leads to Beaver Falls in 0.3miles 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

Notes and References

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