Butte Falls (Jackson County, Oregon) Explained

Butte Falls
Location:	Big Butte Creek
Type:	Curtain
Elevation:	2358feet^[1]
Height:	15feet^[2]
Average Flow:	500cuft/s800cuft/s
Coords:	42.5458°N -122.5619°W^[3]

Butte Falls is a waterfall located near the town of Butte Falls in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.^[1] It totals 15feet tall in one wide cascade and is runnable by whitewater kayak on the right side shooting into a large bowl.^[2] In the past, the waterfall was the site of a water-driven sawmill that led to the town of Butte Falls.^[4]

See also

• Other waterfalls in Oregon with similar names:
  • Butte Creek and its Butte Creek Falls
  • Upper Butte Creek Falls

Notes and References

1. Web site: Butte Falls Jackson County, Oregon. Northwest Waterfall Survey. 9 June 2017.
2. Web site: Big Butte Creek, Oregon, US—Butte Falls to Netherlands Rd. American Whitewater. 30 April 2017.
3. 1155403. Butte Falls. 10 October 2019.
4. Web site: Butte Falls. SouthernOregon.com. 3 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20161017170739/http://www.southernoregon.com/waterfalls/butte.html. 17 October 2016. dead.