Middle North Falls Explained

Middle North Falls
Location:	Silver Falls State Park
Type:	Plunge
Elevation:	1149feet^[1]
Height:	106feet^[2]
Average Flow:	100cuft/s
Coords:	44.8886°N -122.6431°W

Middle North Falls, is a waterfall located in the Silver Falls State Park at the east end of the city of Salem, in Marion County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located in a privileged area on the west foothills where Mount Hood National Forest meets with the Middle Santiam Wilderness. Several prominent waterfalls are located in the Park along Trail of Ten Falls: South Falls, Lower South Falls, Drake Falls, and Lower North Falls—among others.

Location

Middle North Falls is created along the course of the North Fork Silver Creek and it sits on the north section of Silver Falls State Park Trail of Ten Falls, along Winter Falls Loop.^[3] Middle North Falls is one of four waterfalls in the Park that features a separate trail behind waterfall. The trail leading behind Middle North Falls is a dead-end, constructed purely to allow access to additional views of the waterfall.

See also

• List of waterfalls in Oregon

Notes and References

1. Web site: Middle North Falls Marion County, Oregon. Northwest Waterfall Survey. 6 May 2017.
2. Web site: Middle North Falls. World Waterfall Database. 5 May 2017.
3. Web site: Silver Falls State Park Trail of Ten Falls. Oregon State Parks. 6 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170523035157/http://oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=main.loadFile&load=_siteFiles%2Fpublications%2F38584_SF_Trail_of_10_Falls_B_W_%28lowres%29102701.pdf. 23 May 2017. dead.