Wah Gwin Gwin Falls Explained

Wah Gwin Gwin Falls
Location:Hood River County, Oregon, U.S.
Coords:45.7119°N -121.5533°W
Elevation:2650NaN0
Type:Horsetail
Height:2070NaN0
Average Width:100NaN0
Number Drops:1
Average Flow:35ft3/s

Wah Gwin Gwin Falls, also known as Lullaby Falls, is a waterfall of Phelps Creek located in the property of the historic Columbia Gorge Hotel, in Hood River County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. The waterfall is notable for its main drop of 207feet that plunges through steep cascades into the Columbia River, south of the city of Hood River, Oregon.[1]

The waterfall runs next to a terrace built along the edge of the back side of the hotel. The terrace is flanked by a wall built with the same masonry ashlar technique of the entry way of the hotel.[2]

History

The name of the waterfall and the hotel with the same name that once sat on the lot prior to the Columbia Gorge Hotel may have stemmed from a Native American word that means "rushing waters".[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wah Gwin Gwin Falls Hood River County, Oregon . World Waterfall Database. 15 May 2017 .
  2. Book: Stewart, Donna . Ghosthunting Oregon. Clerisy Press. 2014 . 170. 978-1578605507.
  3. Book: Fromhold, Joachim . 2001 Indian Place Names of the West, Part 2: Listings by Nation. J. Fromhold . 2013 . Blackfalds, AB . 453. 978-1300389118.