Cushing Falls

Cushings Falls
Location South Fork Coquille River
Coordinates 45°36′42″N 121°07′11″W / 45.61167°N 121.11972°W / 45.61167; -121.11972Coordinates: 45°36′42″N 121°07′11″W / 45.61167°N 121.11972°W / 45.61167; -121.11972
Type Staircase
Elevation 128 ft (39 m)
Total height 8 ft (2.4 m)
Number of drops 2
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 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

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

References

  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.
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