Warren Creek Falls (Oregon)

Warren Creek Falls
Historic Columbia River Hwy, at Mitchell Point, the reason for Warren Creek Diversion
Location	Columbia River Gorge
Coordinates	45°41′08″N 121°42′05″W / 45.685633°N 121.701511°W / 45.685633; -121.701511Coordinates: 45°41′08″N 121°42′05″W / 45.685633°N 121.701511°W / 45.685633; -121.701511
Type	Cascade
Elevation	220 ft (67 m)

Warren Creek Falls, was a waterfall located in the Starvation Creek State Park at the north skirt of the Columbia River Gorge, in Hood River County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was located in a privileged area along the Historic Columbia River Highway, where several waterfalls are located in the Starvation Creek State Park, including Cabin Creek Falls, Lancaster Falls, and Starvation Creek Falls—all within 2 miles from each other. It is frequently referred as the name for Hole-in-the-Wall Falls, a few yards downstream of Warren Creek.^[1]

The remaining bedrock and its river trail are surrounded by forests in the heart of the Columbia Plateau, off the western skirt of Viento Ridge. When water levels of the diversion tunnel reach over the crest, the overflowing waters run the old natural course of Warren Creek and a stream falls down the old site of the diverted cascade.

History

Warren Creek Falls was formed as a result of the cataclysmic Missoula Floods, also known as Bretz Floods, about 13,000 years ago.^[2] In 1938 Warren Creek was diverted through a tunnel to prevent washouts of the newly constructed Columbia River Highway.^[3] The creation of the diversion shut off the natural cascade and formed Hole-in-the-Wall Falls downstream.

References

↑ "Starvation Creek Falls Clackamas County, Oregon". Northwest Waterfall Survey. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
↑ "Warren Falls Mystery… Solved!". WyEastBlog.org. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
↑ "Man-Made Waterfall Blocks Natural Fall in Columbia Gorge". opb.org. Retrieved 6 May 2017.

Waterfalls of Oregon

Columbia Gorge

(west to east)	Latourell Falls Bridal Veil Falls Coopey Falls Wahkeena Falls Fairy Falls Multnomah Falls Oneonta Gorge Horsetail Falls Wahclella Falls Camp Benson Falls Hole-in-the-Wall Falls Celilo Falls
Eagle Creek (north to south)	Wauna Falls Metlako Falls Lower Punch Bowl Falls Punch Bowl Falls Loowit Falls Skoonichuk Falls Tenas Falls Wy'east Falls Grand Union Falls Tunnel Falls Twister Falls Sevenmile Falls

Other areas

NW Oregon	Youngs River Falls Ki-a-Kuts Falls
Willamette Valley	Willamette Falls Silver Falls State Park Shellburg Falls Salt Creek Falls Proxy Falls
Southern Cascades	Mill Creek Falls Toketee Falls Watson Falls Yakso Falls
Central Oregon	Benham Falls Dillon Falls Lava Island Falls Paulina Creek Falls Pringle Falls Tumalo Falls Upper Chush Falls

Protected areas of Oregon

Federal

NPS

National Parks	Crater Lake
National Historic Parks and Sites	Fort Vancouver NHS Lewis and Clark NHP Nez Perce NHP
National Monuments	John Day Fossil Beds Newberry National Volcanic Monument (USFS) Oregon Caves

USFS

National Forests	Deschutes Fremont–Winema Malheur Mount Hood Ochoco Rogue River – Siskiyou Siuslaw Umatilla Umpqua Wallowa–Whitman Willamette
National Grasslands	Crooked River
National Recreation Areas	Hells Canyon Mount Hood Oregon Dunes Row River National Recreation Trail
Scenic Areas	Cape Perpetua Scenic Area Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

National Wildlife Refuge System	Ankeny Bandon Marsh Baskett Slough Bear Valley Cape Meares Cold Springs Deer Flat Hart Mountain Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer Klamath Marsh Lewis and Clark Lower Klamath Malheur McKay Creek Nestucca Bay Oregon Islands Siletz Bay Three Arch Rocks Tualatin River Umatilla Upper Klamath Wapato Lake William L. Finley
Wildernesses	Badger Creek Black Canyon Boulder Creek Bridge Creek Bull of the Woods Clackamas Copper Salmon Cummins Creek Diamond Peak Drift Creek Eagle Cap Gearhart Mountain Grassy Knob Hells Canyon Kalmiopsis Lower White River Mark O. Hatfield Menagerie Middle Santiam Mill Creek Monument Rock Mount Hood Mount Jefferson Mount Thielsen Mount Washington Mountain Lakes North Fork John Day North Fork Umatilla Opal Creek Oregon Badlands Oregon Islands Red Buttes Roaring River Rock Creek Rogue–Umpqua Divide Salmon–Huckleberry Sky Lakes Soda Mountain Spring Basin Steens Mountain Strawberry Mountain Table Rock Three Arch Rocks Three Sisters Waldo Lake Wenaha–Tucannon Wild Rogue
National Conservation Lands	Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area
National Wild and Scenic Rivers	List of Oregon's National Wild and Scenic Rivers
Other Protected Areas	Cascade Head Preserve Christmas Valley Sand Dunes Fossil Lake Area of Critical Environmental Concern Lost Forest Research Natural Area South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve Upper and Lower Table Rock Wildwood Recreation Site

State

Parks	List of Oregon's State Parks
Forests	Clatsop Elliott Gilchrist Santiam Sun Pass Tillamook
Wildlife Areas	Bridge Creek Dean Creek Denman E. E. Wilson Elkhorn Fern Ridge Irrigon Jewell Meadows Klamath Ladd Marsh Lower Deschutes Phillip W. Schneider Prineville Riverside Sauvie Island Snake River Islands Summer Lake Wenaha White River Willow Creek

Local

Metro	Blue Lake Cooper Mountain Glendoveer Graham Oaks Howell Oregon Zoo Oxbow Smith and Bybee Mount Talbert
Portland	Audubon Society of Portland Butterfly Park Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden Forest Park Hoyt Arboretum Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge Powell Butte Nature Park Tideman Johnson Natural Area Washington Park
Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District	Tualatin Hills Nature Park

Heritage registers: National Register of Historic Places; National Historic Landmarks; National Natural Landmarks; World Network of Biosphere Reserves

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Warren Creek Falls (Oregon)

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