Cushings Falls | |
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Location | South Fork Coquille River |
Coordinates | 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 The Dalles, in Wasco County, in the U.S. stateofOregon.[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]
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.
Waterfalls of Oregon
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