Type Plunge Height 43 m | Total height 140 feet Number of drops 1 | |
Address Mt Hood National Forest, Eagle Benson Trail #434, Cascade Locks, OR 97014, USA Similar Cascade Range, Twister Falls, Camp Benson Falls, Hole‑in‑the‑Wall Falls, Coopey Falls | ||
Wy east falls columbia river gorge oregon
Wy'east Falls (also Wyeast Falls or Wy East Falls) is a waterfall on a small tributary of Eagle Creek in Hood River County, Oregon, U.S.
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The waterfall is formed by an unnamed, spring-fed stream that plunges 140 feet (43 m) over the Eagle Creek basalt formation. The creek cuts through a narrow and steep ravine and spills off a basalt ledge, plunging in a thin sheet about 10 feet (3.0 m) wide, into a shallow, gravelly pool. The creek then flows for about 300 feet (91 m) before emptying into Eagle Creek shortly downstream of Tunnel Falls.
Wy east falls columbia river gorge oregon
Name
The waterfall was named Wy'east after the nearby campsite, which in turn takes its name from the Indian name, Wy'east, for the nearby volcano Mount Hood.
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