Beaver Falls (Columbia County, Oregon)

Not to be confused with Beaver Creek Falls (Lane County, Oregon).

Beaver Falls
Beaver Falls in March 2019.
Location	Columbia River Gorge
Coordinates	46.10444°N 123.12417°W / 46.10444; -123.12417
Type	Vertical Curtain
Elevation	233 ft (71 m)
Total height	48 ft (15 m)
Average flow rate	50 cu ft/s (1.4 m^3/s)

Beaver Falls, is a waterfall located on Beaver Creek near the town of Clatskanie in Columbia County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.^[1]

Description

The waterfall is formed as Beaver Creek sheets out onto a wide channel over a 40 foot wide chute at high velocity, falling into a natural amphitheater of layered basalt.^[1] Beaver Falls Trail leads to Beaver Falls in 0.3 miles (0.48 km) from a trailhead on Beaver Falls Road.^[2] The waterfall and trail are surrounded by Douglas fir, western red-cedar, western hemlock, and big-leaf maple. Sword fern, Oregon grape, and salal are very common plant life growing beneath the forest canopy.^[3]

See also

• List of waterfalls in Oregon

References

1. "Beaver Falls Columbia County, Oregon". Northwest Waterfall Survey. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
2. "Beaver Falls in Clatskanie, Oregon". hikespeak.com. Hikespeak. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
3. "Beaver Falls Hike". OregonHikers.org. Retrieved 8 June 2017.