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[[Category:Columbia River Gorge]]
 
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[[Category:Northwest Oregon]]
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[[Category:Creeks]]
 
[[Category:Waterfalls]]
 
[[Category:Waterfalls]]
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[[Category:Historic Sites]]
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[[Category:Destinations]]
  
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[[Image:DryCreekFalls1.JPG|thumb|400px|Dry Creek Falls]]
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[[Image:DryCreekFalls1.JPG|thumb|400px|Dry Creek Falls ''(Jeff Black)'']]
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[[Image:DryCreekFalls4.jpg|thumb|250px|Dry Creek Falls in winter ''(Cheryl Hill)'']]
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[[Image:DryCreekFalls2.JPG|thumb|250px|Abandoned waterworks on Dry Creek ''(Jeff Black)'']]
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[[Image:DryCreekFalls3.JPG|thumb|188px|Dry Creek Falls ''(Steve Hart)'']]
  
 
* Hikes to this location:
 
* Hikes to this location:
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* {{Hike ring|trailhead=Bridge of the Gods Trailhead|hike=Dry Creek Falls Hike|log=Dry Creek Falls Hike/Log|previous=Dry Creek Bridge|next=Dry Creek Falls}}
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** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Bridge of the Gods Trailhead|hike=Dry Creek Falls Hike|log=Dry Creek Falls Hike/Log|previous=Pacific Crest-Rudolph Spur Trail Junction|next=Dry Creek Falls}}
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{{Maplinkinfo|latitude=45.65701|longitude=-121.86645}}
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** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Bridge of the Gods Trailhead|hike=Herman Creek Pinnacles via the PCT Hike|log=Herman Creek Pinnacles via the PCT Hike/Log|previous=Pacific Crest-Rudolph Spur Trail Junction|next=Dry Creek Bridge}}
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* Elevation: 1000 feet
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** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Angels Rest Trailhead|hike=Columbia Gorge Traverse Hike|log=Columbia Gorge Traverse Hike/Log|previous=Pacific Crest-Rudolph Spur Trail Junction|next=Dry Creek Bridge}}
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{{maplinkinfo|latitude=45.65701|longitude=-121.86645}}
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* Elevation: 865 feet
  
 
=== Description ===
 
=== Description ===
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[[Image:DryCreekFalls2.JPG|thumb|250px|Abandoned waterworks on Dry Creek]]
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Despite its name, Dry Creek is far from dry. Dry Creek Falls is one of the more impressive waterfalls in the [[Columbia River Gorge|Gorge]]. The waterfall is a horsetail, dropping through a weaker section in a large flow of columnar basalt. In fact the falls include several tiers above the one that is visible, but technical equipment is required to reach and explore these.
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Despite its name, Dry Creek is far from dry. Dry Creek Falls is one of the more impressive waterfalls in the Gorge. The waterfall is a Horsetail form, dropping through a thinner spot in a large flow of columnar basalt.
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Just below the falls is an abandoned water control structure that once provided the city of Cascade Locks with water.
 
Just below the falls is an abandoned water control structure that once provided the city of Cascade Locks with water.
  
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=== Trip Reports ===
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=== More Links ===
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(Click [http://portlandhikers.com/forums/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=8 here] to add your own)
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* [http://www.columbiarivergorge.info/dry-creek-falls.html  Dry Creek Falls (Columbia River Gorge)]
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* [https://www.waterfallsnorthwest.com/waterfall/Dry-Creek-Falls-4013  Dry Creek Falls (Northwest Waterfall Survey)]
  
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=== Related Discussions / Q&A ===
 
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(Click [http://portlandhikers.com/forums/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=141 here] to ask a question or start a conversation)
 
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=== Guidebooks that cover this destination ===
 
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* ''Day Hike! Columbia Gorge'', by Seabury Blair, Jr.
 
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* ''Afoot and Afield Portland/Vancouver'', by Douglas Lorain
 
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* ''35 Hiking Trails, Columbia River Gorge'', by Don & Roberta Lowe
 
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* ''Columbia River Gorge, 42 Scenic Hikes'', by Don & Roberta Lowe
 
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* ''Hiking the Columbia River Gorge'' - 1st and 2nd Editions, by Russ Schneider
 
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* ''100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon'' - 3rd Edition, by William L Sullivan
 
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=== Contributors ===
 
=== Contributors ===
 
* [[User:Stevefromdodge|Stevefromdodge]] (creator)
 
* [[User:Stevefromdodge|Stevefromdodge]] (creator)

Revision as of 22:01, 22 September 2021

Dry Creek Falls (Jeff Black)
Dry Creek Falls in winter (Cheryl Hill)
Abandoned waterworks on Dry Creek (Jeff Black)
File:DryCreekFalls3.JPG
Dry Creek Falls (Steve Hart)

Description

Despite its name, Dry Creek is far from dry. Dry Creek Falls is one of the more impressive waterfalls in the Gorge. The waterfall is a horsetail, dropping through a weaker section in a large flow of columnar basalt. In fact the falls include several tiers above the one that is visible, but technical equipment is required to reach and explore these.

Just below the falls is an abandoned water control structure that once provided the city of Cascade Locks with water.

More Links


Contributors

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