Difference between revisions of "Dry Creek Falls"
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[[Image:DryCreekFalls2.JPG|thumb|250px|Abandoned waterworks on Dry Creek]] | [[Image:DryCreekFalls2.JPG|thumb|250px|Abandoned waterworks on Dry Creek]] | ||
− | 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 | + | 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. |
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. |
Revision as of 07:07, 12 February 2007
- Hikes containing this location:
- Dry Creek Falls Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 45.65701, -121.86645
- Elevation: 1000 feet
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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 form, dropping through a thinner spot in a large flow of columnar basalt.
Just below the falls is an abandoned water control structure that once provided the city of Cascade Locks with water.
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- Day Hike! Columbia Gorge, by Seabury Blair, Jr.
- Afoot and Afield Portland/Vancouver, by Douglas Lorain
- 35 Hiking Trails, Columbia River Gorge, by Don & Roberta Lowe
- Columbia River Gorge, 42 Scenic Hikes, by Don & Roberta Lowe
- Hiking the Columbia River Gorge - 1st and 2nd Editions, by Russ Schneider
- 100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon - 3rd Edition, by William L Sullivan
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