Multnomah Falls
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N 45° 34.567 W 122° 06.850
10T E 569113 N 5047334
This amazing waterfall is the third tallest in the United States.
Waymark Code: WMVX6
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2006
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Multnomah Falls is a waterfall on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge, located east of Troutdale, between Corbett and Dodson, along the Columbia River Highway. This area has always been a popular highway attraction for those driving to Portland.
The falls drops in two major steps, split into an upper falls of 542 feet and a lower falls of 69 feet, with a gradual 9 foot drop in elevation between the two, so the total height of the waterfall is conventionally given as 620 feet.
Multnomah is often claimed, erroneously, to be the second tallest year-round waterfall in the United States. According to the list of waterfalls article, it would be the third-tallest.
Underground springs from Larch Mountain are the year-round source of water for the waterfall, augmented by spring runoff from the mountain's snow pack and rainwater during the other seasons.
A foot trail leads to Benson Footbridge, a 45-foot-long footbridge that allows visitors to cross 105 feet above the lower cascade. The trail continues to a platform at the top of the upper falls, the Larch Mountain Lookout, where visitors get a bird's-eye view of the Columbia Gorge and also of "Little Multnomah", a small cascade slightly upstream from the "upper" falls, which is not visible from ground level. The footbridge is named after Simon Benson, who had the bridge built in 1914.
Type: Plunge
Parking Coordinates: N 45° 34.626 W 122° 07.001
Watercourse: Larch Mountain Spring
Waterfall Height: 620
Seasonality: Perennial
Seasons of Best Flow: From: 01/01/2006 To: 12/31/2006
Viewpoint: Bottom
Path Up and Down: Full
Walk Behind: Fully
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