Paulina Creek Falls, Oregon
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Volcanoguy
N 43° 42.743 W 121° 16.948
10T E 638365 N 4841361
Paulina Creek Falls are a pair of 80 foot falls on Paulina Creek just below Paulina Lake.
Waymark Code: WM4HE
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2005
Views: 35
Twin 80-foot falls on Paulina Creek a third of a mile below Paulina Lake. Viewpoints at top on both sides of creek and also one below falls. Besure to also check out the Photos Then and Now Waymark WM295. For more information on Paulina Creek Falls visit the Waterfalls of the Pacific Northwest website.
Paulina Creek is undersized for the features found along the channel, it’s average annual discharge is 18 cubic feet per second. Between 2000 and 4000 years ago a small waterfall reached Paulina Lake and dropped the lake’s level by about 8 feet. This resulted in a flood with an estimated discharge rate of about 7000 cubic feet per second (almost 400 times the annual rate). The flood lasted no more than two days. This flood formed the many large scale features found along Paulina Creek. Here at Paulina Creek Falls there was one continuous falls over 200 feet wide with water about 10 feet deep across the entire falls.
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