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Cedar Falls
   Okanogan County, Washington

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Cedar Creek is a large tributary of Early Winters Creek near its mouth west of Mazama. Its falls are one of the few well known waterfalls in the Mazama area. The gorge cut by Cedar Creek extends a good 3 miles upstream from its mouth, not quite culminating at this waterfall, but it gets a start with the falls, dropping 40 and 55 feet in two successive tiers. The two tiers cannot be seen together due to a grove of trees growing on the gorge wall, but each tier can be seen separately. The Cedar Creek trail is popular for stock use, so keep watch for road apples.

HISTORY AND NAMING INFORMATION

  • Cedar Falls is the Official name of this waterfall.
  • Known Alternate Names: Cedar Creek Falls

LOCATION AND DIRECTIONS

moderate access

Cedar Falls is located 2 miles up the Cedar Creek Trail near Mazama in the Okanogan National Forest. The trailhead is located at the end of Sandy Butte - Cedar Creek Road # 200, found 4 1/4 mile west of Mazama or 48 miles east of Diablo along Highway 20.

Latitude

48.55841 N

Longitude

-120.48042 W

Elevation

3546 feet

USGS Quadrangle

Mazama 7 1/2"

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OTHER NEARBY WATERFALLS

Name

Distance

Silver Star Falls

7.554 miles

Goat Wall Falls

7.987 miles

 

 

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Magnitude

59.27

IWC

2.7  (Class 3)

RATING

65.4 %

 

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PHYSICAL MAKEUP

Height

95 feet

Tallest Drop

55 feet

Num. Drops

2

AVG. Width

20 feet

Pitch

90 degrees

Run

40 feet

Primary Form

Tiered Plunges

 

Watershed

Methow River

Stream

Cedar Creek

AVG. Volume

200.0 cfs

Source

Lake

Seasonality

Best Flows

Year Round

 
 

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UPDATE HISTORY

Jul 12, 2011

Added a picture(s) of this waterfall

 
 
 
 
 

 

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