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Salmon Falls
   Lane County, Oregon

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Salmon Falls is a wide, moderately high volume waterfall of about 8 feet in height along Salmon Creek, just outside of Oakridge. The falls occur where Salmon Creek intersects a broad sloping shelf of basalt and splits around a small promontory in two sliding segments, one side being markedly steeper than the other. The falls are found within a small campground and can most likely be accessed all year long.

HISTORY AND NAMING INFORMATION

  • Salmon Falls is the Official name of this waterfall.

LOCATION AND DIRECTIONS

Located near Oakridge, off Salmon Creek Road. At the east end of Oakridge, turn left onto Fish Hatchery Road and follow it for 1-½ miles to Salmon Creek Road. Turn right and proceed 3 ¾ miles to Salmon Creek Falls Campground. The falls are found at the south end of the campground.

Latitude

43.76144 N

Longitude

-122.37483 W

Elevation

1483 feet

USGS Quadrangle

Elkhorn 7 1/2"

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Distance

Needle Falls

0.254 miles

 

 

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Magnitude

41.07

IWC

2.83  (Class 3)

RATING

54.17 %

 

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PHYSICAL MAKEUP

Height

8 feet

Tallest Drop

8 feet

Num. Drops

1

AVG. Width

100 feet

Pitch

77 degrees

Run

15 feet

Primary Form

Segmented Gradual Cascade

 

Watershed

Willamette River

Stream

Salmon Creek

AVG. Volume

400.0 cfs

Source

Lake

Seasonality

Best Flows

Year Round

 
 

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UPDATE HISTORY

Jul 27, 2011

Added a picture(s) of this waterfall

 
 
 
 
 

 

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