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Benson Falls   (Confirmed)
   Hood River County, Oregon

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Benson Falls is located along a small stream that drops into Eagle Creek a few hundred feet upstream of High Bridge. The falls are tucked deep in a recess in the canyon and the main drop cannot be seen from the Eagle Creek trail due to the surrounding trees. There is a small drop on the stream where it enters Eagle Creek, no more than 15 feet tall, but the main part of the falls is thought to be closer to 200 feet tall. The falls are definitely in close enough proximity to High Bridge that bushwhacking along the rim of the gorge is plausible, but the slope looks prohibitively steep, and I would not recommend this be attempted without climbing gear.

HISTORY AND NAMING INFORMATION

  • Benson Falls is the name of this waterfall.

Latitude

45.60857 N

Longitude

-121.87892 W

Elevation

1014 feet

USGS Quadrangle

Tanner Butte 7 1/2"

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OTHER NEARBY WATERFALLS

Name

Distance

Loowit Falls

0.429 miles

Skoonichuk Falls

0.463 miles

Upper Loowit Falls

0.682 miles

Four Mile Falls

0.693 miles

Middle Four Mile Falls

0.83 miles

Tenas Falls

1.016 miles

Upper Four Mile Falls

1.12 miles

Little Black Bear Falls

1.161 miles

Black Bear Falls

1.217 miles

Unnamed Waterfall

1.653 miles

 

 

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Magnitude

 

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Unrated

RATING

NOT RATED

 

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PHYSICAL MAKEUP

Height

 

Tallest Drop

 

Num. Drops

AVG. Width

 

Pitch

Run

 

Primary Form

 

Watershed

Columbia River (Snake River to Portland)

Stream

Unnamed

AVG. Volume

5.0 cfs

Source

Unknown

Seasonality

6 months

Best Flows

Winter - Spring

 
 

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UPDATE HISTORY

May 21, 2011

Edited Waterfall Information

 
 
 
 
 

 

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