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Upper Cedar Falls   (Confirmed)
   King County, Washington

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Upper Cedar Falls, or just Cedar Falls as it is more commonly known, is the only waterfall accessible to the public within the closed Cedar River Watershed. The falls can only be accessed on guided tours run out of the Cedar River Watershed Education Center at Rattlesnake Lake which are offered sporadically over the summer months (1-hour waterfall only tours are usually run about 8-10 times a year, while 3-hour long tours of the watershed are run from mid July through the end of August). Because much of the Cedar River is drawn off for both hydroelectric generation and for use as a primary source of Seattle's water supply, the falls are greatly diminished from mid-summer onward.

HISTORY AND NAMING INFORMATION

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

Latitude

47.41888 N

Longitude

-121.76683 W

Elevation

1246 feet

USGS Quadrangle

Chester Morse Lake 7 1/2"

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OTHER NEARBY WATERFALLS

Name

Distance

Middle Cedar Falls

0.135 miles

Lower Cedar Falls

0.46 miles

Lost Creek Falls

0.958 miles

Fish Creek Falls

1.56 miles

Boxley Creek Falls

4.234 miles

Iron Horse Falls

4.507 miles

Twin Falls

5.944 miles

Unnamed Waterfall

7.361 miles

Change Creek Falls

7.821 miles

 

 

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NOT RATED

 

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PHYSICAL MAKEUP

Height

 

Tallest Drop

 

Num. Drops

2

AVG. Width

 

Pitch

Run

 

Primary Form

Tiered Horsetails

 

Watershed

Cedar River

Stream

Cedar River

AVG. Volume

75.0 cfs

Source

Runoff

Seasonality

Best Flows

 
 

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UPDATE HISTORY

Jul 01, 2012

Edited basic information about this waterfall

 
 
 
 
 

 

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