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Butte Falls (Jackson County, Oregon)

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Waterfall in Big Butte Creek
Butte Falls
LocationBig Butte Creek
Coordinates42°32′45″N 122°33′43″W / 42.54583°N 122.56194°W / 42.54583; -122.56194
TypeCurtain
Elevation2,358 ft (719 m)
Total height15 ft (4.6 m)
Average
flow rate
500–800 cu ft/s (14–23 m/s)

Butte Falls is a waterfall located near the town of Butte Falls in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It totals 15 feet (4.6 m) tall in one wide cascade and is runnable by whitewater kayak on the right side shooting into a large bowl. In the past, the waterfall was the site of a water-driven sawmill that led to the town of Butte Falls.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Butte Falls Jackson County, Oregon". Northwest Waterfall Survey. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Big Butte Creek, Oregon, US—Butte Falls to Netherlands Rd". American Whitewater. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  3. "Butte Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  4. "Butte Falls". SouthernOregon.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
Waterfalls of Oregon
Columbia Gorge
(west to east)
Eagle Creek
(north to south)
Other areas
Northwest Oregon
Willamette Valley
Southern Cascades
Central Oregon
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