Beaver Falls (Columbia County, Oregon)
{{Short description|Waterfall in Northwest Oregon, United States}}
{{Distinguish|Beaver Creek Falls (Lane County, Oregon)}}
{{Infobox waterfall
| name = Beaver Falls
| photo = File:Beaver Falls Oregon.jpeg
| photo_caption = Beaver Falls in March 2019.
| location = Columbia River Gorge
| type = Vertical Curtain
| elevation = {{convert|233|ft|abbr=on}}
| height ={{convert|48|ft|abbr=on}}
| drop =
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| average_flow = {{convert|50|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
| coords = {{coord|46.10444|-123.12417|type:landmark_region:US-OR|display=inline,title}}
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Beaver Falls, is a waterfall located on Beaver Creek near the town of Clatskanie in Columbia County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.{{cite web|title=Beaver Falls Columbia County, Oregon|url=https://www.waterfallsnorthwest.com/waterfall/Beaver-Falls-4104|website=Northwest Waterfall Survey|accessdate=8 June 2017}}
Description
The waterfall is formed as Beaver Creek sheets out onto a wide channel over a 40 foot wide chute at high velocity, falling into a natural amphitheater of layered basalt. Beaver Falls Trail leads to Beaver Falls in {{convert|0.3|mi|km}} from a trailhead on Beaver Falls Road.{{cite web|title=Beaver Falls in Clatskanie, Oregon|url=https://www.hikespeak.com/trails/beaver-falls-hike-columbia-county-oregon/|website=hikespeak.com|publisher=Hikespeak|accessdate=19 December 2017}} The waterfall and trail are surrounded by Douglas fir, western red-cedar, western hemlock, and big-leaf maple. Sword fern, Oregon grape, and salal are very common plant life growing beneath the forest canopy.{{cite web|title=Beaver Falls Hike|url=http://www.oregonhikers.org/field_guide/Beaver_Falls_Hike|website=OregonHikers.org|publisher=|accessdate=8 June 2017}}
See also
References
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{{Waterfalls of Oregon}}
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