Cushing Falls

{{Short description|Waterfall along Fifteenmile Creek}}

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| elevation = {{convert|128|ft|abbr=on}}

| height = {{convert|8|ft|abbr=on}}

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Cushing Falls, is a waterfall located south of Seufert County park on the shore of the Columbia River, just east of The Dalles, in Wasco County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.{{cite web|title=Cushing Falls|url=https://www.waterfallsnorthwest.com/waterfall/Cushing-Falls-3985|website=Northwest Waterfall Survey|accessdate=1 July 2017}} It totals 8 feet waterfall along the course of Fifteenmile Creek surrounded by a dryer natural environment than the western flank of the Columbia Gorge.{{cite book |last= Plumb|first= Gregory |date= 2013|title= Waterfall Lover's Guide Pacific Northwest: Where to Find Hundreds of Spectacular Waterfalls in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=uUQUCgAAQBAJ|location= |publisher= Mountaineers Books|page= |isbn= 1594857547|author-link= }}

Location

The waters of the Fifteenmile Creek and Cushing Falls as well as Petersburg Falls further upstream, are located at a point where the Rain Shadow effect downside of the Columbia Gorge. The trail that leads to the waterfall spins off the left side of SE Frontage road.

See also

References

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Category:Waterfalls of Oregon

Category:Parks in Wasco County, Oregon

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