Upper Chush Falls

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| name = Upper Chush Falls

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| coordinates = {{coord|44|08|34|N|121|41|05|W|type:landmark_region:US-OR_scale:50000_source:X|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coords_ref = {{cite web | work = Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) | publisher = United States Geological Survey | date = November 28, 1980 | url ={{Gnis3|1150263}} | title = Upper Chush Falls|access-date=April 30, 2012}}

| location = Cascade Range southwest of Sisters in the U.S. state of Oregon

| type = Horsetail

| elevation = {{convert|5630|ft|m}}

| height = {{convert|200|ft|m}}

| height_longest = {{convert|130|ft|m}}

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| watercourse = Whychus Creek

| average_flow = {{convert|40|ft3/s|m3/s}}

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Upper Chush Falls is a {{convert|200|ft|m|adj=on}} waterfall on Whychus Creek, in the Cascade Range southwest of Sisters in the U.S. state of Oregon. Chush Falls, a {{convert|50|ft|m|adj=on}} waterfall, is further downstream on the same creek. Lying between Chush and Upper Chush is a third waterfall, The Cascade.{{cite book|last=Anderson| first=David L.|title=Waterfalls of the Pacific Northwest|year=2007|pages=183–85|publisher=The Countryman Press|location=Woodstock, Vermont|isbn=978-0-88150-713-3}} These and several other falls on tributaries in the vicinity are within the Three Sisters Wilderness.{{cite web|title=Kaluwas Falls |publisher=Northwest Waterfall Survey |url=http://www.waterfallsnorthwest.com/nws/falls.php?&num=3711|access-date=May 2, 2012}} The Northwest Waterfall Survey lists the fall's average flow at {{convert|40|ft3/s|m3/s}}. The highest flows occur between May and August.

The United States Forest Service maintains the Chush Falls Trail, which runs along the east side of Whychus Creek and ends at an overlook above Chush Falls. From there, although the formal trail does not continue, hikers can follow the creek for about {{convert|0.5|mi|km|1}} to The Cascade.{{cite web|title=Chush Falls Trail|publisher=United States Forest Service|url=https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/deschutes/recreation|access-date=May 2, 2012}} The unofficial trail continues for about another {{convert|0.25|mi|km}} and ends at the base of Upper Whychus Falls. A Northwest Forest Pass is required for parking at the trailhead.