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Elowah Falls

Elowah Falls

Waterfall in Columbia River Gorge

Elowah Falls, also called McCord Creek Falls, is a 213-foot waterfall on the Columbia River Gorge, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States.[1] Elowah Falls is one of several waterfalls along McCord Creek. The Creek and the waterfall are within the limits of the John B. Yeon State Scenic Corridor.

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The name of the waterfall carried the name of the creek that forms it: McCord Falls. In 1915 the Mazamas successfully had the falls renamed to Elowah. The meaning of the term is unknown.

Description

The waterfall is formed as McCord Creek is forced into a narrow channel by sheer cliffs and shoots at high velocity into a natural amphitheater of layered basalt.[2] Lichens and mosses are very common, covering about 80 percent of the ground surface under and around the vascular plants.[1]

See also

Sources

  1. [1]
    "Elowah Falls Multnomah County, Oregon". Northwest Waterfall Survey. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Elowah Falls Hike". OregonHikers.org. Retrieved 2016-05-25.


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