Big Falls is a
waterfall located near the town of
Terrebonne in
Deschutes County
Deschutes County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 198,253. The county seat is Bend. The county was created in 1916 out of part of Crook County and was named for the Deschutes ...
, in the
U.S. state of
Oregon.
Big Falls is a mandatory
portage
Portage or portaging (Canada: ; ) is the practice of carrying water craft or cargo over land, either around an obstacle in a river, or between two bodies of water. A path where items are regularly carried between bodies of water is also called a ...
on the right of the cascade. The main channel should not be approached by water craft because of the rocky nature of the riverbed.
See also
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List of waterfalls in Oregon
References
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Waterfalls of Oregon
Parks in Deschutes County, Oregon
Waterfalls of Deschutes County, Oregon