Mazama Falls, also referred to more simply as Wells Creek Falls (though this is incorrect, as there is a ''Wells Creek Falls'' downstream), is a waterfall on

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in the

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state of

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. At nearly high, it is said to be the largest waterfall in the Wells Creek watershed. The falls drops in three main tiers. The uppermost tier is formed as Wells Creek squeezes between a "pinched" cliff and falls over in a horsetail form, reminiscent of

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. Directly after this drop is a plunge, which falls into a water-sculpted bowl. The third tier is a short distance downstream, plunging about in a segmented form. The waterfall is also said to have four more smaller tiers, the largest of which is . The waterfall is easily seen from ''Wells Creek Road #33'' in the Mount Baker Wilderness Area, approximately from

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. About below Mazama Falls is the rapids called ''Lower Mazama Falls''. About downstream of Mazama Falls is Wells Creek Falls, a plunge.

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