Twister Falls (also known as Crossover Falls, Crisscross Falls, Bowtie Falls, and Eagle Creek Falls) is a prominent

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that is formed as Eagle Creek cascades into a narrow canyon and forms two streams that appear to "twist" around each other, hence the name "twister". The falls begin with a small sliding cascade that drops over a rocky slope into a pool, followed by some rapids. The next tier is the twisting tier, which plunges . Before this point, a small portion of the stream splits off and makes a sheer plunge of approximately equal height down the canyon. Then, the waters combine and form a final drop of .

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The waterfall has not been named by the

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, but has been called Twister Falls for its unusual nature.

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Waterfalls of Hood River County, Oregon Waterfalls of Oregon Mount Hood National Forest {{HoodRiverCountyOR-geo-stub

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