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Wahclella Falls is a waterfall along
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, a tributary of the
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, United States. It enters the river within the
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Description

The Columbia River Highway splits around Exit #40 that leads to the
Bonneville Dam Bonneville Lock and Dam consists of several run-of-the-river dam structures that together complete a span of the Columbia River between the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington at River Mile 146.1. The dam is located east of Portland, Oregon, ...
. The parking and access area for Wahclella Falls is slightly down the hill and to the right (for eastbound traffic) of the entrance to the dam. Wahclella is at the midpoint of the well maintained trail number 436 loop that forms a roundtrip. The falls are divided into upper and lower segments with a combined height of , the upper section is not completely visible while the fully visible lower segment stands in height as it thunders out of a narrow gorge carved through dark gray basalt. The plunge pool has a picturesque quality due to the surrounding natural walls that form a semi-circular rotunda extending from the falls to the main vantage point. As with most waterfalls, Wahclella does exhibit some seasonality of water flow. However, because Tanner Creek is sourced primarily by an underground spring, the flow is never dramatically affected by adverse weather. Wahclella Falls was named after a nearby village of Native Americans by the Mazama mountaineering club in 1915. The
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charges a fee or requires a pass for parking at the trail head.


See also

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List of waterfalls in Oregon There are at least 238 waterfalls in the U.S. state of Oregon. See also * Lists of Oregon-related topics {{United States topic, navbar=plain, title= Waterfalls in the United States, prefix=List of waterfalls in Oreg ...


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