Cushing Falls

Waterfall along Fifteenmile Creek

45°36′42″N 121°07′11″W / 45.61167°N 121.11972°W / 45.61167; -121.11972TypeStaircaseElevation128 ft (39 m)Total height8 ft (2.4 m)Number of drops2Average
flow rate330 cu ft/s (9 m³/s)

Cushing Falls, is a waterfall located south of Seufert County park on the shore of the Columbia River, just east of The Dalles, in Wasco County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.^[1] It totals 8 feet waterfall along the course of Fifteenmile Creek surrounded by a dryer natural environment than the western flank of the Columbia Gorge.^[2]

Location

The waters of the Fifteenmile Creek and Cushing Falls as well as Petersburg Falls further upstream, are located at a point where the Rain Shadow effect downside of the Columbia Gorge. The trail that leads to the waterfall spins off the left side of SE Frontage road.

References

^ "Cushing Falls". Northwest Waterfall Survey. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
^ Plumb, Gregory (2013). Waterfall Lover's Guide Pacific Northwest: Where to Find Hundreds of Spectacular Waterfalls in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Mountaineers Books. ISBN 1594857547.

Waterfalls of Oregon

Columbia Gorge

(west to east)	Latourell Bridal Veil Coopey Wahkeena Fairy Multnomah Oneonta Gorge Horsetail Wahclella Camp Benson Hole-in-the-Wall Celilo
Eagle Creek (north to south)	Metlako Punch Bowl Wy'east Twister

Other areas

Northwest Oregon	Youngs River Ki-a-Kuts
Willamette Valley	Willamette Silver Falls State Park Double Drake Lower North Lower South Middle North North South Twin Upper North Winter Shellburg Salt Creek Proxy
Southern Cascades	Dillon Mill Creek Toketee Watson Yakso
Central Oregon	Benham Dillon Lava Island Paulina Creek Pringle Tumalo Upper Chush