Metlako Falls
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Location | Eagle Creek, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Hood River County, Oregon, USA |
Type | Punchbowl |
Total height | 101 feet |
Number of drops | 1 |
Longest drop | 101 feet |
Total width | 20 feet |
Metlako Falls is a waterfall on Eagle Creek in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in Hood River County, Oregon, United States. It is the furthest downstream of the major waterfalls on Eagle Creek. Like upstream Punch Bowl Falls, Metlako is also in the form of a punchbowl. The falls is 101 feet (31 m) tall, though people have measured it anywhere from 100 feet (30 m) to 150 feet (46 m) tall. It is the upstream limit for salmon spawning in Eagle Creek.
Naming
The waterfall was discovered and named by a committee of the Mazamas in 1915 after Metlako, the Indian goddess of salmon, likely because it is the upstream limit for salmon spawning in Eagle Creek.
See also
Sources
- http://www.waterfallsnorthwest.com/waterfall.php?num=1561&p=0
- http://www.waterfallswest.com/or_metlako.html
Coordinates: 45°37′31″N 121°53′48″W / 45.6253°N 121.8968°W
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