Moyie Falls

Moyie Falls
Location Boundary County, Idaho
Coordinates 48°53′49″N 116°10′32″W / 48.89694°N 116.17556°W / 48.89694; -116.17556Coordinates: 48°53′49″N 116°10′32″W / 48.89694°N 116.17556°W / 48.89694; -116.17556
Elevation 1,936 feet (590 m)
Total height 85 feet (26 m)[1]
Watercourse Moyie River

Moyie Falls el. 1,936 feet (590 m), Boundary County, Idaho, is an 85 foot (26 m) waterfall on the Moyie River [2] Crashing through a rocky canyon, the Moyie River descends in tiered form. While the upper portion plummets 60 to 100 feet under an obsolete bridge connecting the gorge, the lower portion tumbles 20 to 40 feet.

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Notes

  1. ↑ "Northwest Waterfall Survey-Moyie Falls". Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  2. ↑ "Moyie Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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