Wy'east Falls

Wy'east Falls
Location	Hood River County, Oregon, United States
Type	Plunge
Total height	140 feet
Number of drops	1

Wy'east Falls (also Wyeast Falls or Wy East Falls)^[1] is a waterfall on a small tributary of Eagle Creek in Hood River County, Oregon, U.S.

The waterfall is formed by an unnamed, spring-fed stream that plunges 140 feet (43 m) over the Eagle Creek basalt formation. The creek cuts through a narrow and steep ravine and spills off a basalt ledge, plunging in a thin sheet about 10 feet (3.0 m) wide, into a shallow, gravelly pool. The creek then flows for about 300 feet (91 m) before emptying into Eagle Creek shortly downstream of Tunnel Falls.

Name

The waterfall was named Wy'east after the nearby campsite, which in turn takes its name from the Indian name, Wy'east, for the nearby volcano Mount Hood.^[2]

References

↑ http://www.portlandhikersfieldguide.org/wiki/Talk:Eagle_Creek_to_Punchbowl_Falls_Hike
↑ http://www.waterfallsnorthwest.com/nws/waterfall.php?st=OR&num=1953 Wy'east Falls at Waterfalls Northwest

Coordinates: 45°35′34″N 121°51′52″W / 45.5927°N 121.8644°W / 45.5927; -121.8644

Waterfalls of Oregon

Columbia Gorge

(west to east)	Latourell Falls Bridal Veil Falls Coopey Falls Wahkeena Falls Fairy Falls Multnomah Falls Oneonta Gorge Horsetail Falls Wahclella Falls Camp Benson Falls Hole-in-the-Wall Falls Celilo Falls

Eagle Creek (north to south)	Wauna Falls Metlako Falls Lower Punch Bowl Falls Punch Bowl Falls Loowit Falls Skoonichuk Falls Tenas Falls Wy'east Falls Grand Union Falls Tunnel Falls Twister Falls Sevenmile Falls

Other areas

NW Oregon	Youngs River Falls Ki-a-Kuts Falls

Willamette Valley	Willamette Falls Silver Falls State Park Shellburg Falls Salt Creek Falls

Southern Cascades	Mill Creek Falls Toketee Falls Watson Falls Yakso Falls

Central Oregon	Benham Falls Dillon Falls Lava Island Falls Pringle Falls Tumalo Falls Upper Chush Falls

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Wy'east Falls

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