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Waterfalls of the Columbia Gorge

The Columbia River Gorge is a truly remarkable river canyon which cuts the only sea-level route through the Cascade Mountain Range. It's 80 miles long and up to 4,000 feet deep with the north canyon walls in Washington State and the south canyon walls in Oregon State. Although the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area is know for it's plethora of recreational activities, we have found it's claim to fame are the waterfalls. You won't grow tired of these 77 beautiful cascades, most famous is Multnomah Falls which is the second highest year-round waterfall in the United States.

Other notable falls are:

Name	Height
Horsetail Falls	176 feet
Wahkeena Falls	242 feet
Latourell Falls	249 feet
Sheppards Dell	100 feet
Bridal Veil Falls	100-150'
Metlako Falls	100-150'