Butte Falls (Jackson County, Oregon)
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| Location | Big Butte Creek |
| Coordinates | 42°32′45″N 122°33′43″W / 42.54583°N 122.56194°W[3] |
| Type | Curtain |
| Elevation | 2,358 ft (719 m)[1] |
| Total height | 15 ft (4.6 m)[2] |
| Average flow rate | 500–800 cu ft/s (14–23 m3/s)[2] |
Butte Falls is a waterfall located near the town of Butte Falls in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1] It totals 15 feet (4.6 m) tall in one wide cascade and is runnable by whitewater kayak on the right side shooting into a large bowl.[2] In the past, the waterfall was the site of a water-driven sawmill that led to the town of Butte Falls.[4]
See also
[edit]- Other waterfalls in Oregon with similar names:
References
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- ^ a b "Butte Falls Jackson County, Oregon". Northwest Waterfall Survey. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ a b c "Big Butte Creek, Oregon, US—Butte Falls to Netherlands Rd". American Whitewater. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Butte Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Butte Falls". SouthernOregon.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
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