Lower North Falls | |
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Lower North Falls in the Fall | |
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Location | Silver Falls State Park |
Coordinates | 44°53′29″N122°38′47″W / 44.89139°N 122.64639°W /44.89139; -122.64639 |
Type | Plunge |
Elevation | 1,058 ft (322 m) |
Total height | 30 ft (9.1 m)[1] |
Average flow rate | 100 cu ft/s (2.8 m3/s) |
Lower North Falls, is awaterfall located in theSilver Falls State Park at the east end of the city ofSalem, inMarion County, in theU.S. state ofOregon. It is located in a privileged area on the west foothills whereMount Hood National Forest meets with theMiddle Santiam Wilderness. Several prominent waterfalls are located in the Park along Trail of Ten Falls includingSouth Falls,Drake Falls,Middle North Falls andWinter Falls.
Lower North Falls is the last of six waterfalls created along the course of North Silver Creek and is the furthest from the Silver Falls State Park Trail of Ten Falls, along Canyon Trail, a quarter of a mile north ofDrake Falls.[2]Double Falls forms a few yards upstream through Hullt Creek, a tributary of the North Fork Silver Creek.