Twister Falls

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Twister Falls

Location	Hood River County, Oregon
Coordinates	45°34′55″N 121°51′07″W / 45.582°N 121.852°W / 45.582; -121.852Coordinates: 45°34′55″N 121°51′07″W / 45.582°N 121.852°W / 45.582; -121.852^[1]
Type	Tiered
Total height	140 feet
Number of drops	3

Twister Falls^{[citation needed]} (also known as Crossover Falls,^{[citation needed]} Crisscross Falls,^{[citation needed]} Bowtie Falls,^{[citation needed]} and Eagle Creek Falls^[1]) is a prominent waterfall that is formed as Eagle Creek cascades 140 feet (43 m) into a narrow canyon and forms two streams that appear to "twist" around each other, hence the name "twister". The falls begin with a small sliding cascade that drops 5 feet (1.5 m) over a rocky slope into a pool, followed by some rapids. The next tier is the twisting tier, which plunges 50 feet (15 m). Before this point, a small portion of the stream splits off and makes a sheer plunge of approximately equal height down the canyon. Then, the waters combine and form a final drop of 80 feet (24 m).^[2]

Name

The waterfall has not been named by the USGS, but has been called Twister Falls for its unusual nature.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Twister Falls". Portland Hikers Field Guide. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
↑ "Twister Falls—Hood River County, Oregon". Northwest Waterfall Survey. Retrieved 2009-02-01.

Waterfalls of Oregon

Columbia Gorge

(west to east)	Latourell Falls Bridal Veil Falls Coopey Falls Wahkeena Falls Fairy Falls Multnomah Falls Horsetail Falls Oneonta Gorge 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 Tumalo Falls Upper Chush Falls

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Twister Falls

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