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Wiesendanger Falls
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Location Columbia River Gorge
Coordinates 45°34′28″N 122°06′28″W / 45.57444°N 122.10778°W / 45.57444; -122.10778
Type Plunge
Elevation 969 ft (295 m)
Total height 50 ft (15 m)
Average
flow rate
150 cu ft/s (4.2 m3/s)

Wiesendanger Falls, also known as Double Falls and Twanklaskie Falls, is a 50-foot waterfall on the Columbia River Gorge, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States. Its main drop is 50 feet and is located upstream of Multnomah Falls and accessed through the Multnomah-Wahkeena Loop Hike.

History

The name of the waterfall is from Albert Wiesendanger, a notable USDA Forest Service worker in the first half of the 20th century. The name is spelled "Wiesendanger" on a commemorating plaque on the trail to the waterfall, with the "i" before the "e". Other sources spell the vowels in reverse, the "e" before the "i".

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