Butte Falls | |
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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]