Palouse Falls | |
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Location | Franklin / Whitman counties, Washington, United States |
Coordinates | 46°39′49″N 118°13′25″W / 46.66361°N 118.22361°W[1] |
Elevation | 725 feet (221 m) |
Total height | 200 feet (61 m) |
Palouse Falls State Park | |
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Location | Washington, United States |
Area | 94 acres (38 ha) |
Elevation | 784 ft (239 m)[1] |
Established | 1951 |
Operator | Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission |
Website | Palouse Falls State Park |
Palouse Falls is a waterfall in the northwest United States on the Palouse River, about four miles (6 km) upstream of its confluence with the Snake River in southeast Washington. Within the 94-acre (38 ha) Palouse Falls State Park, the falls are 200 feet (61 m) in height,[2] and consist of an upper fall with a drop around twenty feet (6 m), which lies 1,000 feet (300 m) north-northwest of the main drop, and a lower fall.