Koosah Falls
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Koosah Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 822 m. Three Fingered Jack stands 2,390 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Sahalie Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass runs past it.
The story
Koosah Falls, also known as Middle Falls, is the second of the three major waterfalls on the McKenzie River in the heart of the Willamette National Forest in Linn County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. The waterfall is notable for its main drop of 64 feet (20 m) that plunges into a considerable pool, south of Santiam Pass. Koosah Falls is located 0.5 miles (0.80 km) downstream south of Sahalie Falls, southeast of Salem, Oregon, northeast of Eugene, Oregon and west of Mt. Washington. The word koosah means "sky" in Chinook Jargon.
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Wikidata Q30624052, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 22.6 m
How to reach it
- On the McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass, National
- On the West Cascades, National
- 4.6 mi off the Over the Rivers and Through the Woods
- 24.2 mi off the Cascade Lakes, National
Overlooks nearby
- Koosah Falls Viewpoint · 1 mi
- Sahalie Falls Viewpoint · 1 mi
- Three Sisters Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Windy Point · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sand Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Browder Ridge: 4.9 mi
- Bunchgrass Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Wildcat Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Patjens Butte: 5.6 mi
- Ray Benson Sno-Park: 8.0 mi
- Elliot R Corbett II Memorial State Park: 12.0 mi
- Jeannie B. Harris Wayside: 14.0 mi
- H J Andrews Monument: 16.0 mi
- Hamlin Park: 19.0 mi
- Sahalie Falls: 0.4 mi
- Tamolitch Falls: 2.6 mi
- House Rock Falls: 12.4 mi
- Upper Proxy Falls: 13.1 mi
- Proxy Falls: 13.1 mi
- Great Springs: 2.3 mi
- Sister Springs: 15.2 mi
- Head of Jack Creek: 16.4 mi
- Paulina Spring: 16.5 mi
- Linton Spring: 16.9 mi
- Hackleman Old-Growth Grove: 5.9 mi
- Whychus Creek Wild and Scenic River (Scenic Area): 20.3 mi
- Indian Ford Meadow Preserve: 23.1 mi
- Cascadia State Park: 23.8 mi
- Camp Polk Meadow Preserve: 24.2 mi
- Clear Lake Day Use Area: 2.0 mi
- Olallie Day Use Area: 6.4 mi
- Lost Lake Day Use Area: 7.8 mi
- McKenzie Bridge Day Use Area: 14.6 mi
- Yellowbottom Day Use Site: 25.0 mi
- Crockett Lodge: 2.1 mi
- Clear Lake Resort: 2.1 mi
- Cold springs resort: 19.1 mi
- Terwilliger (Cougar) Hot Springs: 21.6 mi
- Kiwanis club: 22.4 mi
- Obsidian Cliffs: 13.8 mi
- Lane Plateau: 15.3 mi
- Tidbits Wall: 17.0 mi
- Tam McArthur Rim: 24.7 mi
- Blowout Cliff: 25.0 mi
- Secret Garden: 10.7 mi
- Sisters Community Garden: 22.9 mi
- Cougar: 21.6 mi
- Sisters Fine Woodworking: 22.6 mi
- Bigelow Hot Spring: 7.9 mi
- Sisters Museum: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Koosah Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Fingered Jack | NE 40° | 2,390 m | 12.1 mi |
| Mount Washington | E 96° | 2,376 m | 8.1 mi |
| Black Crater | ESE 113° | 2,210 m | 13.6 mi |
| Belknap Crater | ESE 118° | 2,095 m | 8.9 mi |
| Porcupine Rock | NE 37° | 2,013 m | 12.6 mi |
| Little Belknap | ESE 116° | 1,922 m | 9.6 mi |
| Harlow Crater | ESE 121° | 1,895 m | 13.3 mi |
| Four in One Cone | SE 135° | 1,893 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:12 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 15:44 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 33 |
| Precip in | 10.4 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 6.0 | 10.8 | 12.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belknap Springs 8 N, 4 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 526 | 518 | 502 | 599 | 667 | 544 | 374 | 290 | 244 | 239 | 352 | 517 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Mckenzie River AT Outlet OF Clear Lake, OR, 1 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3526619720
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