Metlako Falls is the final major waterfall along Eagle Creek.
Waterfalls with a longer Run will usually either be less steep, often cascading type waterfalls, or will feature multiple steps separated by shorter stretches of a more gradual gradient streambed.The system of classification of waterfall forms we use is a heavily modified derivative of the classifications outlined by Greg Plumb in his "Waterfall Lover's Guide to the Pacific Northwest" books. drop to the river.Special Note: There are 2 sections along the trail that are VERY narrow, wet, slick, and dangerous. After enjoying Metlako Falls, just return to the main Eagle Creek Trail and continue upstream. However, the fence heightens your awareness of the near 90 foot drop-off to the gorge floor below. The falls were named in 1915, by a committee of Mazamas, for Metlako, the Indian goddess of Salmon, likely because of the fact that this waterfall marks the upstream limit to fish who spawn in Eagle Creek. Metlako Falls is the final major waterfall along Eagle Creek. You have now arrived. Click the button below to browse the map instead. Stream between two tiers of a waterfall is counted in its overall height regardless of whether or not that section of the stream would be legitimately considered a waterfall on its own right, were it to be isolated. There are five primary Categories of falls in this system: Plunge, Horsetail, Steep Cascades, Shallow Cascades, and Rapids.
Similarly, a waterfall with two drops separated by a pool, one with a true free-falling drop, and one with a Horsetail type fall will average the two, so while the Plunging drop has a Pitch of 90 degrees, if the Horsetail drop has a Pitch of 45 degrees, the total Pitch will be roughly 67 degrees.The Run of a waterfall is a measurement representing the total linear distance on the ground between the top and bottom of a waterfall. The parking area is only accessible to eastbound traffic (if you are driving west, exit and turn around at Exit 40 (Bonneville Dam), then to return to your westbound direction, do the same at Cascade Locks). Driving east along Interstate 84, exit at the Eagle Creek exit, one mile past the Bonneville Dam exit (immediately after a short tunnel). Streams which empty directly into the ocean, or into a minor basin which then empties to the ocean will often have this field left blank.The name of the watercourse which the waterfall occurs along. Also Joe’s El Rio Mexican Café across the street has very nice people, pretty good Mexican food, and great margaritas. The falls, surveyed at 115' by the forest service, were run in a kayak, then subsequently measured at 101'.
This figure is not often easy to establish with a high degree of precision and as such will often be estimated. This is the way to truly enjoy this marvelous falls. The falls were named in 1915, by a committee of Mazamas, for Metlako, the Indian goddess of Salmon, likely because of the fact that this waterfall marks the upstream limit to fish who spawn in Eagle Creek. The vast majority of waterfalls featured on this website will technically be truly perennial waterfalls (those that flow all year long), but some may see their flow dwindle greatly in the late summer months. Cascade Locks and Stevenson are smaller towns but do have several lodging options.For camping, I stay at either the Eagle Creek campground (which is just off of the Eagle Creek trailhead parking lot) or Ainsworth State Park (11 miles west). For example, Washington's Palouse Falls occurs along the Palouse River - which is a tributary to the Snake River, which is itself a tributary to the Columbia River, which ultimately enters the Pacific Ocean, so Palouse Falls would then fall within the Columbia River watershed. Often this number will be approximated because of a lack of approachability to many waterfalls. This figure will not take into account the winter months when the waterfall may freeze, because in such cases the waterfall will very often be inaccessible.