Butte Falls (Jackson County, Oregon)

Butte Falls is a waterfall located near the town of Butte Falls in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.[2] 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.[3] In the past, the waterfall was the site of a water-driven sawmill that led to the town of Butte Falls.[4]

Butte Falls
Location	Big Butte Creek
Coordinates	42°32′45″N 122°33′43″W[1]
Type	Curtain
Elevation	2,358 ft (719 m)[2]
Total height	15 ft (4.6 m)[3]
Average flow rate	500–800 cu ft/s (14–23 m^3/s)[3]

See also

• Other waterfalls in Oregon with similar names:
  • Butte Creek and its Butte Creek Falls
  • Upper Butte Creek Falls

References

1. "Butte Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
2. "Butte Falls Jackson County, Oregon". Northwest Waterfall Survey. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
3. "Big Butte Creek, Oregon, US—Butte Falls to Netherlands Rd". American Whitewater. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
4. "Butte Falls". SouthernOregon.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017.