Foss River Falls

Foss River Falls

Foss River Falls ("Falls River Falls", in Norwegian) is a convert|650|ft|m|adj=on drop on the Foss River in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, King County, Washington. Its sources are at Delta Lake, and the convert|70|ft|m|sing=on-wide (21 m) drop flows year-round. The waterfall is split into two parts. Each part is split into several tiers.

The upper section starts off by plunging convert|80|ft|m, then cascades convert|70|ft|m, then spits and drops convert|100|ft|m over a plunge and a horsetail. Then the waters gather and plunge over a convert|30|ft|m|adj=on drop, and then cascade 150 more feet (46 m) down the gorge. The upper part of the falls, in total, drops about convert|450|ft|m. The upper falls are located at coord|47.59709|N|121.31279|W|region:US|format=dms. [ [http://www.waterfallsnorthwest.com/waterfall.php?num=1004&p=0 Upper Foss River Falls] . Waterfalls of the Pacific Northwest. Retrieved on 2008-06-25.]

The lower section begins with some small drops that total about convert|50|ft|m, then drops convert|150|ft|m feet down granite steps and flows into Trout Lake. The falls' flow rate at its base is about convert|600|cuft|m3 per second. The lower falls are located at coord|47.60365|N|121.31327|W|region:US|format=dms. [ [http://www.waterfallsnorthwest.com/waterfall.php?num=490&p=0 Lower Foss River Falls] . Waterfalls of the Pacific Northwest. Retrieved on 2008-06-25.] .

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