Weeks Falls

Infobox Waterfall
name = Weeks Falls


caption = Weeks Falls from the base
location = about 7 miles east of North Bend, Washington
latitude = 47.43318
longitude = -121.64542
elevation =
type = Cascade
height = 60ft
height_longest =
average_width = 30ft
number_drops = 1
average_flow =
watercourse = South Fork of the Snoqualmie River
world_rank =

Weeks Falls is a waterfall on the South fork of the Snoqualmie River, located just south of Interstate 90 at exit 38. The falls are at the end of the road that goes past the Olallie State Park ranger headquarters. [cite web
url=http://www.waterfallsnorthwest.com/waterfall.php?num=1065&p=0
title=Weeks Falls (Waterfalls of the Pacific Northwest)] From the gravel parking lot, there is a paved accessible overlook to see the falls and a small area around the hydro-electric plant. Also, there is a 1/4 mile accessible interpretive trail nearby. [cite web
url=http://accessibletrails.com/NoPuget/I90_King.htm
title=Accessible Trails in the North Puget Sound Area of Washington State]

Weeks Falls has a small hydroelectric plant operated by CHI West which generates about 4.3 Megawatts peak. [cite web
url=http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/ipp/html/ippv2t08p109.html
title=Existing Generating Units at U.S. Nonutilities] It's unusual because it operates without a dam. Instead, water is being drawn from the river above Upper Weeks Falls and run down a channel to the generation unit at Weeks falls.

ee also

*Olallie State Park
*Upper Weeks Falls
*Snoqualmie River
*Damless hydro

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