- Metlako Falls
-
Metlako Falls 
Location Eagle Creek, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Hood River County, Oregon, USA Type Punchbowl Total height 101 feet Number of drops 1 Longest drop 101 feet Total width 20 feet Metlako Falls is a waterfall on Eagle Creek in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in Hood River County, Oregon, United States. It is the furthest downstream of the major waterfalls on Eagle Creek. Like upstream Punch Bowl Falls, Metlako is also in the form of a punchbowl. The falls is 101 feet (31 m) tall, though people have measured it anywhere from 100 feet (30 m) to 150 feet (46 m) tall. It is the upstream limit for salmon spawning in Eagle Creek.
Naming
The waterfall was discovered and named by a committee of Mazamas in 1915 after Metlako, the Indian goddess of salmon, likely because it is the upstream limit for salmon spawning in Eagle Creek.
See also
- List of waterfalls on Eagle Creek and its tributaries
Sources
- http://www.waterfallsnorthwest.com/waterfall.php?num=1561&p=0
- http://www.waterfallswest.com/or_metlako.html
Coordinates: 45°37′31″N 121°53′48″W / 45.6253°N 121.8968°W
Waterfalls of Oregon Columbia Gorge - Eagle Creek (north to south): Wauna Falls
- Metlako Falls
- Lower Punch Bowl Falls
- Punch Bowl Falls
- Loowit Falls
- Skoonichuk Falls
- Tenas Falls
- Wy'east Falls
- Grand Union Falls
- Tunnel Falls
- Twister Falls
- Sevenmile Falls
Other areas - NW Oregon: Youngs River Falls
- Ki-a-Kuts Falls
- Willamette Valley: Willamette Falls
- Silver Falls State Park
- Shellburg Falls
- Salt Creek Falls
- Southern Cascades: Toketee Falls
- Watson Falls
- Mill Creek Falls
- Central Oregon: Benham Falls
- Dillon Falls
- Lava Island Falls
Categories:- Waterfalls of Hood River County, Oregon
- Waterfalls of Oregon
- Mount Hood National Forest
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
