Name of Waterfall

Fish Ladder Falls

Description

Fish Ladder Falls is the tallest and most impressive waterfall along Summit Creek, but perhaps also the most frustrating. The falls crash 119 feet over two steps (20 and 99 feet respectively) with a third tier apparently just downstream (which I couldn't see from my vantage). The falls are located in a section of canyon over 200 feet deep and just as wide, which unfortunately means there is plenty of room for trees to grow in the canyon to block views of the falls. I have a feeling it may prove necessary to rappel into the canyon to attain a definitively clear shot of the falls.

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Magnitude

50.2

IWC Rating (International Waterfall Classification)

2.61

Total Height (ft)

119

Tallest Drop

99

Number of Drops

2

Average Width

20

Average High Volume (Cubic ft per second)

150 cfs

Average Low Volume (Cubic ft per second)

0 cfs

Pitch

77 degrees

Run (ft)

75

Watershed or Feeder Stream

Cowlitz River Summit Creek