Swaawa Falls

Swaawa Falls is the fourth of five major waterfalls along Tanner Creek in the Columbia River Gorge. The falls occur at the upper end of the deep, narrow gorge that produces Wahclella Falls at its mouth. The falls are located about 500 feet upstream of Wahclella Falls and could potentially be considered an upper tier to Wahclella, but until further scouting can be done, it will remain listed as a separate entity.Swaawa is a chinook word for Cougar (though its unclear whether the word was used in the dialects of tribes in this area). The falls were first documented and named by Zach Forsyth in 2007.