Unnamed Waterfall

The unnamed branch of Straight Creek which originates in Blue Lake on the Dark Divide produces a series of significant waterfalls as it tumbles down into the valley to join with Straight Creek proper. At least four significant falls occur on the stream below where its two branches - one originating in Blue Lake, and the other in the basin to the northeast - merge, with at least one additional fall on either branch upstream from the confluence as well. The second-to-last fall in the series is a two-tiered fall which drops 107 feet in total. The upper tier plunges forcefully as it flows through a narrow constriction of bedrock, falling 46 feet into an alcove. The lower tier then falls an additional 61 feet, with the stream veiling outward in a scenic display with thick Salmonberry and Devil's Club growth surrounding the base of the falls. The stream producing this waterfall drains from an area covering approximately one square mile, which includes 13-acre Blue Lake. The basin rises to an elevation of over 5000 feet at its extreme, and as such will receive fairly heavy winter snowfall. During the spring and early summer months the volume of this stream will be healthy due to ample runoff, however its volume is expected to dwindle considerably by the end of August, and potentially become just a trickle by mid to late September without replenishing precipitation.