Details
The falls is a horseshoe shaped block waterfall caused by a basalt shelf in the river floor. The 40 ft (12 m) high and 1500 ft (457 m) wide falls occur 26 river miles (42 km) upstream from the Willamette's confluence with the Columbia River. Operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the lock is a four lock canal and is the oldest continuous operating, multiple lift navigation canal in the United States.
The public can view the falls from viewpoints on the bluffs of Oregon City, from a signed viewpoint along Highway 99E, from the Oregon City Bridge, from a viewpoint on northbound I-205, or from boats in the river.
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The falls in 1918
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The falls after the December 2006 Pacific Northwest storms swelled the Willamette River and part of the paper mill
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View is downriver facing northeast. The locks are at far left.
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An aerial view of the Willamette Falls with the river near flood stage, taken on January 22, 2006
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Panorama of the paper mill on October 23, 2010
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