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Salt Creek Falls was formed when glaciers receded during the last glacial period, and water from newly formed lakes upstream carved a valley through the forest.A main glacier in the Salt Creek valley seems to have deepened this canyon well below the level of the stream's tributaries, leaving those side valleys towering high above the bed of Salt Creek. [5]
Below the falls, the creek enters a narrow canyon shaped by glaciation and basaltic lava flows from higher in the Cascades. [9] [12] McCredie Hot Springs, at the former community of McCredie Springs, are natural hot springs along the lower half of Salt Creek beside Route 58. [13] [14] The Salt Creek watershed is a temperate coniferous forest.
The Salt Creek Tunnel. Oregon Route 58 is of high importance as a freight corridor. It is the primary route between the Willamette Valley and south-central Oregon, including the Klamath Falls region. It also is the preferred route to points further southeast, including Reno, Nevada.
At 272-feet, Watson is typically considered the third-tallest frequently visited waterfall after Multnomah and Salt Creek falls. The difference is unlike those two, which are major tourist stops ...
A stunning new bridge has been installed to provide safer access to Diamond Creek Falls, a 120-foot cascade southeast of Oakridge.
Barr Creek Falls in southern Oregon Benham Falls on the Deschutes River Kayaker heading over Bridal Veil Falls on Bridal Veil Creek in the Columbia Gorge Clearwater Falls on the Clearwater River in Douglas County Diamond Creek Falls Fairy Falls on Wahkeena Creek in the Columbia River Gorge Upper Horsetail Falls, also in the gorge Ki-a-Kuts Falls on the Tualatin River Latourell Falls in the ...
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From the parking lot and to the left of the interpretive kiosk is the beginning of the 3.4-mile (5 km) loop hike upstream of the waterfall on the Salt Creek Falls and Diamond Creek Falls trails. [2] The Salt Creek Falls trail starts with a paved walkway along Salt Creek that leads to a picnic area. Past the picnic area is a bridge over Salt ...