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Many streams in the area received their names from Spanish explorers in the 18th century. With the exception of mountain regions, Orange County is characterized by dense suburban and urban development. To protect the county's 3 million people from floods, many streams were channelized and/or lined with concrete in the 20th century.
The list may also include streams known as creeks, brooks, forks, branches and prongs, as well as sloughs and channels. A list of rivers of the Americas and a list of Pacific Ocean coast rivers of the Americas are also available, as is a list of Oregon lakes .
Punch Bowl Falls from the upper viewpoint. Eagle Creek is a tributary of the Columbia River in Multnomah and Hood River counties in the U.S. state of Oregon.It cuts through a narrow canyon in its 3,200 feet (980 m) descent to the Columbia River Gorge and is known for its concentration of 13 waterfalls in about 5 miles (8.0 km) distance.
Within Waimea Valley amid a unique botanical garden, the 45-foot waterfall is part of a stream that flows from the north end of the Koolau Mountains. There's a changing room near the falls, and a ...
Brandywine Falls in Cuyahoga Valley National Park is one of the largest and most scenic waterfalls in Ohio; Ohio Waterfalls, Northfield OH, April 13, 2012 (Dispatch Photo by Steve Stephens)
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Recently reopened after a two-year closure, Catawba Falls Ridge Trail is safer than ever, and still just as beautiful.With the closure came 580 hand-built stairs and 2.3 miles of new trail ...
In Japan the Nachi Falls are a site of pilgrimage, as are falls near Tirupati, India, and the Saut-d'Eau, Haiti. [43] The Otavalos use Piguchi waterfall as part of the Churru ritual which serves as a coming of age ceremony. [46] Many waterfalls in Africa were places of worship for the native peoples and got their names from gods in the local ...