Alsea Falls facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Alsea Falls
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Location	South Fork Alsea River
Coordinates	44°19′35″N 123°29′31″W / 44.3264157°N 123.4918481°W / 44.3264157; -123.4918481
Type	Staircase
Elevation	781 ft (238 m)
Total height	30 ft (9.1 m)
Average flow rate	25 cu ft/s (0.71 m3/s)

Alsea Falls is a waterfall located in the Central Oregon Coast Range, 13 miles west of Monroe, in Benton County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is 30 feet fall and is part of the Alsea Falls trailhead and Recreation Site.

Location

Alsea Falls is located along a Bureau of Land Management Back Country Byway surrounded by Oldgrowth Douglas fir and western redcedar forests. The waters of the Alsea Falls are located downstream of the South Fork Alsea River.

History

The name of the waterfall and the river the forms it may have stemmed from Alsi, said to be a corruption of Alsea for native people who lived near the mouth of the river