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Butte Falls
Location Big Butte Creek
Elevation 2,358 ft (719 m)
Type Curtain
Total height 15 ft (4.6 m)
Average flow rate 500–800 cu ft/s (14–23 m3/s)

Butte Falls is a waterfall located near the town of Butte Falls in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It totals 15 feet (4.6 m) tall in one wide cascade and is runnable by whitewater kayak on the right side shooting into a large bowl. In the past, the waterfall was the site of a water-driven sawmill that led to the town of Butte Falls.

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