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Canyon Falls
Location Between Eagle Falls and Sunset Falls, Snohomish County, Washington
Type Tiered
Total height 40 ft (13 m)
Watercourse South Fork Skykomish River

Canyon Falls is the second of the three waterfalls on the South Fork Skykomish River. The falls occur about halfway between Eagle Falls and Sunset Falls.

The falls drop about 40 feet in three tiers. The first is a powerful 20-foot plunge in which the relatively calm river suddenly attains chaotic state. The next 2 drops are tumultuous cascades. The river is pretty calm both prior to and after dropping over the falls.

Problems

There have been many incidents at Canyon Falls, most of which are deaths that resulted from people being swept over the falls. In the past, numerous people have died because they failed to notice in time that they were approaching the falls simply because the river is so calm above the falls. Many of those deaths were deaths of people who were floating down the river in inner tubes or rafts.

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