Dry Falls
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Dry Falls is a massive, now-dry Ice Age waterfall in central Washington State, renowned as one of the world’s largest known former waterfalls and a key feature of the Channeled Scablands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dry Falls canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former waterfall
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geological formation ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| approximateHeight |
about 120 meters
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about 400 feet ⓘ |
| approximateLength | about 5.5 kilometers ⓘ |
| approximateWidth | about 3.5 miles ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| currentNearestRiver | Columbia River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1500 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| formedBy | Missoula Floods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedDuring |
Pleistocene epoch
NERFINISHED
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last Ice Age ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Columbia River Basalt Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccessVia |
State Route 17
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U.S. Route 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coulees
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plunge pools ⓘ scabland topography ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Alkali Lake
NERFINISHED
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Deep Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Dry Falls Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Park Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Perch Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Sun Lakes chain of lakes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRockType | basalt ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter | Dry Falls Visitor Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interpretiveTheme |
Channeled Scablands formation
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Ice Age floods ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Grant County, Washington
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
|
| locatedNear | Coulee City, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the world’s largest known former waterfalls
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dramatic basalt cliffs ⓘ evidence of cataclysmic Ice Age flooding ⓘ |
| partOf |
Channeled Scablands
NERFINISHED
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Grand Coulee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularFor |
geology education
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ photography ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | National Natural Landmark candidate area (within Channeled Scablands context) ⓘ |
| region | central Washington ⓘ |
| status | dry ⓘ |
| watercourse | ancient Columbia River flood channels ⓘ |
| withinProtectedArea | Sun Lakes–Dry Falls State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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