Green Lake Falls

Waterfall in Washington (state), United States
48°41′34″N 121°29′28″W / 48.69278°N 121.49111°W / 48.69278; -121.49111TypeTieredTotal height979 ft (298 m)Number of drops3Longest drop500 ft (150 m)Total width150 ft (46 m)Average
flow rate250 cu ft/s (7.1 m3/s)World height ranking287

Green Lake Falls is a large, very difficult to access waterfall located a short distance below the outlet of remote Green Lake, in North Cascades National Park, Whatcom County, Washington.[1] It is 979 feet (298 m) high & averages 150 feet (46 m) wide and flows year-round. It has several tiers, including a 300-foot (91 m) slide and a 500-foot (152 m) plunge.

There is another 175-foot (53 m) drop about a fifth of a mile upstream, and if this was included the total height would be close to 1,260 feet (380 m). Above that is Green Lake itself, which is fed by several large, glacial streams originating from the Green Lake Glacier. The largest one contains unofficially named Bacon Lake Falls.[2]

References

  1. ^ Northwest Waterfall Survey: Green Lake Falls
  2. ^ World Waterfall Database: Green Lake Falls
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