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Carved from ancient columnar [[basalt]], Toketee Falls drops approximately {{convert|120|ft|m}} in two stages. | Carved from ancient columnar [[basalt]], Toketee Falls drops approximately {{convert|120|ft|m}} in two stages. | ||
With a reliable water flow on the North Umpqua River, the falls avoids the seasonal fluctuations of other creek-fed waterfalls in Oregon. | With a reliable water flow on the North Umpqua River, the falls avoids the seasonal fluctuations of other creek-fed waterfalls in Oregon. | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:03, 22 July 2025
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Toketee Falls is a waterfall in Douglas County, Oregon, United States, on the North Umpqua River at its confluence with the Clearwater River.[1][2] It is located approximately Script error: No such module "convert". east of Roseburg near Oregon Route 138, northwest of the North Entrance to Crater Lake.[3] Toketee (pronounced TOKE-uh-tee), is a Chinook Jargon word meaning "pretty" or "graceful".[2] The falls was officially named by a United States Board on Geographic Names decision in 1916, over alternate names Ireland Falls and Toketie Falls.[1]
Description
Carved from ancient columnar basalt, Toketee Falls drops approximately Script error: No such module "convert". in two stages.
With a reliable water flow on the North Umpqua River, the falls avoids the seasonal fluctuations of other creek-fed waterfalls in Oregon.
Hydropower plant
The waterfall is regulated by a dam built just upstream by PacifiCorp, which now regulates and reduces the water flow over the falls. The damming forms a reservoir called Toketee Lake.[2] Previously the full volume of the North Umpqua River was allowed to flow over the falls, but the flow has been reduced by a penstock that utilizes the drop of the falls to generate hydroelectricity.
Post office
There was a Toketee Falls, Oregon post office from 1952 to 1956 during the construction of the PacifiCorp hydroelectric plant.[2]
See also
References
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