Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Wah Gwin Gwin Falls

Wah Gwin Gwin Falls is a waterfall in Hood River County, Oregon, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1157080. It sits at 66.5 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

Everything below is the federal record for this place, with each value's source named.

NameWah Gwin Gwin Falls
GNIS feature ID1157080
Kind of placeFalls
StateOregon
CountyHood River
Latitude45.71191
Longitude-121.55372
USGS topographic mapHood River
First recorded04/01/1993
Elevationcalculated66.5 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated218 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

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Questions

Where is Wah Gwin Gwin Falls?

In Hood River County, Oregon, at 45.71191, -121.55372. The USGS records it on the Hood River topographic map.

How high is Wah Gwin Gwin Falls?

66.5 metres (218 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Wah Gwin Gwin Falls?

The U.S. Geological Survey classifies it as a waterfall in the Geographic Names Information System.

Where does this information come from?

The Geographic Names Information System, published by the U.S. Geological Survey, with elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Both are works of the United States government and are not subject to copyright in the United States.

Method and sources

The name, class, county and coordinates come from the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System, the federal register of place names. Elevation is read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate. Values shown as calculated are arithmetic over those fields and are not separate measurements. Nothing on this page describes what the place is like to visit: no one writing it has been there, and the federal record does not say.

  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Domestic Names, 2026
  • USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service