Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Wahclella Falls

Wahclella Falls is a waterfall in Multnomah County, Oregon, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1851757. It sits at 60.7 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

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

NameWahclella Falls
GNIS feature ID1851757
Kind of placeFalls
StateOregon
CountyMultnomah
Latitude45.61817
Longitude-121.95147
USGS topographic mapTanner Butte
First recorded09/14/1999
Elevationcalculated60.7 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated199 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

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Questions

Where is Wahclella Falls?

In Multnomah County, Oregon, at 45.61817, -121.95147. The USGS records it on the Tanner Butte topographic map.

How high is Wahclella Falls?

60.7 metres (199 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Wahclella 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