Starvation Creek Falls, Waterfall in Columbia River Gorge, United States
Starvation Creek Falls is a two-tier waterfall on Starvation Creek in Starvation Creek State Park, on the north side of the Columbia River Gorge in Hood River County, Oregon. It lies along the Historic Columbia River Highway, off the western flank of Viento Ridge, and its stream runs through forest. Three other waterfalls — Cabin Creek Falls, Hole in the Wall Falls and Lancaster Falls — stand within 2 miles of it.
The waterfall and the creek that forms it were first called Starveout, after the winter of 1884–1885, when two Union Pacific Railroad trains were marooned in a blizzard near the river for two weeks. Supplies reached the passengers and crew by skis. The name was later changed to Starvation Creek.
The name Starvation Creek comes from the winter of 1884–1885, when two Union Pacific Railroad trains were marooned in a blizzard near the river for two weeks and supplies reached passengers and crew by skis. The stream was first called Starveout before becoming Starvation Creek. The falls lie in Starvation Creek State Park, where Cabin Creek Falls, Hole in the Wall Falls and Lancaster Falls stand within two miles.
Starvation Creek Falls lies in Starvation Creek State Park on the Historic Columbia River Highway, where four waterfalls sit within 2 miles of each other: Cabin Creek Falls, Hole in the Wall Falls, Lancaster Falls and Starvation Creek Falls. The cascade and its river trail are surrounded by forest off the western skirt of Viento Ridge.
The name "Starveout" came from the winter of 1884–1885, when two Union Pacific Railroad trains were marooned in a blizzard near the river for two weeks and supplies were brought to passengers and crew by skis. The stream was later renamed Starvation Creek.
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