Chush Falls, also known as Lower Squaw Creek Falls and Lower Whychus Falls, is a
waterfall
A waterfall is any point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge
of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in seve ...
formed along
Whychus Creek
Whychus Creek is a tributary of the Deschutes River in Deschutes and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. Formerly named ''Squaw Creek'', considered derogatory in the 21st century, it was renamed in 2006. Explorer John C. Frémo ...
on the north skirt of North Sister, west side of the city of
Bend in
Deschutes County, Oregon
Deschutes County ( ) is one of the Oregon counties, 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 198,253. The county seat is Bend, Oregon, Bend. The county was created in 1916 out ...
.
Access to Chush Falls is from Forest Service Road 16, south of Highway 242. The trail to the falls ends at the canyon rim overlooking the falls, but unmarked paths lead down to the base of the waterfall.
''Chush'' is a
Sahaptin
The Sahaptin are a number of Native American tribes who speak dialects of the Sahaptin language. The Sahaptin tribes inhabited territory along the Columbia River and its tributaries in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Sahaptin- ...
word for water.
See also
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Upper Chush Falls
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List of waterfalls in Oregon
There are at least 238 waterfalls in the U.S. state of Oregon.
See also
* List of waterfalls
* Lists of Oregon-related topics
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References
Waterfalls of Oregon
Waterfalls of Deschutes County, Oregon
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