Wiesendanger Falls
Oregon · 49-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Wiesendanger Falls is light today (30 cfs) — visit for the geology, not the volume.
Right now
Streamflow
29.7 cfs
NORTH FORK BULL RUN · 33m ago
Overnight
55°F
Clear
Saturday
81°F
Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:19 AM · Sunset 8:58 PM · 15h 39m
Snapshot built 3m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS PQR.
Wiesendanger Falls is a waterfall in Oregon. It drops roughly 49 feet. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Wiesendanger Falls, also known as Double Falls and Twanklaskie Falls, is a 50-foot waterfall on the Columbia River Gorge, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States. Its main drop is 50 feet and is located upstream of Multnomah Falls and accessed through the Multnomah-Wahkeena Loop Hike.
Is the water flowing right now?
Most waterfall sites don't tell you this. The waterfall itself is almost never gauged, but a USGS streamgage in the same watershed can tell you whether snowmelt has started, peaked, or run dry.
USGS gage 14138900 · 6.6 mi away
NORTH FORK BULL RUN RIVER NEAR MULTNOMAH FALLS, OR
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30-day streamflow
Above 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 14.5 cfs · 266% of last year — significantly wetter
Compare to nearby falls
If this one isn't the right fit, here's how it stacks up against the closest documented falls. Every column is filterable on the site — not buried in 13,000 reviews.
| Waterfall | Distance | Height | Trail | Dogs | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiesendanger Falls (this page) | — | 49 ft | — | — | — |
| Dutchman Falls | 0 mi | 33 ft | — | — | — |
| Ecola Falls | 0 mi | 55 ft | — | — | — |
| Multnomah Falls | 0 mi | 541 ft | — | — | — |
| Lower Multnomah Falls | 0 mi | 69 ft | — | — | — |
| Shady Creek Falls | 0 mi | 177 ft | — | — | — |
Related waterfalls
On the same watercourse (Columbia River)
- Wahkeena Falls242 ft
Similar height (~49 ft)
- Bozen KIll Falls49 ft
- Bridal Veil Falls49 ft
- Campbell Falls49 ft
- Dean's Ravine Falls49 ft
- Great Falls49 ft
Questions visitors ask about Wiesendanger Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
How tall is Wiesendanger Falls?
Wiesendanger Falls is 49 feet (15 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
How far is Wiesendanger Falls from a major city?
Wiesendanger Falls is 8 miles from North Bonneville (about 11 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
45.5747, -122.1082
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiesendanger_Falls
Wikidata (Q30624946)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30624946
GeoNames (5760668)
https://www.geonames.org/5760668/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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