Wiesendanger Falls
Oregon · 49-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Wiesendanger Falls is light today (11 cfs) — visit for the geology, not the volume.
Expect dry conditions today — don't drive out for this one. Flow is at 11.6 cfs (bottom 0% of the last 30 days, vs. 16.8 cfs average). The 7-day NOAA forecast shows no significant rain.
Right now
Streamflow
11.3 cfs
NORTH FORK BULL RUN · 1h ago
Overnight
59°F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
74°F
Mostly Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:47 AM · Sunset 8:42 PM · 14h 55m
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 is in Oregon. It drops along Columbia River. The base sits at roughly 1,191 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 11 minutes from North Bonneville. A trail — Larch Mountain Trail #441 — runs within 20 meters of the marked location. No public parking is recorded within 2 km, so a longer approach is likely. This is one of the more frequently visited falls in the state by our popularity model. Source records come from OpenStreetMap.
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
Below 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 10.7 cfs · 108% of last year — similar
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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