Clatskanie Falls is a waterfall on Clatskainie River in Columbia County, Oregon, in the Coast Range region, with a total height of about 8 feet. It lies about 7.8 miles southwest of Rainier and roughly 32.2 miles northwest of Vancouver as the crow flies.
At 8 feet it is on the modest side for Oregon, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 54 feet; it ranks 412th of 425.
The Coast Range is a belt of steep, deeply dissected hills along the Pacific, wrapped in dense temperate rainforest of Douglas fir, western hemlock, Sitka spruce and red alder. Heavy winter rain feeds short, fast creeks lined with ferns, salmonberry and moss that drop steeply toward the ocean or the Columbia.
There are 11 recorded waterfalls in Columbia County. Carcus Creek Falls, is about 2.2 miles away. Lava Creek Falls, is about 3.1 miles away. Upper Beaver Falls, an 11-foot cascade waterfall, is about 6.5 miles away.
Clatskanie Falls is located at 46.0136° N, 123.0578° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.