Waterfall 17 mi E of Rockaway Beach is one of the recorded waterfalls in Tillamook County, Oregon, in the Coast Range region. It lies about 17.4 miles east of Rockaway Beach and roughly 30.7 miles west of Hillsboro as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet.
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 57 recorded waterfalls in Tillamook County. Waterfall 17 mi E of Rockaway Beach, is under a mile away. Morris Creek Falls, is about 2.6 miles away. Upper Triangulation Falls, is about 4.1 miles away.
Waterfall 17 mi E of Rockaway Beach is located at 45.6660° N, 123.5910° 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.