Punch Bowl Falls are a group of famous waterfall

Waterfall

A waterfall is a place where flowing water rapidly drops in elevation as it flows over a steep region or a cliff.-Formation:Waterfalls are commonly formed when a river is young. At these times the channel is often narrow and deep. When the river courses over resistant bedrock, erosion happens...

s on Eagle Creek in Hood River County

Hood River County, Oregon

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, Oregon

Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...

, United States

United States

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. Eagle Creek drains into the Columbia River

Columbia River

The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, flows northwest and then south into the U.S. state of Washington, then turns west to form most of the border between Washington and the state...

, with its outlet on the Columbia River Gorge

Columbia River Gorge

The Columbia River Gorge is a canyon of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Up to deep, the canyon stretches for over as the river winds westward through the Cascade Range forming the boundary between the State of Washington to the north and Oregon to the south...

 in Multnomah County

Multnomah County, Oregon

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The largest one is 35 feet (10.7 m) tall and 10 feet (3 m) wide. Eagle Creek cuts through a narrow channel and shoots powerfully into a large bowl that resembles a punchbowl

Punch (drink)

Punch is the term for a wide assortment of drinks, both non-alcoholic and alcoholic, generally containing fruit or fruit juice. The drink was introduced from India to England in the early seventeenth century; from there its use spread to other countries...

. This waterfall was responsible for the waterfall classification type of punchbowl.

Nearby waterfalls

• Metlako Falls
  Metlako Falls
  Metlako Falls is a waterfall on Eagle Creek in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in Hood River County, Oregon, United States. It is the furthest downstream of the major waterfalls on Eagle Creek. Like upstream Punch Bowl Falls, Metlako is also in the form of a punchbowl. The falls is ...
  
  
• High Bridge Falls
• Sorenson Falls
• Tish Creek Falls
• Twister Falls
  Twister Falls
  Twister Falls is a prominent waterfall that is formed as Eagle Creek cascades into a narrow canyon and forms two streams that appear to "twist" around each other, hence the name "twister"...
  
  

External links

• Punch Bowl Falls at GoSleepGo
• Punch Bowl Falls at waterfallsnorthwest.com
• Lower Punch Bowl Falls at waterfallsnorthwest.com