The Oneonta Gorge is in the Columbia River Gorge in the American state of Oregon. The U.S. Forest Service has designated it as a botanical area because of the unique aquatic and woodland plants that grow there. The basalt walls are home to a wide variety of ferns, mosses, hepatics and lichens, many of which grow only in the Columbia River Gorge.
Oneonta Creek runs through the gorge. There are two waterfalls on the creek. Upper Oneonta Falls can be seen clearly from a footpath. The lower gorge has been preserved as a natural habitat, so there is no boardwalk or footpath through it as such. Thus, Lower Oneonta Falls can only be seen by walking upstream from the creek's outlet at the Historic Columbia River Highway. To get to a vantage point where the entire lower falls is visible can require wading through water that in some places can be chest-deep, depending on the season and the relative amount of snow-melt.
The Oneonta Gorge was first photographed by Carleton Emmons Watkins, a native of Oneonta, New York, who had traveled west during the time of California Gold Rush of 1849. Watkins named the Oneonta Falls after his hometown.
References
- ^ "Oneonta/USA". Greater Oneonta Historical Society . http://www.oneontahistory.org/oneontausa.htm . Retrieved 2009-06-20 .
External links
- oregon.com on the Oneonta Gorge
- columbiariverhighway.com on the Oneonta Gorge
Coordinates: 45°35′22″N 122°04′31″W / 45.5895623°N 122.0753629°W / 45.5895623;
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