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Nooksack Falls

Nooksack Falls is a waterfall along the North Fork of the Nooksack River in . The water flows through a narrow valley and drops freely 88 feet into a deep rocky river canyon.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Nooksack Falls Hydroelectric Power Plant.

Power station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The 1500-kilowatt capacity was constructed at Nooksack Falls on the Nooksack River in 1906 by Stone & Webster, which is the second oldest operating facility in western Washington.

Nooksack Falls

Latitude
48.90536° or 48° 54′ 19″ north
Longitude
-121.80894° or 121° 48′ 32″ west
Elevation
1,473 feet (449 metres)
Height
89 feet (27 metres)
Width
30 feet (9 metres)
Open location code
84WWW54R+4C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1919608290
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Geo­Names ID
5804863
Wiki­data ID
Q38265
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Satellite Map

Discover Nooksack Falls from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Mazanderani to Vietnamese—“Nooksack Falls” goes by many names.
  • Mazanderani: “ئوشار نوکسک”
  • Mazanderani: “نوکسک ئوشار”
  • Persian: “آبشار نوکسک”
  • Persian: “ابشار نوکسک”
  • Tajik: “Нуксак”
  • Tajik: “Обшори Нуксак”
  • Tajik: “Шаршараи Нуксак”
  • Urdu: “نوک سیک آبشار”
  • Vietnamese: “Thác Nooksack”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Nooksack Falls Viewpoint and Excelsior Mine.

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