Little Mashel River Waterfalls
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The Little Mashel River Waterfalls are the three waterfalls contained within the gorge of the Little Mashel River, not far above its confluence with the Mashel River.
| Tom Tom Falls | |
|---|---|
| Location | Near Eatonville, Washington |
| Type | Plunge |
| Total height | 25 feet (7.6 m) |
| Number of drops | 1 |
| Longest drop | 25 feet (7.6 m) |
| Total width | 5 feet (1.5 m) |
| Watercourse | Little Mashel River |
Tom Tom Falls, at 46°50′50″N 122°16′19″W / 46.84722°N 122.27194°W, also known as Upper Little Mashel Falls, is the first major waterfall in the main gorge of the Little Mashel River. The river flows over an old dam, an artifact of an old millpond, before narrowing and plunging about 25 feet over a cliff into a pool below. The falls are only 5 feet wide, so they are quite powerful. In high water, a small portion of the river completely bypasses the falls and its cliff, forming a series of cascades and ending at the river roughly 50 feet (15 m) downstream.[1]