Expeditions & surveys; Railroad surveys; Waterfalls; Cliffs; Great Falls (Mont.)
The cliffs at the falls are about "one hundred fifty to three hundred feet deep with a steep descent to within fifty feet of the bottom, and for the remaining distance perpendicular walls of red sandstone." "Above the falls the banks...
Photograph looking down on the Palouse Falls in eastern Washington. The falls have a height of approximately 196 ft. Basalt cliffs line the canyon surrounding the falls.
Photograph of the Palouse Canyon below the falls, in eastern Washington. Basalt cliffs line the canyon walls and the Palouse River winds its way down to join the Snake River.