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- This article is about the waterfall, Burney Falls. For the state park, see McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park.
Burney Falls is a waterfall on Burney Creek, in McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park, Shasta County, California.
The water comes from underground springs above and at the falls, which are 129 feet high, and provides an almost constant flow rate of 100 million US gallons per day (4 m³/s), even during the dry summer months.
The falls are an example of river drainage regulated by stratigraphically-controlled springs, and also of a waterfall formed by undercutting of horizontal strata.
The falls were called "the Eighth Wonder of the World" by President Theodore Roosevelt, and were declared a National Natural Landmark in December 1984.
References
- "McArthur-Burney Falls". Burney-falls.com. Recreation Resource Management. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- "Previous Photo Contest Winners". Nature.nps.gov. U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
41°00′39″N 121°39′10″W / 41.01083°N 121.65278°W / 41.01083; -121.65278
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