Burney Falls
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Burney Falls is a waterfall on Burney Creek, in McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park, Shasta County, California.
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Burney Falls
The water comes from underground springs above and at the falls, 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 rock layers.
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
- National Natural Landmarks (http://www.nature.nps.gov/nnl/Registry/USA_Map/States/California/nnl/bf/)
- McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial SP (http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=455)