| 词条 | Waterwheel Falls |
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| name = Waterwheel Falls | photo = Waterwheel Falls in Yosemite.jpg | photo_caption = Waterwheel Falls | photo_width = 224 | location = Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California, USA | coords = {{coord|37|55|38|N|119|27|32|W|type:landmark_region:US-CA|display=inline,title}} | type = Slide }} Waterwheel Falls is a waterfall in the Sierra Nevada of California, located in Yosemite National Park. It is the largest of the many waterfalls of the Tuolumne River. Its upper part contains a series of small ledges, each of which creates a small plume as the water is deflected away from the rock face. An extraordinary phenomenon appears at the first and largest of these ledges during the high-water season of early summer. Strong gusts of wind can lift part of the spray and blow it back upward, causing it to reenter the falls above the ledge.[1] This cyclic "waterwheel" gives the falls their name. References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://travel.latimes.com/destinations/high-sierra/yosemite-national-park/attractions/glen-aulin-high-sierra-camp-to-waterwheel-falls/review|title= Glen Aulin High Sierra Camp to Waterwheel Falls|publisher=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=2008-07-27}} External links
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