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This is a cascade below Black Eagle Falls but I thot I would share this with you about the falls:
One of the few things that Merriweather Lewis knew for sure about the uncharted lands he was set to explore with his Corps of Discovery was that there existed a "great falls" on the Missouri River. What he didn't anticipate was that just beyond the Great Falls, there were a series of 4 other waterfalls. His predicted half day bypass of the falls, turned into a 3 week ordeal. The Corps had to Portage around the series of falls. This meant leaving the river, dragging their boats and supplies up a steep hillside and across 18 miles of prairie. It was the most time consuming setback of their entire expedition.
One of the few things that Merriweather Lewis knew for sure about the uncharted lands he was set to explore with his Corps of Discovery was that there existed a "great falls" on the Missouri River. What he didn't anticipate was that just beyond the Great Falls, there were a series of 4 other waterfalls. His predicted half day bypass of the falls, turned into a 3 week ordeal. The Corps had to Portage around the series of falls. This meant leaving the river, dragging their boats and supplies up a steep hillside and across 18 miles of prairie. It was the most time consuming setback of their entire expedition.