Cascades

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Mountain chain extending from British Columbia, Canada, south through Washington and Oregon to northern California. It is known for its many volcanoes.

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A riot of leaves walls off a bend in the river, a curtain of vines cascades from impossibly tall mango trees.
Uncovering the Secrets of St. Kitts|Debra A. Klein|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In its course, it has several beautiful, but low cascades, and terminates in a placid and delightful stream.
The Indian in his Wigwam|Henry R. Schoolcraft
He loves the mountain stream, with its dashing rapids and cascades.
Birds of the Rockies|Leander Sylvester Keyser
The sketches he painted in the Catskills—the banks, woods, rocks and the Cascades—gained recognition.
Revolutionary Reader|Sophie Lee Foster

And after crossing the well-watered Cascades and Sierra Nevadas we find forest scenery entirely different.
Our National Forests|Richard H. Douai Boerker
Similar holes are met with in river beds at the foot of cascades, and under some other circumstances.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8|Various