Upper Coquille River Falls is a 37-foot waterfall on Coquille River in Coos County, Oregon, in the Coast Range region. It lies about 24.4 miles south of Myrtle Point and roughly 64.1 miles northwest of Medford as the crow flies.
At 37 feet it is on the modest side for Oregon, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 54 feet; it ranks 279th of 425. By form it is a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face, combined with a punchbowl character.
The Coast Range is a belt of steep, deeply dissected hills along the Pacific, wrapped in dense temperate rainforest of Douglas fir, western hemlock, Sitka spruce and red alder. Heavy winter rain feeds short, fast creeks lined with ferns, salmonberry and moss that drop steeply toward the ocean or the Columbia.
Coos County holds 82 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Coquille River Falls, a 115-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Drowned Out Creek Falls, a 34-foot tiered cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Lower Sru Creek Falls, is under a mile away.
Upper Coquille River Falls is located at 42.7242° N, 124.0121° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.