Upper Deschutes River Falls is a waterfall on Deschutes River in Deschutes County, Oregon, in the Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills region. It lies about 2.6 miles west of Deschutes River Woods and roughly 7.2 miles southwest of Bend as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data.
The Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills lie in the rain shadow of the Cascade crest, with open ponderosa pine forest, lodgepole pine and dry meadows on volcanic terrain. Spring-fed rivers on the porous lava ground stay remarkably steady through the year. Deschutes River carries 8 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Deschutes County holds 62 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Dillon Falls, a 60-foot cascade waterfall, is about 1.5 miles away. Benham Falls, a 25-foot cascade waterfall, is about 2.8 miles away. Tumalo Falls, an 89-foot curtain waterfall, is about 8.8 miles away.
Upper Deschutes River Falls is located at 43.9786° N, 121.4082° 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 creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. 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.