Butcher Falls is a waterfall on Rock Creek in Chautauqua County, Kansas, in the Cross Timbers region, with a total height of about 15 feet. It lies about 4.7 miles west of Sedan and roughly 69.7 miles southeast of Wichita as the crow flies.
At 15 feet it is among the ten tallest of the 15 Kansas waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 6th.
The Cross Timbers are a mosaic of post oak and blackjack oak woodland and prairie on rolling terrain. Small waterfalls form where creeks cross sandstone and limestone outcrops. Rock Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Butcher Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 4 recorded waterfalls in Chautauqua County. Chautauqua Falls, a 15-foot dam waterfall, is about 3.2 miles away. Hollow Falls, 12 feet high, is about 4.8 miles away. Osro Falls, 3 feet high, is about 11.5 miles away.
Butcher Falls is located at 37.1473° N, 96.2682° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.