Chama Lake Falls is a waterfall on Lake Fork Rio Chama in Archuleta County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region, with a total height of about 400 feet. It lies about 14.8 miles north of Chama and roughly 105.3 miles north of Santa Fe as the crow flies.
At 400 feet it is among the ten tallest of the 162 Colorado waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 5th. The water comes down as a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
The Southern Rockies are high, rugged mountains with alpine peaks, spruce-fir and lodgepole forest, aspen groves and glacial valleys. Snowmelt drives strong spring flows over granite and volcanic cliffs.
There are 19 recorded waterfalls in Archuleta County. West Fork Chama Falls, is under a mile away. Chama Falls, an 800-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 1.9 miles away. East Fork Chama Falls, a 300-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 2.2 miles away.
Chama Lake Falls is located at 37.1163° N, 106.5967° 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.