Chautauqua Falls is a waterfall on Deer Creek in Chautauqua County, Kansas, in the Flint Hills region, with a total height of about 15 feet. It lies about 3.3 miles northwest of Sedan and roughly 71.2 miles north of Tulsa 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 water comes down as a dam-created falls, where a man-made structure creates the drop.
The Flint Hills are rolling tallgrass prairie on limestone and shale, one of the last large expanses of native tallgrass in North America. Small streams drop over limestone ledges in shaded valleys.
There are 4 recorded waterfalls in Chautauqua County. Butcher Falls, 15 feet high, is about 3.2 miles away. Hollow Falls, 12 feet high, is about 3.3 miles away. Elk Falls, 10 feet high, is about 14.3 miles away.
Chautauqua Falls is located at 37.1685° N, 96.2170° 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.