Drowned Out Creek Falls is a 34-foot waterfall on Drowned Out Creek in Coos County, Oregon, in the Coast Range region. It lies about 24.2 miles east of Port Orford and roughly 64.3 miles northwest of Medford as the crow flies.
At 34 feet it is on the modest side for Oregon, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 54 feet; it ranks 299th of 425. The tallest single drop is 23 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a cascade character. It falls in 2 drops.
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. Lower Sru Creek Falls, is under a mile away. Upper Sru Creek Falls, a 59-foot tiered plunge waterfall, is under a mile away.
Drowned Out Creek Falls is located at 42.7174° N, 124.0213° 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.