Elk Creek Falls is a 191-foot waterfall on Elk Creek in Coos County, Oregon, in the Coast Range region. It lies about 18.4 miles south of Myrtle Point and roughly 66.9 miles northwest of Medford as the crow flies.
At 191 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Oregon’s 425 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 47th; the typical Oregon waterfall is about 54 feet. The tallest single drop is 83 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a horsetail character. It falls in 3 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. Elk Creek carries 5 recorded waterfalls, and Elk Creek Falls is the tallest of them.
Coos County holds 82 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Bramble Brush Falls, a 25-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Middle North Elk Creek Falls, is under a mile away. Lower South Elk Falls, is under a mile away.
Elk Creek Falls is located at 42.8150° N, 124.0111° 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.