Elk Wallow Falls is a 15-foot waterfall on Sweet Creek in Lane County, Oregon, in the Coast Range region. It lies about 10 miles east of Florence and roughly 41.1 miles west of Eugene as the crow flies.
At 15 feet it is on the modest side for Oregon, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 54 feet; it ranks 373rd of 425. The tallest single drop is 10 feet. By form it is a block waterfall, wider than it is tall, spilling over a broad ledge. 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. Sweet Creek carries 4 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 70 feet.
Lane County holds 163 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Annice Falls, a 35-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Punchbowl Canyon Falls, a 35-foot cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Homestead Falls, a 23-foot tiered plunge waterfall, is under a mile away.
Elk Wallow Falls is located at 43.9521° N, 123.9025° 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.