Governor Basin Falls is a waterfall on tributary of Sneffels Creek in Ouray County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 3.9 miles northeast of Telluride and roughly 86.2 miles southeast of Grand Junction as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data. By form it is a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop.
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. tributary of Sneffels Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Ouray County holds 23 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Twin Falls, a 130-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Potosi Peak Falls, a 65-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Sneffels Creek Falls, a 100-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 1.6 miles away.
Governor Basin Falls is located at 37.9795° N, 107.7638° 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.