Kaluwas Falls is a 223-foot waterfall on Whychus Creek in Deschutes County, Oregon, in the Cascades region. It lies about 12.2 miles southwest of Sisters and roughly 19.2 miles west of Bend as the crow flies.
At 223 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Oregon’s 425 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 33rd; the typical Oregon waterfall is about 54 feet. By form it is a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
The Cascades are a high volcanic range of snow-capped peaks, deep glacial valleys and dense conifer forest of Douglas fir, western hemlock and true firs, with abundant rain and snow on the western slopes. Basalt cliffs and lava flows give the region one of the highest concentrations of waterfalls in the country. Whychus Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls, and Kaluwas Falls is the tallest of them.
Deschutes County holds 62 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Cascades, The, a 26-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Lower Park Creek Falls, 20 feet high, is under a mile away. Middle Park Creek Falls, a 25-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away.
Kaluwas Falls is located at 44.1429° N, 121.6848° 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.