Little Falls is a waterfall on Steamboat Creek in Douglas County, Oregon, in the Cascades region, with a total height of about 10 feet. It lies about 19.6 miles east of Glide and roughly 50 miles south of Springfield as the crow flies.
At 10 feet it is on the modest side for Oregon, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 54 feet; it ranks 400th of 425. The water comes down as a segmented waterfall, splitting into two or more separate streams as it falls, combined with a plunge character.
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. Steamboat Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 20 feet.
There are 88 recorded waterfalls in Douglas County. Jack Falls, a 200-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is about 3 miles away. Steamboat Falls, a 20-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 4.1 miles away. Upper Steelhead Falls, is about 5.2 miles away.
Little Falls is located at 43.3558° N, 122.7190° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.