Lower Dalles Creek Falls is a 280-foot waterfall on Dalles Creek in Pierce County, Washington, in the Cascades region. It lies about 22.8 miles southeast of Enumclaw and roughly 33.9 miles east of South Hill as the crow flies.
At 280 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Washington’s 941 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 140th; the typical Washington waterfall is about 82 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. Dalles Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Lower Dalles Creek Falls is the tallest of them.
Pierce County holds 316 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Upper Dalles Creek Falls, a 30-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Skookum Falls, a 366-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Snoquera Falls, a 449-foot tiered plunge waterfall, is under a mile away.
Lower Dalles Creek Falls is located at 47.0507° N, 121.5619° 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.