Lower Devil Creek Falls is a waterfall on Devil Creek in Yakima County, Washington, in the Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills region, with a total height of about 40 feet. It lies about 18 miles southwest of Cle Elum and roughly 37.2 miles northwest of Yakima as the crow flies.
At 40 feet it is on the modest side for Washington, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 82 feet; it ranks 685th of 941. The tallest single drop is 20 feet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a plunge character. It falls in 3 drops.
The Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills lie in the rain shadow of the Cascade crest, with open ponderosa pine forest, lodgepole pine and dry meadows on volcanic terrain. Spring-fed rivers on the porous lava ground stay remarkably steady through the year. Devil Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 76 feet.
There are 76 recorded waterfalls in Yakima County. Devil Creek Falls, a 76-foot tiered plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Horsetail Falls, a 57-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 2.7 miles away. West Quartz Creek Falls, a 126-foot plunge waterfall, is about 4.4 miles away.
Lower Devil Creek Falls is located at 46.9576° N, 121.0973° 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.