Lower Marble Creek Falls is a 33-foot waterfall on Marble Creek in Cowlitz County, Washington, in the Cascades region. It lies about 6.4 miles northwest of Amboy and roughly 23 miles north of Vancouver as the crow flies.
At 33 feet it is on the modest side for Washington, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 82 feet; it ranks 754th of 941. By form it is a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
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. Marble Creek carries 4 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 92 feet.
Cowlitz County holds 26 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Marble Creek Falls, a 92-foot slide horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Husky Creek Falls, is about 1.2 miles away. Cape Horn Creek Falls, 60 feet high, is about 1.8 miles away.
Lower Marble Creek Falls is located at 45.9634° N, 122.5544° 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.