Lower South Clear Creek Falls is a waterfall on South Clear Creek in Mineral County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region, with a total height of about 100 feet. It lies about 32.6 miles southeast of Ouray and roughly 115.4 miles southeast of Grand Junction as the crow flies.
At 100 feet it is taller than the typical Colorado waterfall of about 65 feet, ranking 55th of 162 with a recorded height. The tallest single drop is 15 feet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another.
The Southern Rockies are high, rugged mountains with alpine peaks, spruce-fir and lodgepole forest, aspen groves and glacial valleys. Snowmelt drives strong spring flows over granite and volcanic cliffs. South Clear Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Lower South Clear Creek Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 19 recorded waterfalls in Mineral County. Lower North Clear Creek Falls, a tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. South Clear Creek Falls, a 60-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 1.4 miles away. North Clear Creek Falls, a 100-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 2.5 miles away.
Lower South Clear Creek Falls is located at 37.8155° N, 107.1351° 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.