Lower Turret Creek Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Turret Creek in Garfield County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 17.3 miles northwest of Gypsum and roughly 89.7 miles northeast of Grand Junction as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. 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. Turret Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 40 recorded waterfalls in Garfield County. Turretito Falls, 70 feet high, is under a mile away. Sweetwater Creek Falls, is about 1 miles away. Cross Creek Falls, 200 feet high, is about 1.4 miles away.
Lower Turret Creek Falls is located at 39.8218° N, 107.1857° 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.