Malad Falls is a 60-foot waterfall on Malad River in Gooding County, Idaho, in the Snake River Plain region. It lies about 8.7 miles southwest of Gooding and roughly 85.2 miles southeast of Boise as the crow flies.
At 60 feet it is taller than the typical Idaho waterfall of about 60 feet, ranking 16th of 36 with a recorded height.
The Snake River Plain is a broad, arid basin of basalt lava and sagebrush, with irrigated farmland along the river. Waterfalls occur where the Snake and its spring-fed tributaries cut through the basalt.
Gooding County holds 17 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. West Canal Falls, is under a mile away. Lower Salmon Falls, a 20-foot dam waterfall, is about 3.1 miles away. Upper Salmon Falls, is about 7.3 miles away.
Malad Falls is located at 42.8677° N, 114.8543° 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.