Nolan Lake Falls is a waterfall on Nolan Creek in Eagle County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region, with a total height of about 50 feet. It lies about 10.5 miles south of Edwards and roughly 80.6 miles southwest of Boulder as the crow flies.
At 50 feet it is on the modest side for Colorado, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 65 feet; it ranks 95th of 162. The water comes down as a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop.
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. Nolan Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Nolan Lake Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 20 recorded waterfalls in Eagle County. Stepped Falls, is under a mile away. Lower Lime Creek Falls, a 25-foot fan waterfall, is about 4.4 miles away. Lime Creek Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 4.9 miles away.
Nolan Lake Falls is located at 39.4960° N, 106.6301° 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.