Oben Creek Falls is a 70-foot waterfall on Oben Creek in Ouray County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 6.2 miles northeast of Ouray and roughly 84.4 miles southeast of Grand Junction as the crow flies.
At 70 feet it is taller than the typical Colorado waterfall of about 65 feet, ranking 74th of 162 with a recorded height. The tallest single drop is 60 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 2 drops.
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.
Ouray County holds 23 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Red Creek Falls, is about 1.9 miles away. West Fork Falls, 55 feet high, is about 3 miles away. Lower Wildhorse Basin Falls, a 27-foot tiered waterfall, is about 4.5 miles away.
Oben Creek Falls is located at 38.0940° N, 107.6018° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.