Punchbowl Canyon Falls is a waterfall on Sweet Creek in Lane County, Oregon, in the Coast Range region, with a total height of about 35 feet. It lies about 10 miles east of Florence and roughly 41.1 miles west of Eugene as the crow flies.
At 35 feet it is on the modest side for Oregon, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 54 feet; it ranks 282nd of 425. The tallest single drop is 15 feet. The water comes down as a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop. It falls in 3 drops.
The Coast Range is a belt of steep, deeply dissected hills along the Pacific, wrapped in dense temperate rainforest of Douglas fir, western hemlock, Sitka spruce and red alder. Heavy winter rain feeds short, fast creeks lined with ferns, salmonberry and moss that drop steeply toward the ocean or the Columbia. Sweet Creek carries 4 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 70 feet.
There are 163 recorded waterfalls in Lane County. Annice Falls, a 35-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Homestead Falls, a 23-foot tiered plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Elk Wallow Falls, a 15-foot block waterfall, is under a mile away.
Punchbowl Canyon Falls is located at 43.9547° N, 123.9029° 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.