Skiles Falls is a waterfall on San Antonio River in Karnes County, Texas, in the East Central Texas Plains region, with a total height of about 5 feet. It lies about 8 miles south of Poth and roughly 42.1 miles southeast of San Antonio as the crow flies.
At 5 feet it is on the modest side for Texas, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 32.5 feet; it ranks 30th of 34.
The East Central Texas Plains are a rolling region of post oak woodland, pasture and pine, with low relief and few waterfalls. San Antonio River carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Skiles Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 2 recorded waterfalls in Karnes County. Falls City Falls, is about 1.7 miles away.
Skiles Falls is located at 28.9584° N, 98.0443° 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.