South Boulder Creek Falls is a 17-foot waterfall on South Boulder Creek in Boulder County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 4 miles northeast of Coal Creek and roughly 5.7 miles southwest of Boulder as the crow flies.
At 17 feet it is on the modest side for Colorado, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 65 feet; it ranks 150th of 162. 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.
Boulder County holds 13 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Boulder Falls, a 40-foot tiered waterfall, is about 6.6 miles away. Missouri Falls, a 15-foot tiered waterfall, is about 13 miles away. Clear Creek Falls, a cascade waterfall, is about 13.7 miles away.
South Boulder Creek Falls is located at 39.9410° N, 105.3163° 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.