Big Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on North Loup River in Cherry County, Nebraska, in the Nebraska Sand Hills region. It lies about 46.6 miles southwest of Valentine as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as a block waterfall, wider than it is tall, spilling over a broad ledge.
The Nebraska Sand Hills are grass-covered dunes over a vast aquifer that feeds clear, steady spring streams. The rare waterfalls here drop over the edge of the sandhills into river valleys. North Loup River carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 11 recorded waterfalls in Cherry County. Horseshoe Falls, is about 2.3 miles away. Snake River Falls, a block waterfall, is about 26 miles away.
Big Falls is located at 42.4182° N, 101.2297° 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.