Black Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Silver Creek in Winneshiek County, Iowa, in the Driftless Area region. It lies about 5.7 miles northeast of Cresco and roughly 46.9 miles southwest of La Crosse as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet.
The Driftless Area escaped the last glaciers, leaving a deeply dissected landscape of steep bluffs, coulees and spring-fed trout streams under oak and maple forest. Small waterfalls drop over limestone and sandstone ledges.
There are 3 recorded waterfalls in Winneshiek County. Malanaphy Spring Falls, 30 feet high, is about 9.9 miles away. Madison Falls, is about 12.2 miles away.
Black Falls is located at 43.4177° N, 92.0131° 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.