Bonnie Falls is a waterfall on North Scappoose Creek in Columbia County, Oregon, in the Coast Range region, with a total height of about 15 feet. It lies about 4.4 miles west of Warren and roughly 17.5 miles northwest of Vancouver as the crow flies.
At 15 feet it is on the modest side for Oregon, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 54 feet; it ranks 373rd of 425. The water comes down as a segmented waterfall, splitting into two or more separate streams as it falls, combined with a horsetail character.
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.
There are 11 recorded waterfalls in Columbia County. Tide Creek Falls, is about 10.5 miles away. Jenny Creek Falls, is about 12.3 miles away across the state line in Washington. Jackson Falls, 50 feet high, is about 12.5 miles away.
Bonnie Falls is located at 45.8040° N, 122.9376° 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.