Cedar Creek Falls is a 140-foot waterfall on Cedar Creek in Douglas County, Oregon, in the Cascades region. It lies about 17.4 miles east of Glide and roughly 58.3 miles south of Springfield as the crow flies.
At 140 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Oregon’s 425 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 70th; the typical Oregon waterfall is about 54 feet. By form it is a segmented waterfall, splitting into two or more separate streams as it falls, combined with a plunge character.
The Cascades are a high volcanic range of snow-capped peaks, deep glacial valleys and dense conifer forest of Douglas fir, western hemlock and true firs, with abundant rain and snow on the western slopes. Basalt cliffs and lava flows give the region one of the highest concentrations of waterfalls in the country. Cedar Creek carries 5 recorded waterfalls, and Cedar Creek Falls is the tallest of them.
Douglas County holds 88 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Hemlock Falls, a 45-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 2.3 miles away. Flat Rock Falls, is about 2.4 miles away. Yakso Falls, a 50-foot veiling horsetail waterfall, is about 2.9 miles away.
Cedar Creek Falls is located at 43.2214° N, 122.7735° 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 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.