Cherry Creek Falls is a waterfall on Cherry Creek in Cherokee County, Kansas, in the Central Irregular Plains region, with a total height of about 3 feet. It lies about 5.2 miles southeast of Oswego and roughly 28.4 miles west of Joplin as the crow flies.
At 3 feet it is one of the lowest falls in the state’s records: of the 15 Kansas waterfalls with a documented height only 0 are shorter, while the typical Kansas waterfall stands around 12 feet.
The Central Irregular Plains are rolling terrain of former prairie and oak woodland, now farmland, with only a few small waterfalls.
It is the only recorded waterfall in Cherokee County. Shoal Creek Falls, is about 27.6 miles away across the state line in Missouri.
Cherry Creek Falls is located at 37.1353° N, 95.0255° 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.