Jack Falls is a 200-foot waterfall on Jack Creek in Douglas County, Oregon, in the Cascades region. It lies about 20.7 miles east of Glide and roughly 53 miles south of Springfield as the crow flies.
At 200 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Oregon’s 425 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 41st; the typical Oregon waterfall is about 54 feet. The tallest single drop is 120 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a horsetail character. It falls in 3 drops.
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.
Douglas County holds 88 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Little Falls, a 10-foot segmented plunge waterfall, is about 3 miles away. Steamboat Falls, a 20-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 4.6 miles away. Yakso Falls, a 50-foot veiling horsetail waterfall, is about 6.6 miles away.
Jack Falls is located at 43.3178° N, 122.6892° 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.