Lower East Fork Falls is an 18-foot waterfall on East Fork Coquille River in Coos County, Oregon, in the Coast Range region. It lies about 18.6 miles east of Myrtle Point and roughly 71.6 miles southwest of Eugene as the crow flies.
At 18 feet it is on the modest side for Oregon, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 54 feet; it ranks 369th of 425. By form it is a segmented waterfall, splitting into two or more separate streams as it falls, combined with a plunge 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. East Fork Coquille River carries 4 recorded waterfalls, and Lower East Fork Falls is the tallest of them.
Coos County holds 82 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Middle East Fork Falls, a 15-foot segmented cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Upper East Fork Falls, a 13-foot slide cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Hamilton Falls, is about 1.3 miles away.
Lower East Fork Falls is located at 43.1483° N, 123.7878° 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.