Lower Lime Creek Falls is a 25-foot waterfall on Lime Creek in Eagle County, Colorado, in the Southern Rockies region. It lies about 14.3 miles southwest of Minturn and roughly 81.8 miles southwest of Boulder as the crow flies.
At 25 feet it is on the modest side for Colorado, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 65 feet; it ranks 128th of 162. By form it is a fan, spreading out horizontally as it falls and staying in contact with the rock.
The Southern Rockies are high, rugged mountains with alpine peaks, spruce-fir and lodgepole forest, aspen groves and glacial valleys. Snowmelt drives strong spring flows over granite and volcanic cliffs. Lime Creek carries 4 recorded waterfalls, and Lower Lime Creek Falls is the tallest of them.
Eagle County holds 20 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Lime Creek Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 1.2 miles away. Avalanche Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 2.5 miles away. Upper Lime Creek Falls, a 12-foot plunge waterfall, is about 2.7 miles away.
Lower Lime Creek Falls is located at 39.4339° N, 106.6123° 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.