Lower Mesa Falls is a 153-foot waterfall on Mesa Creek in Lane County, Oregon, in the Cascades region. It lies about 21.4 miles southwest of Sisters and roughly 27.4 miles west of Bend as the crow flies.
At 153 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Oregon’s 425 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 60th; the typical Oregon waterfall is about 54 feet.
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. Mesa Creek carries 5 recorded waterfalls, and Lower Mesa Falls is the tallest of them.
Lane County holds 163 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Red Alder Falls, is under a mile away. Mesa Falls, is under a mile away. Unnamed waterfall on Mesa Creek, is under a mile away.
Lower Mesa Falls is located at 44.0800° N, 121.8667° 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.