Lower Rusk Creek Falls is a 150-foot waterfall on Rusk Creek in Yakima County, Washington, in the Cascades region. It lies about 32.4 miles north of White Salmon and roughly 51 miles southwest of Yakima as the crow flies.
At 150 feet it is taller than the typical Washington waterfall of about 82 feet, ranking 280th of 941 with a recorded height.
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. Rusk Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls, and Lower Rusk Creek Falls is the tallest of them.
Yakima County holds 76 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Upper Rusk Creek Falls, is under a mile away. Unnamed waterfall on Rusk Creek, is about 1.2 miles away. Hellroaring Falls, is about 2.5 miles away.
Lower Rusk Creek Falls is located at 46.1918° N, 121.3969° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.