Lower Soda Falls is a 134-foot waterfall on Soda Creek in Linn County, Oregon, in the Cascades region. It lies about 12.9 miles east of Sweet Home and roughly 34.9 miles southeast of Albany as the crow flies.
At 134 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Oregon’s 425 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 73rd; the typical Oregon waterfall is about 54 feet. The tallest single drop is 54 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. Soda Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls, and Lower Soda Falls is the tallest of them.
Linn County holds 130 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Upper Soda Falls, is under a mile away. High Deck Falls, is about 1.1 miles away. Wolf Creek Falls, is about 1.6 miles away.
Lower Soda Falls is located at 44.4078° N, 122.4753° 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.