Lower West Austin Creek Falls is a waterfall on West Fork Austin Creek in Whatcom County, Washington, in the Puget Lowland region, with a total height of about 34 feet. It lies about 1.1 miles south of Sudden Valley and roughly 7.6 miles southeast of Bellingham as the crow flies.
At 34 feet it is on the modest side for Washington, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 82 feet; it ranks 743rd of 941. The water comes down as a veiling waterfall, a thin sheet of water spread over the rock face, combined with a horsetail character.
The Puget Lowland is a glacially shaped basin of low hills, lakes and wetlands between the Olympics and the Cascades, once covered by Douglas fir and western red cedar and now the most settled part of Washington. Streams here run through terraces of glacial till and outwash, with waterfalls where creeks cut through the deposits. West Fork Austin Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Lower West Austin Creek Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 348 recorded waterfalls in Whatcom County. West Austin Creek Falls, is under a mile away. Austin Creek Falls, a 47-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Sudden Valley Falls, a 93-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away.
Lower West Austin Creek Falls is located at 48.7065° N, 122.3425° 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 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.