Lower White River Falls is a waterfall on White River in Wasco County, Oregon, in the Columbia Plateau region, with a total height of about 21 feet. It lies about 24.8 miles south of The Dalles and roughly 67.3 miles east of Gresham as the crow flies.
At 21 feet it is on the modest side for Oregon, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 54 feet; it ranks 351st of 425. The water comes down as a slide, where the water glides down a smooth, inclined rock surface, combined with a punchbowl character.
The Columbia Plateau is a vast expanse of layered basalt flows covered by sagebrush steppe, grassland and dryland wheat. Waterfalls here drop over basalt cliffs in coulees and river canyons carved by ancient floods. White River carries 3 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 75 feet.
There are 14 recorded waterfalls in Wasco County. Celestial Falls, a 41-foot tiered plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. White River Falls, a 75-foot segmented horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Sherars Falls, 15 feet high, is about 2.9 miles away.
Lower White River Falls is located at 45.2410° N, 121.0934° 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.