Osro Falls is a waterfall on Caney River in Chautauqua County, Kansas, in the Flint Hills region, with a total height of about 3 feet. It lies about 15 miles west of Sedan and roughly 65.9 miles southeast of Wichita as the crow flies.
At 3 feet it is one of the lowest falls in the state’s records: of the 15 Kansas waterfalls with a documented height only 0 are shorter, while the typical Kansas waterfall stands around 12 feet.
The Flint Hills are rolling tallgrass prairie on limestone and shale, one of the last large expanses of native tallgrass in North America. Small streams drop over limestone ledges in shaded valleys.
There are 4 recorded waterfalls in Chautauqua County. Butcher Falls, 15 feet high, is about 11.5 miles away. Chautauqua Falls, a 15-foot dam waterfall, is about 14.7 miles away. Hollow Falls, 12 feet high, is about 15.2 miles away.
Osro Falls is located at 37.0560° N, 96.4437° 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.