Scotts Mills Falls is a 10-foot waterfall on Butte Creek in Marion County, Oregon, in the Willamette Valley region. It lies about 6.3 miles northeast of Silverton and roughly 19.3 miles east of Salem as the crow flies.
At 10 feet it is on the modest side for Oregon, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 54 feet; it ranks 400th of 425. By form it is a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop.
The Willamette Valley is a broad, flat agricultural lowland between the Coast Range and the Cascades, with oak savanna and Douglas fir on its margins. Waterfalls occur mostly on the valley’s edges, where tributaries drop off the surrounding foothills. Butte Creek carries 4 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 78 feet.
Marion County holds 104 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Echo Creek Falls, is about 4.3 miles away. Fall Creek Falls, is about 7.9 miles away. Shotgun Falls, a 96-foot plunge waterfall, is about 8.9 miles away.
Scotts Mills Falls is located at 45.0411° N, 122.6645° 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.