Towell Falls is a 14-foot waterfall on Rock Creek in Whitman County, Washington, in the Columbia Plateau region. It lies about 23.3 miles southeast of Ritzville and roughly 52.4 miles southwest of Spokane as the crow flies.
At 14 feet it is on the modest side for Washington, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 82 feet; it ranks 912th of 941.
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. Rock Creek carries 17 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 1,180 feet.
Whitman County holds 6 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Cherry Creek Falls, is about 8.2 miles away. Rock Creek Falls, is about 11.7 miles away. Lower Cow Creek Falls, is about 13.5 miles away.
Towell Falls is located at 46.9827° N, 117.9322° 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.