Upper Big Alvord Creek Falls is a 400-foot waterfall on Big Alvord Creek in Harney County, Oregon, in the Northern Basin and Range region.
At 400 feet it is among the ten tallest of the 425 Oregon waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 6th.
The Northern Basin and Range is high desert of sagebrush, grassland and isolated ranges in southeastern Oregon, northern Nevada and southern Idaho. Waterfalls are uncommon, mostly in canyons and on spring-fed streams. Big Alvord Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Upper Big Alvord Creek Falls is the tallest of them.
Harney County holds 16 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Waterfall in Harney County (2), is under a mile away. Cottonwood Canyon Falls, is under a mile away. Big Alvord Creek Falls, is about 1.4 miles away.
Upper Big Alvord Creek Falls is located at 42.6459° N, 118.5607° 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.