Upper Rock Creek Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Rock Creek in Whitman County, Washington, in the Columbia Plateau region. It lies about 18.3 miles south of Cheney and roughly 31.5 miles south of Spokane as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet.
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 along its course.
There are 6 recorded waterfalls in Whitman County. Negro Creek Falls, is under a mile away. Buckeye Creek Falls, is about 7.1 miles away. Rock Creek Falls, is about 10.2 miles away.
Upper Rock Creek Falls is located at 47.2244° N, 117.6304° 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.