Willamina Falls is a 40-foot waterfall on Willamina Creek in Yamhill County, Oregon, in the Coast Range region. It lies about 10.3 miles north of Sheridan and roughly 29.1 miles northwest of Salem as the crow flies.
At 40 feet it is on the modest side for Oregon, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 54 feet; it ranks 260th of 425. By form it is a veiling waterfall, a thin sheet of water spread over the rock face, combined with a plunge character.
The Coast Range is a belt of steep, deeply dissected hills along the Pacific, wrapped in dense temperate rainforest of Douglas fir, western hemlock, Sitka spruce and red alder. Heavy winter rain feeds short, fast creeks lined with ferns, salmonberry and moss that drop steeply toward the ocean or the Columbia.
Yamhill County holds 11 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Testament Falls, 70 feet high, is about 2.7 miles away. Bell Mountain Falls, is about 4.7 miles away. Slide Mountain Falls, is about 5.1 miles away.
Willamina Falls is located at 45.2429° N, 123.4546° 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.