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Lower South Falls

Lower South Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Lower South Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 302 m. Rocky Top stands 1,528 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Frenchie Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Silver Falls passes 0.7 miles off.

The story

Lower South Falls, is a waterfall located in the Silver Falls State Park at the east end of the city of Salem, in Marion County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located in a privileged area on the west foothills where Mount Hood National Forest meets with the Middle Santiam Wilderness. Several prominent waterfalls are located in the Park along Trail of Ten Falls: South Falls, Drake Falls, Middle North Falls, and Winter Falls—among others.

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Wikidata Q30623503, matched on coordinates and name (24 m apart).

What the record says

Height
28 m
Width
13 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.88555, -122.66119

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Blacktail: 3.8 mi
  • Silverton Hills: 4.3 mi
  • Tietz Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Stout Mountain: 6.3 mi
  • Little Green Mountain: 7.5 mi
Parks
  • Lyons Mehama County Park: 7.0 mi
  • Church Park: 7.3 mi
  • Early Settlers' Park: 7.6 mi
  • North Fork County Park: 7.7 mi
  • Silverton Marine Park: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls: 23
Artworks: 23
  • CCC Statue: 17.3 mi
  • Molalla StoryWalk MRA Route Start: 17.7 mi
  • Hamish: 18.3 mi
  • Molalla StoryWalk Library Route Start: 18.3 mi
  • The Circuit Rider: 18.3 mi
Museums: 19
Attractions: 15
  • Fee station: 1.1 mi
  • Silver Falls Campground Amphetheater: 1.3 mi
  • Wildlife-viewing blind: 1.5 mi
  • Crooked Finger OHV Area: 5.7 mi
  • Aldersgate Camps and Retreats: 14.1 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Bobbie the Wonder Dog: 10.1 mi
  • Scio Vetrans Memorial: 15.6 mi
  • 1245 Mill Street Section Houses: 18.2 mi
  • Column Segments from Second Oregon Capitol: 18.4 mi
  • Rev. Jason Lee: 18.4 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Gardens: 11
Picnic sites: 5
  • Number 2: 10.0 mi
  • Mission Lake Day-Use Area A: 23.2 mi
  • Mission Lake Day-Use Area B: 23.2 mi
  • Filbert Grove Day-Use Area: 23.6 mi
  • Yellowbottom Day Use Site: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 2
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Lower South Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky TopESE 110°1,528 m19.3 mi
Table RockENE 71°1,487 m18.1 mi
Sawmill HillSE 126°1,447.19 m20.4 mi
Burnt MountainE 87°1,441 m20.0 mi
Monument PeakSE 128°1,436.827 m21.3 mi
Nasty RockE 87°1,421 m19.2 mi
Rooster RockENE 74°1,409 m17.0 mi
Not Nasty RockE 90°1,407.6 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4519:23
June solstice05:2520:1621:01
September equinox06:5818:3119:10
December solstice07:4615:4416:33

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F383942465257636358494237
Precip in8.88.48.16.44.43.00.70.82.35.59.411.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Silver Creek Falls, 1 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–May — fullest in Dec, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs5,4924,3553,7333,8063,8332,6761,3441,0611,5452,5184,9215,620

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge North Santiam River AT Mehama, OR, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1557371235

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