Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Lower South Falls

Lower South Falls is a waterfall in Marion County, Oregon, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1163113. It sits at 299.7 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

Everything below is the federal record for this place, with each value's source named.

NameLower South Falls
GNIS feature ID1163113
Kind of placeFalls
StateOregon
CountyMarion
Latitude44.88537
Longitude-122.66102
USGS topographic mapDrake Crossing
First recorded11/28/1980
Elevationcalculated299.7 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated983 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

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Questions

Where is Lower South Falls?

In Marion County, Oregon, at 44.88537, -122.66102. The USGS records it on the Drake Crossing topographic map.

How high is Lower South Falls?

299.7 metres (983 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Lower South Falls?

The U.S. Geological Survey classifies it as a waterfall in the Geographic Names Information System.

Where does this information come from?

The Geographic Names Information System, published by the U.S. Geological Survey, with elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Both are works of the United States government and are not subject to copyright in the United States.

Method and sources

The name, class, county and coordinates come from the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System, the federal register of place names. Elevation is read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate. Values shown as calculated are arithmetic over those fields and are not separate measurements. Nothing on this page describes what the place is like to visit: no one writing it has been there, and the federal record does not say.

  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Domestic Names, 2026
  • USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service