Upper North Falls
Upper North Falls is a waterfall in Marion County, Oregon, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1163596. It sits at 469.7 metres above sea level.
Federal profile, 2026
Everything below is the federal record for this place, with each value's source named.
| Name | Upper North Falls |
|---|---|
| GNIS feature ID | 1163596 |
| Kind of place | Falls |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Marion |
| Latitude | 44.88324 |
| Longitude | -122.6142 |
| USGS topographic map | Elk Prairie |
| First recorded | 05/22/1986 |
| Elevationcalculated | 469.7 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate |
| Elevation (feet)calculated | 1541 ftelevation_m * 3.28084 |
Other waterfalls
Other places in Marion County
- Winter Falls
- Abiqua Creek
- Abiqua Falls
- Henline Falls
- Lower North Falls
- Lower South Falls
- North Falls
- Shellburg Falls
- Short Mountain
- South Falls
Questions
Where is Upper North Falls?
In Marion County, Oregon, at 44.88324, -122.6142. The USGS records it on the Elk Prairie topographic map.
How high is Upper North Falls?
469.7 metres (1541 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.
What kind of place is Upper North 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