Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Silver Falls

Silver Falls is a waterfall in Polk County, Oregon, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1126969. It sits at 850.6 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

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

NameSilver Falls
GNIS feature ID1126969
Kind of placeFalls
StateOregon
CountyPolk
Latitude44.90317
Longitude-123.58511
USGS topographic mapLaurel Mountain
First recorded11/28/1980
Elevationcalculated850.6 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated2791 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

Other waterfalls

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Other places in Polk County

Questions

Where is Silver Falls?

In Polk County, Oregon, at 44.90317, -123.58511. The USGS records it on the Laurel Mountain topographic map.

How high is Silver Falls?

850.6 metres (2791 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Silver 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