Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Dry Falls

Dry Falls is a cliff in Grant County, Washington, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1504562. It sits at 473.7 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

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

NameDry Falls
GNIS feature ID1504562
Kind of placeCliff
StateWashington
CountyGrant
Latitude47.60459
Longitude-119.34753
USGS topographic mapCoulee City
First recorded09/10/1979
Elevationcalculated473.7 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated1554 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

Other cliffs

Every cliff covered here

Other places in Grant County

Questions

Where is Dry Falls?

In Grant County, Washington, at 47.60459, -119.34753. The USGS records it on the Coulee City topographic map.

How high is Dry Falls?

473.7 metres (1554 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Dry Falls?

The U.S. Geological Survey classifies it as a cliff 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