Loowit Falls
Washington · 186-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Loowit Falls is 92 cfs today, around its seasonal average.
Right now
Streamflow
91.7 cfs
MUDDY RIVER BELOW CLEAR · 1h ago
Overnight
36°F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
38°F
Rain And Snow
Today's daylight
Sunrise 7:39 AM · Sunset 6:06 PM · 10h 27m
Snapshot built 11m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS PQR.
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Loowit Falls is a waterfall in Skamania County, Washington. It drops roughly 186 feet. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Loowit Falls sits in Skamania County, Washington. The base sits at roughly 4,910 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 19 minutes from Cougar. A trail — Loowit Falls Trail — runs within 340 meters of the marked location. No public parking is recorded within 2 km, so a longer approach is likely. It draws modest visitor attention — busier weekends, quiet weekdays. Source records come from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Is the water flowing right now?
Most waterfall sites don't tell you this. The waterfall itself is almost never gauged, but a USGS streamgage in the same watershed can tell you whether snowmelt has started, peaked, or run dry.
USGS gage 14216500 · 13.5 mi away
MUDDY RIVER BELOW CLEAR CREEK NEAR COUGAR, WA
— Distant gauge — proxy reading, not on the same drainage.
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30-day streamflow
Near 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 436 cfs · 21% of last year — significantly drier
Compare to nearby falls
If this one isn't the right fit, here's how it stacks up against the closest documented falls. Every column is filterable on the site — not buried in 13,000 reviews.
| Waterfall | Distance | Height | Trail | Dogs | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loowit Falls (this page) | — | 186 ft | — | — | — |
| Step Falls | 0 mi | 115 ft | — | — | — |
| Lower Step Falls | 0 mi | 98 ft | — | — | — |
| Middle Loowit Falls | 0 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Lower Loowit Falls | 1 mi | 36 ft | — | — | — |
| Upper Sheep Canyon Falls | 4 mi | 98 ft | — | — | — |
Related waterfalls
Similar height (~186 ft)
- Toccoa Falls186 ft
- Narada Falls187 ft
- American Falls188 ft
- Double Falls184 ft
- Grand Falls184 ft
Questions visitors ask about Loowit Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
How tall is Loowit Falls?
Loowit Falls is 186 feet (56.7 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
How far is Loowit Falls from a major city?
Loowit Falls is 13 miles from Cougar (about 19 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
46.2236, -122.1837
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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