Lower Cataract Falls
Indiana · height not recorded · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Lower Cataract Falls is light today (16 cfs) — visit for the geology, not the volume.
Right now
Streamflow
16.1 cfs
MILL CREEK NEAR CATARACT, · 48m ago
Today
78°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Tonight
63°F
Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Today's daylight
Sunrise 7:23 AM · Sunset 8:05 PM · 12h 42m
Snapshot built 11m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS IND.
Lower Cataract Falls is a waterfall in Owen County, Indiana. Height has not been officially recorded. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Lower Cataract Falls sits in Owen County, Indiana. The base sits at roughly 686 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 8 minutes from Cloverdale. OpenStreetMap shows a trail within 50 meters of the marked location, though the name isn't recorded. 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 03358000 · 3.4 mi away
MILL CREEK NEAR CATARACT, IN
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30-day streamflow
Below 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 6.7 cfs · 239% of last year — significantly wetter
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Cataract Falls (this page) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Upper Cataract Falls | 1 mi | — | — | — | — |
| McCormick's Creek Waterfall | 12 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Vermillion Falls | 18 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Groundhog Falls | 19 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Cascades Falls | 23 mi | 16 ft | — | — | — |
Questions visitors ask about Lower Cataract Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
How far is Lower Cataract Falls from a major city?
Lower Cataract Falls is 6 miles from Cloverdale (about 8 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
39.4423, -86.8194
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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