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Lower Cataract Falls

Indiana · height not recorded · Last verified 2026-05-15

Right now

Tonight

67°F

Mostly Clear

Monday

85°F

Mostly Sunny then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

Today's daylight

Sunrise 6:32 AM · Sunset 8:55 PM · 14h 23m

AQI: 55 (Moderate) · PM2.5 7.5 µg/m³

Snapshot built 2d ago. Sources: NWS IND.

Lower Cataract Falls, a waterfall in Indiana
Photo: Joseph Gage from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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.

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.

WaterfallDistanceHeightTrailDogsFee
Lower Cataract Falls (this page)
Upper Cataract Falls1 mi
McCormick's Creek Waterfall12 miYFree
Vermillion Falls18 mi
Groundhog Falls19 mi
Cascades Falls23 mi16 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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