Upper Sru Creek Falls

Like neighboring Drowned Out Creek, Sru Creek also plunges over a modest waterfall, as it works it's way to the Coquille River. This waterfall occurs immediately beneath the bridge along National Forest Road 3348 which spans Sru Creek. The falls plunge 42 feet immediately after passing under the bridge, with a second drop of 17 feet immediately below as the stream squeezes between two large boulders. Below the base of the falls smooth bedrock slides extend for several hundred feet downstream. Sru Creek drains an area of approximately 2.75 square miles and will retain a moderate flow of water from October through May. The stream is perennial but its flow should be expected to be reduced considerably during the summer months.This stream was formerly known as Squaw Creek, and we had the falls listed as Upper Squaw Creek Falls in following. The name was changed recently as part of an effort to expunge the use of the word Squaw from place names due to its derogatory connotations. The word Sru is an Athapaskan word for Grandmother.