Orin Falls is a stretch of rapids on Wassataquoik Stream in Penobscot County, Maine, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 14.8 miles west of Patten as the crow flies.
The Northeastern Highlands are the mountains of northern New England and the Adirondacks, with spruce-fir on the summits and northern hardwood forest of maple, beech and birch below, and countless lakes and boulder-strewn brooks. Fast mountain streams drop over granite and gneiss ledges in chains of falls and pools. Wassataquoik Stream carries 2 recorded rapids along its course.
There are 20 recorded rapids in Penobscot County. Spencer Rips, is about 4.8 miles away. Bowlin Falls, 8 feet high, is about 6 miles away. Hulling Machine, The, 12 feet high, is about 7.1 miles away.
Orin Falls is located at 45.9510° N, 68.7476° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this rapid yet.