Poplar Hill Falls is a stretch of rapids on Dead River in Somerset County, Maine, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 21.9 miles west of Greenville and roughly 117.2 miles north of Portland 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.
There are 8 recorded rapids in Somerset County. Spencer Rips, is about 10.3 miles away. Gore Rapids, is about 16.1 miles away. Attean Falls, is about 18 miles away.
Poplar Hill Falls is located at 45.3444° N, 70.0107° 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.